Launched at the ALGA National Convention in Canberra, the Local Government Focus Roller Giveaway competition is garnering plenty of interest with the winner announced in the October edition.
Local Government Focus has joined with International Greenkeeper, Strathfield, Sports Club, Sydney Sports and Fitness to find a new home for the refurbished cricket roller.
Advertising manager Phill Le Petit said there had been plenty of interest in the roller with 60 entries so far.
“There was great interest amongst delegates at the recent ALGA National Convention in Canberra all keen and eager to win a cricket pitch roller valued at $10,000 for their council,” he said, adding that entry was through signing up to the paper online.
Phill said signing up for the paper online had benefits of its own beyond going into the draw for the refurbished roller.
“There is the convenience of receiving your Local Government Focus publication electronically approximately one week earlier than the hard copy,” he said.
“Also, when you’re away interstate, regionally or overseas, you do not miss out on any of the interesting and relevant articles that are published as you can read content on your digital device.
“Extremely user-friendly articles can be expanded and simply flip the pages as you read.”
While not new, the roller has been extensively refurbished since being donated to International Greenkeepers according the group’s Darryl Davidson.
“The roller was donated to International Greenkeepers by Strathfield Sports Club – they didn’t need it anymore and we thought, let’s clean it up and give it to someone that needs it,” Darryl explained.
“So I approached my work, Sydney Sport and Fitness and they helped out in getting it mechanically up to standard, giving it a service and all of those kinds of things. We took all the old paint off and gave it a fresh paint job. Then speaking to Phill from LG Focus, he said we should give it away to someone.
“It’s an old cricket wicket roller I’m sure there will be someone out there who will appreciate it especially after the floods, drought and fires – clubs might have lost a lot of equipment and with Covid they might not be able to buy a roller.”
Phill said to enter, go online to lgfocus.com.au/subscribe and enter name, email and postcode and you are in the draw to win.
