Project update October 2024

New light towers are up!

Construction on the lighting upgrade has commenced, all the trenching around the oval, light tower footings, poles and LED fittings are completed.

The new switchboard is due for installation early November with expected project completion mid November 2024.

New light tower

Background information

Reynella Oval, located on Oval Road at Old Reynella is home to various sporting clubs.

The oval currently has sports lighting, however a recent audit identified they were in poor condition, and not compliant with Australian Standards for Football training.

The Reynella Football Club (RFC) with the support of Reynella Sports and Social Club identified a need for the lighting level to be increased to 150 lux, in line with the AFL and SANFL preferred infrastructure guidelines. The upgrade will increase the flexibility of programming by increasing training duration, and the opportunity to host football night games night as well as improve spectator viewing.

The Reynella Football Club, Council and the SANFL are all contributing funding towards the new lights.