Logan Park Turf

"'The turf has been such a magnificent addition to what we can offer our football clubs in terms of playing, training and festivals. We know that the standard quality of peoples training, learning and play each week is enhanced by turfs such as this. Over the years our community is going to continue to benefit from this multi-sport hub and we appreciate the support we've had from so many of our partners that helped to make this happen. It really does make a difference''.

The turf is proving popular with children from the many clubs that share the facility as the ball runs smoothly with no bobbles, the goals are high quality, the ball moves fast and it's not muddy in the depths of winter.

Liam McHenry, Southern Football's Competitions Manager, said the turf has been a game changer in the delivery of football competitions. ''Over the past two weeks, all the other grounds have been out of action, but everyone, from under 11's to the women's national league team, have been able to get some time on the turf''.

The $4m community facility (part of a wider multi-sport precinct) was a joint project, led by the Dunedin City Council, with contributions and support from Sir Eion & Lady Jan Edgar, Football South, Lotto, Otago Community Trust, Lion Foundation, Alexander McMillan Trust, Sport Otago, Highlanders, Sport NZ, New Zealand Football and the New Zealand Football Foundation.

The project, comprised of two all-weather artificial turf fields and an artificial cricket wicket, took 7,000 people hours over 184 days to complete, and is made up of over 143,000km of artificial fibres and 50,000 recycled tyres to create the playing surface.