Soccer Gala Day at Prospect

Sep 3

Soccer teams from across the state demonstrated their skills on the ground at the Gala Day.

By David Claridge

JUNIOR SPORT is alive again in Meander Valley, with Prospect based soccer team Launceston City hosting a gala event at Prospect Park in August.

Olympia FC Warriors and the Devonport Strikers were invited from the South and North West of the state to encourage grass roots level sport and nurture future stars.

Meander Valley councillors Frank Nott and Susie Bower were present with Mayor Wayne Johnston, elbow bumping with locals and sharing their thoughts on developing soccer in Meander Valley.

Councillor Nott spoke of the ongoing attention the grounds received back when he was the deputy Mayor of Launceston. ‘It has been a continual process to keep the grounds at a standard where everyone can enjoy them,’ he said.

Mayor Johnston explained that around $500,000 will be spent in coming months to add drainage and other features to adjacent grounds to bring them up to a better standard to allow more games to be played.

This follows a grant from the Meander Valley Council to purchase two new sets of portable goal posts.

On their Facebook page, Launceston City FC commented that the Gala event was ‘a great opportunity for us to discuss future plans for this precinct and how further development of our facilities will help us to host more of these types of events in the future.’