Cairns netball club pursues its own court of dreams
This little patch of grass might not look like much, but Trinity Beach Bulldogs are hoping it can be the start of something big for the sport of netball on Cairns’ northern beaches.
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This little patch of grass might not look like much, but Trinity Beach Bulldogs are hoping it can be the start of something big for the sport of netball on Cairns’ northern beaches.
The Cairns Netball club announced on Monday its plans to develop a junior grass court at the site, located at Trinity Beach multi-sport facility Crathern Park.
The club hopes the establishment of their own home court will bring an exciting new era to sports in the area.
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Club president Martyn Hughes said a new home court would allow for further membership growth and pave the way for the club’s growing player to have a place they could call their home for years to come.
“This new court will be a huge step towards having our own training and playing facilities within the northern beaches,” he said.
“The building of this court, and hopefully a further court in the near future, will make great strides towards us becoming one of the best, if not the best, netball clubs in Cairns.”
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Hughes said the club had been working towards getting its own home court since it was founded five years ago.
“This is an important step in cementing our relationship with our partners at the Centrals Trinity Beach Bulldogs AFL club,” he said.
“While we have been affiliated to the AFL club for some time, we haven’t had a true place to call our home and have had to rely on the goodwill of both Trinity Beach and Smithfield state schools for training facilities, for which we are really grateful.”
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While work has commenced at the site of the new courts, Hughes said the club was looking for further assistance to complete the project.
“A grant from the Queensland Government has enabled us to come to this point, and our enormous thanks to them; however, we still need further support and sponsors to finish off the playing surface,” he said.
Crathern Park is also the home of AFL, cricket, soccer, baseball and tennis on the northern beaches.
Originally published as Cairns netball club pursues its own court of dreams