{"id":659973,"date":"2026-05-09T14:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T14:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/659973\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T14:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T14:45:24","slug":"new-cricket-nets-open-at-rj-rowley-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/659973\/","title":{"rendered":"New cricket nets open at RJ Rowley Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A NEW four-lane synthetic turf cricket training facility has been officially opened at Rye\u2019s RJ Rowley Reserve, with one lane to remain available for public use.<\/p>\n<p>The Hon. Tom McIntosh launched the facility on Monday 27 April. It was jointly funded by a $246,000 grant from the state government\u2019s Local Sport Infrastructure Fund and a $164,000 contribution from Mornington Peninsula Shire.<\/p>\n<p>Built to Cricket Australia standards, the nets feature retractable netting, allowing flexibility for uses beyond cricket training.<\/p>\n<p>Nepean Ward Councillor Andrea Allen said: \u201cOne of the four lanes is open to the public, making this a genuinely community-accessible facility. The nets comply with Cricket Australia\u2019s standard \u2013 perfect for Rye Cricket Club, which has a growing membership base.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cricket facility is part of a wider redevelopment of the reserve. The netball courts have recently been resurfaced, with a new skate park set to follow.<\/p>\n<p>Acting mayor Paul Pingiaro said: \u201cThe cricket nets are just one of several exciting improvements underway at RJ Rowley Reserve. The netball courts have recently been resurfaced and a brand-new skate park is on track to be completed in mid-2026 \u2013 a fantastic addition for young people and skating enthusiasts in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>First published in the Southern Peninsula News \u2013 6 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>\t\t <a class=\"gofollow\" data-track=\"MTksMCw2MA==\" href=\"https:\/\/mpnews.presspatron.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Press-Patron-Web-Banner-468px.png\"\/><\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A NEW four-lane synthetic turf cricket training facility has been officially opened at Rye\u2019s RJ Rowley Reserve, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":659974,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,318911,85],"class_list":["post-659973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-rj-rowley-reserve","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/659974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}