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EXPERT REVEALS SAFETY FEAR
IF YOU want concrete evidence why Brookvale Oval needs an urgent upgrade, these confronting pictures tell the story.
Electrician Graham Jarrett inspecting the ground for loose wires in the dug out and (below) images from the Jane Try Stand.
On Thursday afternoon, the Manly Daily enlisted the expertise of local electrician Graham Jarrett to inspect the public ground after being informed by a handful of local residents it was potentially a “deathtrap”.
Jarrett was horrified after viewing “ancient” electrical work at the front of the players’ dugout as well as loose wiring at the back of the Jane Try Grandstand.
“It is a complete mess, some of this (electrical) work would have been done decades ago,’’ Jarrett, who has worked in the trade for 16 years, said.
“Clearly it hasn’t been installed with longevity in mind. It is my belief it could be life-threatening in the event of bad weather.”
After then moving up to see the state of the grandstand, which is always full with patrons on game day, the Brookvale-based sparky was scathing in his assessment.
“It goes to show what happens when people have failed to do things properly over time,’’ Jarrett said.
“To be honest, it is frightening to see it first hand. The workmanship is terrible.”
If that wasn’t enough, a fire exit is blocked by two chairs in the Jane Try Grandstand, an obvious hazard in the event of an emergency.
With just 40 days until the Sea Eagles take on the Bulldogs at Brookie in their season opener on Friday, March 4, under lights, urgent work in a number of areas needs to be completed by Warringah Council.
Given it is a public sporting facility open seven days a week, the possibility of youngsters being electrocuted by grabbing loose wiring is a possibility.
A spokesperson from the council disagreed with Jarrett’s scathing assessment.
“Warringah Council takes safety very seriously and carries out regular inspections of all its facilities including Brookvale Oval,’’ she said.
“Based on the notification (from the Manly Daily) that our community may be in danger, we sent an electrician to reinspect Brookvale Oval on Friday.
“The electrician found there were disconnected cords and cables relating to the Sea Eagles audio and power usage and they create no danger to the public.
“These cables were left in place at the end of the last NRL season despite several requests to have them removed.”
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ZtH is gifting Brookie to Manly Council
COUNCIL HAS TO GET SERIOUS
THE time for talking and negotiating over rundown and ignored Brookvale Oval is fast running out – it’s just 40 days to kick off against the Bulldogs.
The discovery of an unfortunate down-and-out homeless man in a filthy media box at Brookvale Oval this week is surely the signal for Warringah Council to get serious in preparing the ground for play.
Public scrutiny on the condition of the ground and its health and safety issues has reinforced the view it is in need of a massive repair job.
Even if it wasn’t the home of the Sea Eagles, the work needs to be done so it can remain a public park – that’s Warringah Council’s obligation.
And so too is proper process. There have been some massive untruths flying around this week and it is time they were answered.
To suggest the Sea Eagles made $17 million last season is ludicrous. The club, like most clubs in the NRL, lost money in 2015.
It turned over close to $17 million but there is a big difference between turnover and the bottom line.
The process to reach an agreement with Warringah Council license fees for 2016 commenced in December of 2014 and were ongoing throughout 2015 – with an offer put to council in a formal mediation process on September 15, 2015.
At a meeting with councillors last October, club management was instructed by the mayor that they could not table a proposal while still resolving a dispute for 2015.
The club then put an increased proposal to council again on January 4, 2016 at a meeting at the club’s Narrabeen training base.
To suggest that the Sea Eagles have not put a proposal forward, formally, is farcical.
But several attempts have been instantly dismissed outright with zero appetite to lower the exorbitant fee charges.
Warringah Council might be in limbo but it still has an obligation to the general public to have Brookvale Oval in a much better condition than it is now in.
That is non-negotiable, particularly after the revelations in the last few days.
Down-and-outers living there, and a general rundown of maintenance.
Get it right council and stop crying poor over using ratepayers money. (See above)
Warringah Council spent more than $200,000 over fighting amalgamation and would have spent another $100,000 until one of the councillors raised the issue.
