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Page 6 The Moorabool News – 15 February, 2022
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The Concept design for the Moorabool Aquatic and Recreation Reserve (MARC).
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Moorabuild-ing it
Moorabool Shire Council has awarded three new tenders, improving and building sports facilities in Bacchus Marsh and Ballan, to the tune of $27 million. On 27 January, Council awarded tenders for a new indoor sports stadium in Bacchus Marsh, a pavilion at Ballan Recreation Reserve and major upgrades at Bacchus Marsh Racecourse Recreation Reserve. The former tender will be the first stage of the Moorabool Aquatic and Recreation Reserve (MARC), and will feature four indoor courts, meeting rooms, a function space, change rooms, amenities, a car park, an entry road, and landscaping. Ballarat-based firm AW Nicholson will begin construction on the stadium in March, with construction expected to finish in May 2023. $1.9 million was contributed by the State Government through the Local Sports Infrastructure Fund. The Ballan Sports Pavilion project will see a brand-new pavilion built at Ballan
Recreation Reserve, featuring femalefriendly change rooms and amenities for players and umpires, a kitchen and canteen, storage facilities and a social room. WP Contractors will begin construction this month, and are expected to finish in October. A further $3 million from the Local Sports Infrastructure Fund made the pavilion possible. Finally, Stage 2 of the Bacchus Marsh Racecourse Recreation Reserve will see hard courts, a car park and entry road, landscaping, and lighting of the sports field and hard courts built, and preparation work for the two grass ovals. Turf One will be the contractor responsible, with $6.2 million provided by the State Government for Stages 2 and 3 of the project under the Community Sports Infrastructure Stimulus Program ($3.5 million) and the World Game Facilities Fund ($500,000). For more information, visit www.moorabool. vic.gov.au and search ‘Moorabuild’.
Darley PS – (L-R) Oliver, Annabelle, Thomas and Ava. Photos - submitted
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St Bernard's Primary School.
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