By Natasha Fujimoto
SOME of very best things come to those that wait and judging by the exuberance of Dookie Primary school’s 15 students as they run, play and compete on their brand-new, resurfaced basketball and netball play area, their joy presents no exception to the rule.
A high-tech, fully undercover surface installed by Victorian company Gecko Solutions, the refurbished sports area replaces a hard and dilapidated concrete floor that was previously utilised for PE, fun and games.
With a grand opening bringing together 60 parents, grandparents and friends, the school celebrated its new asset in the last week of term one.
With the resurface being funded by the Outdoor School Hours Care program, acting principal Luke Kleinig said,
“The students have been really excited to have a fun and safe place to play. This new, resurfaced sports area is an important asset to our school, and provides not only an ideal space for breaktime play, PE and our sports program, but also a place for before and after school care as well.
“With an impressive shade structure overhead, we hope to also place undercover lights in the facility, and hope to draw more sporting groups to our school and for the community,” Luke said.
In the meantime, the 15 strong student body at Dookie Primary school are simply thrilled with their new, hi-tech, multiuse sporting space and as far as providing a comment, they’re far too busy, engaged in physical activity for that.
