Revamped court aced by local tennis club

WOORAGEE tennis club members will be swinging their racquets at the soon-to-be revamped court scheduled for completion at the end of February. With courts becoming up-to-date with synthetic artificial grass, new lighting and fencing, club member Craig Beverley said it was tremendous after a longtime wait going through the funding process and then seeing it happening so quickly. "It's sensational and a huge step forward but it's not just the tennis club," he said. Mr Beverly said the supportive community deserved recognition which among them included the local Landcare group and the Wooragee Centenary Hall committee which looks after the management of the hall and tennis club. "The courts have been quite a focal point here for Wooragee and a broader group as we have many players outside the immediate Wooragee area with Beechworth and Yackandandah players too. Long time Wooragee resident and club member Pam Nankervis said in historical terms it was a wonderful development as the tennis courts had been in existence since 1918. Ms Nankervis said over the years there had been big community working bees by local volunteers for upgrades where she recounted about 40 years ago having around four tractors to change from one court to two courts. "A couple of people knew what do and got things going and anyone around who owned a tractor turned up," she said. Another upgrade followed in 1987 when the concrete courts were poured by community volunteers with a couple of cement mixers and a lot of wheel barrows. Mr Beverly said recent project work for the retaining wall construction drew upon people who may not have had a direct association with the tennis club. "There's been demolition, excavation and construction guys down there as well as concrete mixers," he said. Wooragee Primary School students will also have access to the brand new courts with a level area for students to play on too. "It’s a win-win situation," Mr Beverly said. The court upgrade being developed by Indigo Shire Council in partnerships with the Victorian Government has been funded with grants from the Government’s Community Sports Infrastructure Fund for $100,000, Indigo Shire with $50,000 and Tennis Australia for $20,000. Mr Beverly said the court had also been funded with $15,000 from the hall committee and $28,000 from the tennis club plus in-kind works. The 92-strong member club provides social and competition tennis for all ages and welcomes new members.

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