11 February 2010

Anyone know what's the go with the big slab?

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Perchanced to see yesterday what looks like a a huge concrete slab the size of a city block being laid between the ANU Sports Centre and Barry Drive. What’s it for?

Wasn’t able to get up close so I couldn’t try and identify anything about it other than the workmen were laying a diagonal pattern of blocks or similar across a dead flat base.

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O week this week.

More details about the project.

Fiona said :

Artificial surface playing field. Should be ready for first week of semester.

Pretty sure they missed that boat, I think first week of semester was this week..

Ovals will be for general use ie footbal, rugby, afl, cricket and hockey however, the turf is considerably longer than a hockey turf field so not as good for hockey.

Anyone know whether it’s going to be a hockey-only pitch? Will the hoi polloi be able to rock up and play football (soccer), as we used to?

Resurfacing of Willows Oval: “As part of The University Environmental Management plan, which aims to reduce the use of potable water on campus by 50% by 2025, Willows Oval is currently being re-fitted with a synthetic turf surface.”

Artificial surface playing field. Should be ready for first week of semester.

ANU are covering that oval in some sort of artificial surface so that they don’t have to water it any more.

synthetic playing fields

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