XN000022-1985-07-26 — Page 5

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FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1985

NEW HIRE CHARGES FOR NON-URBAN SPORTS GROUNDS

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HIRE CHARGES FOR THE USE OF FACILITIES IN NON-URBAN SPORTS GROUNDS UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL GO UP NEXT YEAR.

THE NEW CHARGES, PROPOSED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WERE ENDORSED AT A MEETING OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL TODAY.

THE NEW CHARGES FOR CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS WILL COME INTO FORCE ON JANUARY 1, 1986 WHILE THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE FOR SCHOOLS HAS BEEN FIXED FOR APRIL 1, 1986 TO ALLOW THEM TIME TO BUDGET FOR THE INCREASE.

THE MOVE IS TO BRING IN LINE THE CHARGES LEVIED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL FOR SIMILAR FACILITIES IN THE URBAN AREAS.

WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF NEW RATES, CHARGES FOR HIRING FOOTBALL PITCHES FOR 90 MINUTES FOR ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL WILL BE INCREASED FROM $14 TO $30 AND FOR MINIATURE FOOTBALL FROM $7 TO $15.

IN ADDITION, A CHARGE OF $20 WILL BE MADE FOR THE USE OF FLOODLIGHTING FOR EVERY 90 MINUTES FOR WHICH THERE HAS BEEN NO CHARGE FOR NON-URBAN AREAS, UNLIKE THE URBAN AREAS,

IN THE CASE OF ALL-WEATHER ATHLETIC TRACKS, THE EXISTING CHARGES ARE MADE ACCORDING TO THE LENGTH OF THE TRACK. THE DAILY CHARGES FOR A 300-METRE ALL-WEATHER TRACK ARE $20 FOR SCHOOLS AND $50 FOR CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, COMPARED WITH $15 AND $30 FOR HALF A DAY.

FOR THE USE OF A 400-METRE ALL-WEATHER TRACK, DAILY CHARGES ARE $30 FOR SCHOOLS AND $60 FOR CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS WHILE CHARGES FOR HALF A DAY ARE $20 AND $40 RESPECTIVELY.

EXISTING CHARGES FOR THE USE OF ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT AT THESE TRACKS ARE THE SAME. DAILY CHARGES FOR SCHOOLS ARE $30 WHILE THOSE FOR CLUBS, ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS ARE $50, COMPARED WITH $20 AND $30 FOR HALF A DAY.

TO MAKE BOOKING EASIER FOR BOTH USERS AND MANAGEMENT STAFF, A NEW COMPOSITE FEE FOR ONE DAY OR HALF A DAY WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE USE OF A GROUP OF FACILITIES WHICH NORMALLY WOULD BE USED AT AN ATHLETIC MEETING. NO DIFFERENCE IS MADE ON THE LENGTH OF THE TRACK.

THE NEW DAILY CHARGES FOR THE USE OF ATHLETIC TRACK EQUIPMENT AND PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM FOR ATHLETIC MEETINGS WILL BE $200 FOR SCHOOLS AND $300 FOR OTHERS, COMPARED WITH $120 AND $180 FOR HALF A DAY. FOR THE USE OF FLOODLIGHTING, A FLAT RATE OF $15 PER HOUR WILL BE CHARGED.

/THE ACTING