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FEEL GOOD FEB FOR THE LOVE OF LOCAL RUGBY LEAGUE

Rugby League in North Lakes will get a huge boost from a field upgrade
Feel Good Feb is a community initiative which started in 2015 by founder
Linda Pang, to encourage people to do random acts of kindness for strangers. at Aurora Boulevard, funded by the State Government.

The North Lakes District Senior Rugby League will get $150,000 crowded,” said club president Nikki Clarken.
from the “Get Playing Places and Spaces” sports grant program “The lack of field availability in North Lakes makes it very difficult
to upgrade the existing field at Aurora Boulevard to make it a for our club to grow.
greener and softer playing surface. “Next year we are looking at potentially 20 junior teams or more
“North Lakes sports clubs are very healthy and vibrant with huge and at least five senior teams.
numbers of locals joining and playing,” said Chris Whiting. “We could take more if we can get more good field space as we
“They are so successful that there is now great pressure on local are doing really well and we are a popular club,” said Nikki.
sports fields.
“We have to work hard to make sure they use every possible
playing surface.
“My job is to maximise access to grants programs for all out local
sports clubs.
“I am so please to see the North Lakes Kangaroos are using the
Palaszczuk Government’s grants to improve their playing spaces.
“Aurora Boulevard at the moment is a very hard field and it can
potentially cause injury.
“With this grant, the Kangaroos and Council can close the field
for 12 months to fully rejuvenate it after the 2019 rugby league
season,” said Chris Whiting.
“The Kangaroos also use the Kinsellas Sporting Complex fields,
but we share them with 2 other soccer clubs and they are very

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