{"id":699355,"date":"2026-05-28T05:15:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T05:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/699355\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T05:15:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T05:15:15","slug":"cricket-club-gets-10000-to-keep-the-turf-watered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/699355\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket club gets $10,000 to keep the turf watered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_6988-800x600.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82138\"  \/>Casino Cricket Club player Aiden Reeves-Thompson helps celebrate the club\u2019s successful funding announcement with fellow members Rajan Gautum, Clinton Carey, Nathan Thompson, Sophie Armour and Richie Williamson MP. Photo: Contributed<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Casino Cricket Club gets $10,000 funding for the turf cricket facilities at Queen Elizabeth Park in Casino.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The funding is through the State Government\u2019s Local Sport Grant Program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The money will assist with the installation of irrigation systems at the club\u2019s two turf fields, QE7 (John McDonald Oval) and QE2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The project will include excavation works around each pitch, laying pipe and sprinklers, connection to the main water line and the implementation of a timing system to improve irrigation efficiency and turf maintenance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">State MP Richie Williamson said the project would help ensure the club\u2019s facilities continue to meet regional competition standards and support the future growth of cricket in Casino.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese upgrades will support local competitions, attract visiting teams from across Northern NSW and importantly continue to provide quality turf wickets for senior, junior and female cricketers,\u201d Mr Williamson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Casino Cricket Club secretary Clinton Carey said the irrigation project would make a significant difference to pitch preparation and maintenance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPreviously we have hand watered and used sprinklers to maintain adequate moisture for pitch preparation,\u201d Mr Carey said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA dedicated watering system will provide regular and targeted irrigation, providing for better pitch moisture regulation, easier pitch maintenance for our curator, and awesome grounds for visiting cricket teams to experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Mr Carey said the funding would support the continued growth of cricket participation in the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a club that competes in competitions across the Far North Coast, it is important our turf facilities are maintained to a regional standard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe grant will also help us continue to make great turf wickets accessible to our senior, junior and female cricketers in competitions such as the Lismore Under 12 Carnival and the T20 Women\u2019s Smash.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This information was provided by the office of Richie Williamson MP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Casino Cricket Club player Aiden Reeves-Thompson helps celebrate the club\u2019s successful funding announcement with fellow members Rajan Gautum,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":699356,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,32932,340716,740,40798,104441,85],"class_list":["post-699355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-casino","tag-casino-cricket-club","tag-cricket","tag-northern-rivers","tag-richmond-valley","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699355","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=699355"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/699355\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/699356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=699355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=699355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=699355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}