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A resident in Cherrybrook recently contacted me about the removal of
soccer goals at Greenway Park. Why did Council remove them when lots of
families and kids are using them during lockdown?
At this time of year, Council staff start installing or removing the
goal posts because most of the grounds are multi-use. Ovals are
generally used for football in the winter season and cricket in summer.
Most summer sports groups are hoping that the ground will be good to go
for the summer season.
Preparations for season changeover means aerating, levelling, weed
removal, fertilizing and re-turfing the sportfields. Across the Hornsby
LGA there are thirty-eight pairs of goal posts to be removed, nine
natural turf cricket wickets to be uncovered, and nine synthetic
wicket covers to be prepared.
With residents using sports grounds throughout the day during lockdown,
some people have really enjoyed and wanted to retain access to the
winter season sports goals. But hopefully the information above makes it
a bit clearer why staff need this time to allow the living grass
surfaces to recover and grow.
Just keep your fingers crossed that we get a proper summer of sport in 2021 🤞
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