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Among these are the keenly anticipated upcoming Halloween feature event, and a community market and car boot sale set for 16 November. Committee members have met with some local councillors on site, and this week they also met with Member for Eureka Michaela Settle as they strive to make their message heard.<\/p>\n
They’ve also surveyed locals, an exercise that Ms Long said clearly shows strong support for the upgrades.<\/p>\n
“There was a tennis club here in the 80s and 90s,” she said.<\/p>\n
“There was a soccer club as well, and this is also where the Gordon Football Club started. But you can’t start any sporting clubs if you have nothing.”<\/p>\n
Ms Wells said it can sometimes feel like Mount Egerton is being left behind.<\/p>\n
“We’d really love a children’s playground and a basketball hoop, a walking-bike track so children can cycle safely to Gordon,” she said.<\/p>\n
An off-leash dog park, at least one restored tennis court, and a functional cricket pitch as part of a re-invigorated oval are also in their sights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WITH its growing population of young families, Mount Egerton needs more funding dollars directed to its recreation facilities, locals say. Members of the Mount Egerton Recreation Reserve Committee say an influx of new households and families over recent years means there’s a growing need for the old local rec reserve to receive more attention from […]<\/p>\n