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Sportsfields Synthetic vs Natural Turf

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Contracts Register Maintaining Sports fields. Maintaining Sports Fields Often the poor state of sports grounds is believed to be solved by converting to Natural Turf ground to Synthetic Turf. But Sports Grounds in Australia are built on flood (now inundation) prone land. Using Waterfront Oval as a case study. It had $382,250 worth of work in 2018( "Inner West Council contracts can be found at the links below. There are three types of contracts listed in the register – Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3." https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/work/tenders-and-contracts/government-contracts-register .  located on the callan park waterfront it is affected by rain (as are the Tempe Fields) should synthetic turf be laid,for soccer? holes on sidelines appear to be for cricket wickets.  carparking and roads also need to be maintained (more kids are running around and mixing with cars than at schools - should there be a Special speed limit or car exclusion zone?

Council Meeting 25 Jun 2024 - Gambling, Condolence, Soft Plastics & Styrofoam Waste, Climate Change Adaptation, Budget and DAs

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Source: Minutes Meeting 25 June https://innerwest.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/06/C_25062024_MIN_4100_WEB.htm with George Catsi on award night at Marrickville Town Hal l C0624(2) Item 44  Mayoral Minute: Congratulations to Inner West Citizen of the Year George Catsi Motion: (Byrne)  That Council congratulate Petersham Bowling Club President George Catsi on being awarded Inner West Citizen of the Year That Council receive a report to the August Ordinary Council meeting on how Council’s “Love your Club” program can provide incentives and assistance to community based clubs to transition away from reliance on poker machine revenue. Mr Catsi is to be consulted in the development of the report and its recommendations. Motion Carried For Motion:    Crs Atkins, Byrne, Da Cruz, D'Arienzo, Drury, Griffiths, Howard, Langford, Lockie, Scott, Shetty, Smith, Stamolis and Stephens Against Motion: Nil and others who make ours a great community C0624(2) Item 43  Mayoral Minu...