Blackwood Tennis & Netball Club - Court Refurbishment & Clubroom

Blackwood is a small and vibrant bush-community of 350 people. At our beautiful recreation reserve we have two very old tennis courts that are quite damaged and unused. There is also an existing shelter. The Blackwood Progress Association has approximately $32K to put towards upgrading the tennis courts, including netball facilities. We would love to construct a club room and purchase some sports equipment. We had a community BBQ and signed up 20 paid Blackwood Tennis & Netball Club members, indicated that we have interest and support from the community. This facility can be accessed by everyone.

Blackwood has limited sport and recreation facilities and this would be a great town asset. This would encourage health and wellbeing through exercise and sports teams. It was also foster community connectedness as it is social and fun. It would benefit local businesses as it would attract visitors to the area to use the facility and to play in sporting tournaments. Blackwood has a changing demographic with more young families moving to town and this would also be a great resource for young people.