Baseball Victoria and Wyndham City Council have teamed up to bring the Brookdale Reserve Activation Project to life in Point Cook.
This partnership aims to activate and introduce baseball into the Point Cook community, with the goal of establishing year-round opportunities to deliver diamond sports at the new Brookdale Road Reserve.
Wyndham City Council recently completed the development of a baseball and softball field at Brookdale Reserve, which features diamond fencing, a batting cage structure, and a baseball clay surface. The park is now open to the public, marking the completion of stage two of the $5.6 million reserve. The final stage will see the installation of a modular sporting pavilion to the reserve, scheduled for completion in early 2024.
Baseball Victoria will oversee organised baseball activities at Brookdale Reserve, starting with phase one, which includes the appointment of a local development officer to deliver come-and-try activities and local school clinics.
Following this initial activation, Baseball Victoria will explore opportunities to launch more clinics and competitions at Brookdale Reserve throughout the 2023/24 summer season and beyond.
“We are excited to be working with Wyndham City Council on the Brookdale Reserve Activation Project, which will open up fantastic opportunities to grow our sport in Melbourne’s west,“ Baseball Victoria CEO Chet Gray said. “Wyndham City Council and Werribee Giants Baseball Club have been great supporters of our State Winter Championships in the past, and we are eager to strengthen our collaborative relationships with the local club, council and schools.”
Wyndham City Mayor, Cr Susan McIntyre said Council’s commitment to increasing opportunities for people of all ages to experience the benefits of exercise and sport helped to create a happy, healthy and well-connected community.
Wyndham City’s Active City portfolio holder, Councillor Peter Maynard, said he was pleased to see the activations of Brookdale Reserve taking place.
“We’ve got a strong following for baseball in Wyndham, and I look forward to Brookdale Reserve growing as a sporting hub for all our residents.”
To kick off this new partnership, Baseball Victoria will be hosting several come-and-try baseball sessions for kids 10 and under and 11 to 14-year-olds at Brookdale Reserve as part of Wyndham City Council’s Active Holidays program. Head to www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/whats-on for details.