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Mahurangi Presbyterian Church has received $785,000 from Auckland Council for a multi-sport indoor court, which will be part of an $11 million community centre in Warkworth.
Work is expected to start on the project in October and is likely to take about 18 months to complete.
As well as the indoor court, the centre will include a church, childcare centre and a large function area.
Project capital campaign chairman Brian Dangerfield says the trust has nearly 80 per cent of the funding it needs.
“The fact that we are not quite all the way there won’t stop us proceeding and we are aiming to start groundworks in October,” Mr Dangerfield says. “We are still looking for assistance from the community.”
The centre will be built on a one-hectare site, between Warkworth Mitre 10 and Mahurangi College, and will be available to the public during set times.
The Council funding was announced by Mayor Phil Goff last week. Altogether, eight sports organisations across Auckland shared $5 million.
North Harbour Hockey received $1 million towards a $40 million facility at Rosedale Park West, which will comprise four new hockey turfs, a two-storey pavilion, seating for 500 spectators and 170 additional car parks.
It is currently under construction and is due to be finished by the end of this year.
