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 The
Prime Minister’s office will shortly
send a cheque for $2,455,000 to Kogarah Council
for the next stage of the upgrade to OKI Jubilee
Stadium. Kogarah Council has received advice
that the funds will be available within the
next few weeks, with the remainder of the
$8 million grant being paid over the next
two years.
The
news coincides with Kogarah Council’s
announcement that they will work with the
St.George Illawarra Dragons to establish a
master plan for the future development of
the site. In order to develop a master plan,
Kogarah Council has established a steering
committee comprising 4 members from Council
and 3 members from the St.George Leagues Club.
The Kogarah Council representatives are Mayor
Michael Platt, Deputy Mayor Nickolas Varvaris,
Councillor Adam Mazaferro and General Manager
Gary Sawyer.
A
Development Application is set to be lodged
in order to upgrade the ground including permanent
lighting, drainage and 2,200 additional seats.
In addition, the Dragons have expressed an
interest in erecting a demountable gymnasium,
as well as generally improving the training
and preparation facilities outside of Jubilee.
Mayor
Platt confirmed:
“The
St.George Illawarra Dragons have also expressed
an interest in using the area outside Jubilee
Oval facing the Princes Highway as a training
area. The Dragons are prepared to upgrade
the surface and wish to place a demountable
building on the site to house a gymnasium
for the interim period until the master plan
has been approved by Council and construction
work completed.”
At
Monday’s Council meeting, the Dragons
were granted a temporary licence to use the
area between the Princes Highway and OKI Jubilee
Stadium for a 12-month period.
The
cost of the lights, seating, drainage improvements,
training and preparation improvements and
the demountable gymnasium will cost approximately
$2 million. The remaining $6 million will
be used to establish a state of the art multi-purpose
facility that will be used by the Dragons
and the general community.
Importantly,
Mayor Platt stated:
“The
St.George community have shown great support
for the Dragons since their return. The consolidation
of playing and training facilities at Kogarah
Park will entrench the Dragons in Kogarah.”
R2K
would like to congratulate Kogarah Council
on their initiative to form a steering committee
for the future development of OKI Jubilee
Stadium. The $8 million grant is further vindication
for the supporters who doggedly campaigned
for a return to Kogarah.
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