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HOCKEYROOS TOURNAMENT
AT GEPPS CROSS
We were excited to welcome the Hockeyroos,Australia's
national female hockey team, to the City of Port
Adelaide Enfield in November.
Adelaide hosted three international women’s test matches
between Australia and Japan at the State Hockey Centre in
Gepps Cross.Australia won all three of the tests, with 5-1, 2-1
and 8-1 wins, scoring 15 goals across the series.
The two nations, who met at last year’s Rio Olympics, made
the detour to South Australia after two tournaments played
interstate at the Oceania Cup in October and International
Festival of Hockey earlier in November.
The matches were sanctioned by the International Hockey
Federation and counted towards world ranking points, with the
result improving Australia’s world ranking from fifth to fourth.
The Hockeyroos are in great form and will have an exciting
2018, participating in the Commonwealth Games on the Gold
Coast and theWorld Cup in London.
BRIGHT TIMES AHEAD
FOR LIGHTSVIEW
In November we turned the first sod of earth to start the earth
works and levelling to begin the construction program and base
of the Eastern Car Park construction for the Lightsview Indoor
Recreation Hub project.
This iconic building will be a central hub for the community to
access sporting and recreational opportunities, as well as a place
for meetings, cultural celebrations and education programs.
During the construction phase there will be jobs for an
estimated 71 people, with another five operational positions
realised with the building of the café, and health and
fitness clinics.
The completed multi-functional indoor sport and recreational
facility will be a place to have fun, socialise, volunteer, and
to learn about and access various community facilities, in a
welcoming, inclusive and safe environment.
People of all ages and abilities can enjoy indoor sports such as
basketball, wheelchair sports, volleyball and other activities to
enhance community health, wellbeing and inclusiveness.
The facility is due for completion late 2019.
GROWING FOR GOLD
During the October school holidays, we teamed up with the
City of Salisbury to run Growing for Gold, a program to
encourage young people aged 3-16 to participate in sporting
and recreational activities within their local community.
We had 19 sports clubs open their doors in the City of Port
Adelaide Enfield to offer free programs free for participants.
About 300 people took part in over 500 activities at local clubs
as part of the program which is a great start for our first year
running Growing for Gold and we hope to see this grow over
the next couple of years.
Enfield Hockey Club and Port Adelaide Lions Soccer Club have
provided great feedback and have indicated excellent results
in participants joining a club. For more information on our
sporting clubs and activities, visit our website or contact
us on 8405 6600.
YOUR COMMUNITY NEWS • SUMMER 2017 PAGE
COMMUNITY
A City that supports
commu nity wellbeing
Artist's impression of the Lightsview Indoor Recreation Hub project
Hockeyroos play Japan