Fix the ground up or simply hand it over to Manly Council now
- 23 Jan 2016
- Manly Daily
- Andrew Prentice
EXPERT REVEALS SAFETY FEAR
IF YOU want concrete evidence why Brookvale Oval needs an urgent upgrade, these confronting pictures tell the story.
On Thursday afternoon, the Manly Daily enlisted the expertise of local electrician Graham Jarrett to inspect the public ground after being informed by a handful of local residents it was potentially a “deathtrap”.
Jarrett was horrified after viewing “ancient” electrical work at the front of the players’ dugout as well as loose wiring at the back of the Jane Try Grandstand.
“It is a complete mess, some of this (electrical) work would have been done decades ago,’’ Jarrett, who has worked in the trade for 16 years, said.
“Clearly it hasn’t been installed with longevity in mind. It is my belief it could be life-threatening in the event of bad weather.”
After then moving up to see the state of the grandstand, which is always full with patrons on game day, the Brookvale-based sparky was scathing in his assessment.
“It goes to show what happens when people have failed to do things properly over time,’’ Jarrett said.
“To be honest, it is frightening to see it first hand. The workmanship is terrible.”
If that wasn’t enough, a fire exit is blocked by two chairs in the Jane Try Grandstand, an obvious hazard in the event of an emergency.
With just 40 days until the Sea Eagles take on the Bulldogs at Brookie in their season opener on Friday, March 4, under lights, urgent work in a number of areas needs to be completed by Warringah Council.
Given it is a public sporting facility open seven days a week, the possibility of youngsters being electrocuted by grabbing loose wiring is a possibility.
A spokesperson from the council disagreed with Jarrett’s scathing assessment.
“Warringah Council takes safety very seriously and carries out regular inspections of all its facilities including Brookvale Oval,’’ she said.
“Based on the notification (from the Manly Daily) that our community may be in danger, we sent an electrician to reinspect Brookvale Oval on Friday.
“The electrician found there were disconnected cords and cables relating to the Sea Eagles audio and power usage and they create no danger to the public.
“These cables were left in place at the end of the last NRL season despite several requests to have them removed.”
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ZtH is gifting Brookie to Manly Council
- 23 Jan 2016
- Manly Daily
- Peter Peters is a Sea Eagles media and sales consultant
COUNCIL HAS TO GET SERIOUS
THE time for talking and negotiating over rundown and ignored Brookvale Oval is fast running out – it’s just 40 days to kick off against the Bulldogs.
The discovery of an unfortunate down-and-out homeless man in a filthy media box at Brookvale Oval this week is surely the signal for Warringah Council to get serious in preparing the ground for play.
Public scrutiny on the condition of the ground and its health and safety issues has reinforced the view it is in need of a massive repair job.
Even if it wasn’t the home of the Sea Eagles, the work needs to be done so it can remain a public park – that’s Warringah Council’s obligation.
And so too is proper process. There have been some massive untruths flying around this week and it is time they were answered.
To suggest the Sea Eagles made $17 million last season is ludicrous. The club, like most clubs in the NRL, lost money in 2015.
It turned over close to $17 million but there is a big difference between turnover and the bottom line.
The process to reach an agreement with Warringah Council license fees for 2016 commenced in December of 2014 and were ongoing throughout 2015 – with an offer put to council in a formal mediation process on September 15, 2015.
At a meeting with councillors last October, club management was instructed by the mayor that they could not table a proposal while still resolving a dispute for 2015.
The club then put an increased proposal to council again on January 4, 2016 at a meeting at the club’s Narrabeen training base.
To suggest that the Sea Eagles have not put a proposal forward, formally, is farcical.
But several attempts have been instantly dismissed outright with zero appetite to lower the exorbitant fee charges.
Warringah Council might be in limbo but it still has an obligation to the general public to have Brookvale Oval in a much better condition than it is now in.
That is non-negotiable, particularly after the revelations in the last few days.
Down-and-outers living there, and a general rundown of maintenance.
Get it right council and stop crying poor over using ratepayers money. (See above)
Warringah Council spent more than $200,000 over fighting amalgamation and would have spent another $100,000 until one of the councillors raised the issue.
Fix the ground up or simply hand it over to Manly Council now