Woy Woy to get upgrade to school oval
Woy Woy Public School has been successful in gaining an upgrade for the school oval through the Regional Renewal Program.
The upgrade is not expected to be completed until June next year.
"The school has been trying for many years and has submitted many grant applications and put forward submissions in many rounds of government funding and to date had been unsuccessful," said school principal Ms Ona Buckley.
"The upkeep of the oval has been an annual expense for the school budget over many years as well.
"The school oval will not be a proper sporting field but a green playing space for all our children.
"The oval being on a sand base has always had difficulty in growing grass and maintaining it successfully when our students constantly use it.
"It is extremely exciting to now be able to improve the quality of the school oval.
"This program is a recent initiative to support schools in being able to do large scale works on school grounds.
"To be able to be part of this initiative, the school must put forward funds from its own school budget as well.
"The school will be working closely with the Regional Asset Management team during the upgrade.
"We have waited a long, long time."
SOURCE:
Newsletter, 19 Feb 2021
Ona Buckley and Dan Betts, Woy Woy Public School