Friday, February 04, 2005

Today marks another sad day in the illustrious history of the Upwey-Tecoma Bowls Club.

After re-opening the newly laid synthetic green in November 2004, another once in a century storm deposited tonnes of water, dirt, mud and debris in the same place today. See below.

Clubhouse
Clubhouse from Alexander Avenue


The green has been destroyed again as can be seen above. The clubhouse was not spared either. The local CFA crew assisted club members in mopping up inside and removing the carpet and underlay damaged during the storm. The verandah is temporarily housing a great deal of mud.

Clubhouse verandah

The bank closest to the clubhouse has vast amounts of mud and silt deposited on the lawn currently.

Bank closest to the Clubhouse

The earthworks behind the club (on Chosen Ave) have begun. They were not completed in time to be of use during this storm and it makes you wonder whether the upgraded drains would have coped with this volume of water.
Earthworks

While the drains would take a lot of the water away, would this concrete barrier, when complete, have provided the protection we so dearly require?

Earthworks

Where to from here?

Clubhouse from Chosen Ave
Ruined again!

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