Local sport wins with upgraded Tempe Reserve
Saturday, 7 May 2022
Today Inner West Mayor Darcy Byrne along with local
sporting club officials opened the first stage of the upgraded Tempe Reserve
sporting grounds.
The first stage of the upgrade includes:
- a new synthetic multi-purpose sports field
- five turf fields with new irrigation
- stormwater drainage and harvesting
- flood lighting upgrade
- four new cricket nets and two upgraded wickets
- new pathways and tree planting
Inner West Mayor, Darcy Byrne said, “This upgrade
will be of massive benefit to local sports clubs as it will result in the
increased use of Tempe Reserve by multiple sport including football, cricket, rugby league and ultimate frisbee. Local clubs Marrickville Red Devils and
Marrickville Cricket have new home grounds for their girls and women’s team.
“This the first step in a bigger and better sporting
infrastructure at Tempe. We have an opportunity to create a regional sporting
precinct that will benefit the whole of the Inner West,”
“The is part of Inner West’s commitment to create more
opportunities for female participation in sport.”
Future plans for Tempe Reserve include a new $2.5 million
Tempe Reserve amenities building, a $2 million sport lighting upgrade, new
tennis and futsal courts and a upgrade of the indoor Robyn Webster Sports
Centre.
Cricket NSW CEO Lee Germon said, “The
redevelopment of this facility has been made possible by the collaboration
between club, council, NSW Government and Cricket NSW and means the people of
the Inner West have another opportunity to play and love cricket in their
area,”
For print quality images of the opening, contact the
Communication team.
The $6M upgrade was funded by Inner West Council and
grants from Australian Cricket Infrastructure Fund and the NSW Office of Sport
ICC T20 World Cup Cricket Legacy Funds.