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Sports focus in Angle Vale. The Angle Vale Community Sports Centre has been evolving for over a decade, starting out in 2010 with Stage 1, and the installation of netball courts, soccer oval and clubrooms. Senior Project Manager, Rino Pace, has been there to see it develop from the beginning. Rino has worked at City of Playford for 29 years, and has some significant capital projects under his belt. He oversaw the construction of the new Grenville Hub in the CBD, managed the Playford Bowling Club construction, with the largest covered green in the Southern hemisphere, as well as construction of Eyre Sports Park from the ground up. Rino (pictured on site with Sean O’Connell from Beltrame Civil) is managing Stage 5 of the Angle Vale Community Sports project. “We’re nearing completion now, and we’re excited to deliver some fantastic facilities for the local sporting community,” Rino said. Stage 5 includes the construction of a new junior and senior soccer pitch, new football/cricket oval, coaches boxes, increased car parking (additional 98 vehicle capacity), lighting towers, landscaping and footpaths at the site. “The new turf is now down on the ovals, and it’s looking the business,” Rino said. “I know that some clubs are really keen to get out there for a run, but it won’t be resilient enough until March, and we’re aiming for it to be ready for the start of soccer and footy seasons proper.” The final stage, 5A, is anticipated for completion by mid-June 2022, and will include a BMX track, playground, and public toilet facility, making the Angle Vale Community Sports Centre a true sporting and activity hub for locals.
Stage 5 upgrades to the Angle Vale Community Sports Centre has a budget of just over $5 million, including $590,000 of grant funding received from the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing’s Cricket and Netball Facility Program.
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