Out with the old, in with the new

By Kirra Livingstone

The Glasshouse Mountains Sports Club is undergoing a rebuild of its deck, which is expected to be completed within weeks.

The deck won’t be a refurbishment of the  timber deck spectators have come to love, but will be built on a concrete style structure for an important reason.

It will now be concrete-based due to reasons of sustainability for the venue, ensuring the future deck won’t deteriorate as quickly as it did as a timber deck.

Club president, Steve Forster, said the structure’s long-term longevity was critical given the significant volunteer contributions that keep the club alive.

“The sports club in itself is reliant heavily on volunteer labour… hundreds of volunteer hours go into that place every week,” he said.

“The mindset at the moment is trying to get that place to a sustainable point.”

Steve also said they were able to fund the rebuild thanks to a $35,000 grant gifted from the Community Gambling Benefits grant program a few years ago.

“Unfortunately, the project hasn’t been done as soon as we hoped for due to covid interruptions and floods and all those sorts of things that have been more pressing at the time,” Steve told GC&M News.

The deck is currently closed to spectators until final construction is complete.