NORTH PARK netball court redevelopment project has been delayed with Northern Grampians Shire Council citing "pandemic complications" as the cause of the deferred completion.
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The courts were anticipated to be completed by March 2022 according to Council's website but in December 2021, NGSC Mayor Tony Driscoll confirmed the project was flagged to be delivered on time with an estimated completion date of April, 2022.
The project consists of three new courts for the precinct in place of the existing five courts that were demolished.
Cr Tony Driscoll said labour shortages and challenges with access to materials and other supplies had occurred and have continued into 2022 impacting the completion of the project.
"As has been the case for many construction companies and capital works projects Australia-wide," he said.
"We anticipate playable courts with lighting suitable for training and match play sometime in May this year, but the entire project may not be fully complete by then as this is contractor and weather dependent.
"We will continue to keep the community informed and thank the clubs affected by this delay for their patience and support: the wait will be worth it."
The Great Western project was a multi-purpose netball and tennis court to replace the existing court which was been deemed unsafe to use for competition after the 2018 season.
Netball Victoria had to give Great Western Football Netball Club permission to use the old court for the 2019 season after the delays to the project.
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