Council responds to community fears about Kooloobong Ovals upgrade

Kate McIlwain
Updated July 11 2018 - 6:30pm, first published 6:00pm
Kooloobong Oval: The University of Wollongong has proposed a $3.2 million "high intensity" makeover for the football fields, which many residents fear will have social and environmental consequences.
Kooloobong Oval: The University of Wollongong has proposed a $3.2 million "high intensity" makeover for the football fields, which many residents fear will have social and environmental consequences.

Wollongong council staff have moved to dispel some of the fears raised by residents opposed to a synthetic football pitch being built at Keiraville’s Kooloobong Ovals.

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Kate McIlwain

Kate McIlwain

Journalist

For more than a decade, I've helped the Illawarra Mercury set the news agenda across the region. Currently I'm the paper's health reporter - covering the stories of Illawarra workers and residents in the wake of a global pandemic and at a time where our health systems are stretched to the limit.

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