Released 21/04/2018
It was great to attend a twilight match today between the Brindabella Blues Football Club and the Australian National University in the Men’s Capital League, the first match played under the newly erected lights at the Calwell District Playing Fields.
Just as Canberra’s winter sports season starts to ramp up, the home of the Brindabella Blues has been illuminated with four new 22 metre light towers supporting an LED lighting system.
The new lights deliver an ACT Labor election commitment. We promised new lights for Calwell as part of our investment in better local sporting facilities to support an active, healthy community.
This upgrade provides match play lighting for a range of competitions. Whether at an elite or social level, the high quality lighting will provide much better visibility to both the players and the fans that watch from the sidelines.
Sports in Canberra always draw large participation numbers and crowds and the provision of state of the art lighting at this location helps to meet this demand. It will also provide greater flexibility in scheduling events by allowing games to be played once the sun has set.
Fully automated, the lighting system can also be operated remotely and future works will see it integrated with an online sportsground booking system that the ACT Government is currently developing.
The LED lighting system also means that savings in energy efficiency will be achieved and given LED bulbs last longer they will also require less maintenance.
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Yvette Berry, MLA | Media Releases
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