February 13, 2025
Local children having been using it since late last year, but the new Youth Precinct at Kingaroy’s Memorial Park rolled into the spotlight on Saturday with its “official” opening.
The Suncoast Spinners wheelchair basketballers were invited – along with players from the Kingaroy Basketball Association – to test out the new basketball court.
The Spinners meet regularly at the South Burnett PCYC in Murgon but the new court in Memorial Park, and the wheelchair-friendly footpaths created around it, mean they now have a second area they can use.
The basketball court, which is floodlit at night, the adjacent adventure playground and security cameras are part of an $850,000 upgrade at the park which was supported by a $250,000 grant from the State Government’s Minor Infrastructure Program.
The project was officially opened by Member for Nanango Attorney-General Deb Frecklington and South Burnett Mayor Kathy Duff.
Footnote: Wheelchair basketball is an example of “reverse inclusion”, ie. people without disabilities are also invited to take part, an opportunity which many of the guests at the opening couldn’t pass up (although the real Spinners aced them on the court!)
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