Light up the Lakers

This project involves upgrading the lights to lower wattage LED ones (2000W to 1471W) at the Football Ground. The current lights are extremely inadequate for training purposes for senior and junior footballers (lumen readings are only single digits on one side) and also are creating issues with creating power surges through drawing so much current. These power surges have damaged a number of items of equipment such as fridges and hot water systems. Improved lighting with lower current requirements will address these issues, save on energy requirements and costs and benefit the many people who use the oval.

This project will benefit the local community through providing a much more usable community space. The current lighting is very poor (in places only 2 lumens) which presents a safety hazard to players (frequent ankle rolling and trips in the darkest sections) and through drawing excessive current is creating damage to other electrical equipment which then has to be repaired paid for by the club. Whilst footballers (senior and junior) will be the main beneficiary the oval is also used by cricketers as well as periodically by netballers, tennis players as well as CFA for training.