It’s ace news for Glen Eden Tennis Club, with key upgrades set to be served up after $170,000 in funding was awarded to spruce up its facilities.
It comes from the Auckland Council Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund, which awarded $13.6 million to 18 sports groups and organisations across Tāmaki Makaurau.
For Glen Eden Tennis Club, the funding is a major contribution to facility upgrades, including installing LED floodlighting, re-turfing the four courts and clubroom building work including improving drainage.
Waitākere Ward Councillor Shane Henderson says the funding supports the ongoing operation of an integral part of the sporting legacy of Glen Eden and wider West Auckland community.
“The club has been delivering tennis to Glen Eden and the West since 1928, and after almost 100 years of activity is still going strong.
“It was an honour to vote this through and support the club to continue to provide the facilities for people of all ages in our communities to continue to learn and enjoy tennis.”
The Sport and Recreation Facilities Investment Fund was approved for financial year 2024/2025 by Auckland Council’s Planning, Environment and Parks Committee.
Councillor Richard Hills, the committee’s chair, says the funding will help more Aucklanders to participate in community sport and recreation activities.
“Aucklanders from all walks of life love to stay active through sport. From community sport, right up to winning gold medals at the Olympics, sport and recreation is something we can all get involved in.
“We’ve allocated funding to a range of organisations across the region so they can invest in and enhance their facilities to meet the sport and recreation needs of Aucklanders now and into the future.
“We received a large number of applications, which is great, but does make it difficult prioritising so many great projects into the budget envelope. I’d like to thank each and every applicant for the time and effort they put into applying for this year’s grant.”
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