Indoor floor replacement for Mildura Sporting Precinct 

Mildura Rural City Council has advised that work is progressing on replacing the indoor court hall flooring for Mildura Sporting Precinct with replacement necessary due to leaks from a water bubbler and air-conditioning unit, at no cost to Council.

Council’s General Manager Infrastructure and Assets Daryl Morgan said the old flooring has already been removed and dryers operating to ensure the concrete slab is completely dry before the new flooring is installed.

Morgan advised “we’re pleased with the rapid progress that has already been made by our contractor as we want to complete these works as quickly as possible and get user groups back inside, and so far we’re well on track.

“While this work is underway, regular users may see a few changes around the precinct, such as the black plastic that has been erected around the courts.

“As you can imagine with this type of work, it creates quite a bit of dust and we don’t want this spreading to other areas.

“This will ensure work can continue as quickly as possible without impacting other areas of the precinct.”

Other precautionary steps include raising the court dividing nets, wrapping the stadium seating and air-conditioning ductwork.

Morgan said other smaller works would be carried out at the precinct while the flooring was in-transit, including re-applying preventative pest control treatment and some additional concreting around the site of the water bubbler that leaked.

“Obviously we’re disappointed that the flooring was damaged and is being replaced, but it’s actually a good opportunity with the flooring removed for us to thoroughly inspect the concrete and other areas normally hidden by the flooring.

“I’m pleased to say no other issues have been detected, there are no signs of any pest control issues, such as termites, and no indication of any damage or problem with the concreting.”