Piggabeen Sports Complex upgrade works kick off

Construction offcially kicked off this week to upgrade the Piggabeen Sports Complex, with works including a new playground, feld drainage and new turf, LED sports feld lighting and upgrades to the main entrance.

Council’s Director Sustainable Communities and Environment Naomi Searle said the sports complex upgrades would provide numerous benefts for the local community.

“This upgrade will make a huge difference and take the venue to the next level with more functional felds, better drainage and a neighbourhood playground for the local kids in Tweed Heads West,” Ms Searle said.

“We know the sporting community will be thrilled to see Stage 1 works commence.”

Council received

New playground and facelift for rugby league grounds at Tweed Heads West

the Piggabeen Sports Complex Masterplan. An additional $1.68 million, granted to entrance

Fund, will be used to complete additional elements of the masterplan.

The new playground is expected to be completed by the end of November this year, while feld upgrades are expected to be completed by Christmas, weather permitting.

• new LED lighting for 3 sports felds the Tweed’s Queensland Cup rugby league team, the Tweed Seagulls. The ground is also used by the club’s junior rugby league teams as well as local residents for recreation.

The project will be managed by Council and further stages of the masterplan’s implementation will progress as funding becomes available.

$600,000 from the NSW Department of Planning, through its Regional Housing Fund to deliver elements of Stage 1 of

Tweed Seagulls RLFC through the NSW Government’s Offce of Sport Multi-Sport Community Facility

The sports felds and new playground area will be closed and fenced off for the duration of the works. A high volume of trucks is expected in the coming weeks, as well as heavy machinery to complete earthworks.

Stage 1 works will include:

• a new playground

• upgrades to the

• upgrades to feld surfaces, including drainage, irrigation and re-turfng

• stormwater management. Piggabeen Sports Complex is a Councilowned facility in

The community was invited to comment on the Draft Piggabeen Sports Complex Masterplan in 2021 – a 10-year plan for the Tweed’s favourite rugby league sporting facility. This project forms part of Council’s Open Space Strategy 2019-2029 the overarching framework and strategic direction for public open space planning in the Tweed Shire for the next decade.

Find out more about

Tweed Heads West and is primarily used as a rugby league ground. It is the home ground of the history of this project by visiting yoursaytweed.com.au/ piggabeensportscomplex.