The SportUNE playing fields have suffered extensive flood damage over recent months with continued rainfall leaving the fields a muddy mess and in need of repair.
November and December 2011 both have unique claims, with November being the wettest and December being the coldest ever recorded.
This has already impacted the Twilight football competition run throughout the summer months on the fields.
“Unfortunately, last year half of the November competition was played with wet fields”, said Sports Development Coordinator Bradley King.
“We have had to cancel the February competition this year which is a major blow because there are a lot of people who play in this completion that are really disappointed.”
SportUNE is currently in negotiations with insurers to get the fields repaired as quickly as possible.
While the repair process takes place, SportUNE will have limited space on their playing fields.
“Our playing fields are used extensively throughout the year and we will be doing our best to limit the disruption to our university and community sport programs,” said Executive Director of SportUNE, David Schmude.
