By Deanne Jeffers
THE home of the Shepparton Swans, the WB Hunter Pavillion at Princess Park, has been inundated with floodwater. As of Tuesday, October 25, the oval and clubhouses were still totally submerged.
Shepparton Swans president Jarrod Sutherland took to social media to update the community.
“The levy bank is now holding all of the water in the area and there is a considerable amount of water there,” he said, showing the entire Princess Park Pavillion underwater on Friday, October 21.
“We are waiting for the river to drop to be able to get the water out of the rooms. The water won’t get out of the levy bank until the river level drops and at this stage, it’s not likely to happen for some time.”
Mr Sutherland thanked the community for their messages and support and reached out to affected players.
“A few of our young people are starting to flip out. They’ve had a tough time through Covid and whatever else and missed a lot of football and netball. Now they see their clubrooms underwater and they’re unsure of what’s going to happen.”
He wants to assure players that they will be playing next season and doing pre-season training towards the end of the year. If the facilities cannot be repaired in time for next season, alternative arrangement will be made.
“Keep yourself in good shape kids because it’s going to be pre-season and it’s going to be pretty tough again. There’s going to be a lot of work to be done.”
A Go Fund Me page has been created to raise money for the clean-up and replacing equipment. To donate, please go to https://bit.ly/3SMlqPL
