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Cameron March 2024 ews.com McCullough cameron@m .au pnews.com.a u IT WILL pain for be a matter of short-t long-term mittee of gain if the erm Football the Hastings Cricke comSocial Club t and succeeds in placin recommenda into a volunt tion g the ary credito organisation a specia rs wind-u l genera The comm l meeting next p at ittee has month. trying to spent month Tough task: find a dire financ a pathway forwar s of the Hastin Committee membe d from gs the venue’ ial situation caused by Social ClubCricket and Footbars now believs gaming machi Newton , Ted Gent Kevin Miles, Peterll nes, but way out. es the wind-up and Picture: is the only Cameron David Gibbs. Declining McCullough use of coupled with soarinthe machines charges and taxes g government changed on gamin the into losses, profits from g have with attemp the machines with the ts state govern to negoti the situati ment regard ate on ing “The commfailing. ittee have tirelessly worked Hasting to try and find a Club presid solutio said. “We ent David n,” Gibbs bers informhave diligently kept memhave explor ed of the situati on, and ed all but it is not feasiblavailable avenue trading s, e to contin in believe our current format ue the tion with club must end , and we its associ gaming machines.” aHasting in 1887 Cricket Club was and 1891, but Hastings Footba founded group of it wasn’t until 1967ll Club in 120 But the ings Cricke locals created that a journey the Hastt and Footba out its challen has not Co-Operative ges. The been withon Crown to build ll Social Club Hastings club again as clubrooms Park. a grassro securing land, resulting is located at In what in difficu ots organi financing “It will to a lack when require lty breaking was considered need the be hard work and sation. of a d due new patron the gamin property securit support we’ll the clubrocommunity-driven groundsucceed, of s oms were club overlog machines have y. Further, effort, but succee the community Each year to the club.” a new entity said. built and to d we will,” put throug about $2.8 million grants whileoked for govern seen the founded, in 1969 Cricket Gibbs “This has The comm the Hastin and is machines h the club’s 50 have seen many surrou ment seen our gs In 1974, Football Social behind, gaming the club’s ittee believes nding towns venue and is spent and more than their sportinextensive redeve that ending association cricket and the club was the Club. $90 million government we’ll be lookin fall on chines lopment g precin with gamin first ton Penins pokies on the footba g to attract “We of culture will be the beginn cts. hold a full ll club in g mamust facilities. funding to redeve Morni ula each of ing nearly $250,0 “We have continue,” Gibbs year, equati nglop our members liquor licence Victoria to continuingcommunity orientaof a new “And while ng to and and 133-yea 137-year history said. The new 00 a day. tion while the comm map” and voted to “put the in 1992 obviously and footba its association entity, ar history of ittee are cricke club on decided gaming with saddened ll The comm t with the to enter machines, reborn without of the curren “There is and possibly other cricket by the gaming. of Morni community-bittee plans to football.” has the suppor no doubt at the prospe t entity, we are folding inally benefi ngton start a new the club sports. Community ased entity, excited ct of a did orig- opens the door Peninsula Shire, t sporting said. “But t from gamin and Sports the Hastings to precinct grassroots-dri g,” government and “While Club, and ven facilities with state-o that it does it must be acknow Gibbs other clubs grants. huge govern that start f-the-a have lasting and will provid and retirin damage in the ledged e a long- rt constantly ment fundin attracted g from gamin community g we’ve community.”sustainable benefi overlo g will attract been association oked due t to the The move Gibbs said. with gaming to our to wind machines,” Cricket up the and be put membFootball Social Hastings held at the ers at a meetin Club will club at 6.30pm g to be COME AND on 2 April.
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