New light towers for Hallora

The Hallora Recreation Reserve will get four new light towers at their football oval, which could allow night games to take place.

Baw Baw Shire Council has secured up to $150,000 in State funding to support the installation of sports light towers and light fittings.

Chris Wilson, President of the Hallora Junior Football Club welcomed the upgrade to the facility.

“This project is really exciting for our club. “While the current lighting is ok, some of the ground is quite dark, especially in winter. These lighting upgrades will ensure we are able to use the whole ground for training and potentially have night games for junior football,” said Mr Wilson.

A 2018 Shire wide Oval Lighting Audit of recreation facilities found that the quality of lighting at Department of Environment Land Water and Planning (DELWP) owned facilities, including the Hallora Recreation Reserve, was not equal to the standards of other Council owned facilities across the Shire.

To address the issue, Council has committed to undertaking lighting upgrade projects with its annual Oval Lighting Renewal Program. The Hallora Recreation Reserve was identified as a priority project through this program.

This project will improve the lighting facilities at the Hallora venue by:

Installing 4 new light towers to a height of 27m with light fittings to achieve an average of 100lux.

Upgrading electrical cabling and associated infrastructure.

Undertaking relevant lux testing and compliance certification.

The $300,000 project is jointly funded by Council and the State Government and delivered through the Victorian Government’s 2021-22 Country Football and Netball Program.

These upgrades will ensure the Hallora Recreation Reserve is a valuable community asset that will encourage more sport and recreation participation and meet the adapting sporting needs for a growing region.

The project is set to be completed in 2022.