Works to improve on of the Eurobodalla Shire's busiest sports precincts are nearing completion.
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Broulee's Captain Oldrey Park is currently undergoing $1.5m worth of improvements, including expanded and upgraded netball facilities, a revamped amenities building, a resurfaced soccer field, and new equipment at the playground.
A Eurobodalla Shire Council spokesperson said a nature trail running through the Bangalay Sand Forest on the park's perimeter is the final piece of the puzzle.
"It has been developed in collaboration with the Broulee Mossy Point Dunecare and the Broulee Public School, and should be finished by the end of the year," they said.
Captain Oldrey Park serves as the Eurobodalla's main netball facility, with up to 47 teams playing there each weekend in winter.
It is centrally located and close to Broulee Public School, St Peter's Anglican College, and Carroll College.
"Eurobodalla Netball Association players have been enjoying the eight new acrylic netball courts that replaced six old bitumen courts earlier this year," the council spokesperson said.
"Two of the new courts are suitable for both netball and basketball and new lighting is set to make the facility capable of attracting regional competitions."
While there are some teething issues with water retention on the new courts, Eurobodalla Netball Association secretary Michelle Robinson said the upgrade had been generally well received.
"The new courts are much nicer to play on, and when you fall there's far less grazing," she said.
Mrs Robinson said the association was keen to attract more junior players to the sport, including to their Net Set Go Skills program for five-to-seven-year-olds.
Meanwhile, there are two more change rooms, new accessible public toilets, improved sheltered spectator viewing areas and upgraded equipment in the canteen.
Council's recreation services manager Nathan Farnell said Captain Oldrey was more than a sporting hub - it was a place the whole community enjoyed.
He said all the improvements were identified in Council's Captain Oldrey Park Masterplan, which was developed in collaboration with the community.
"The masterplan was instrumental in helping us secure over $1 million in federal and state government grants for these improvements," he said.
"It's a great outcome and shows what can be achieved when we work together."