Feighan Park
History
The ground is used for Australian rules football and cricket. The ground is on land donated by Charles and Elizabeth (Granny) Feighan in 1936. A plaque commemorating this donation was erected in the park in 1989. In the early 1950s there were proposals to sell part of the park for housing with the money raised to be used for extra road access and improved sporting facilities. In 2020 a new clubhouse and amenities building was erected. The upgrade was made possible through a $300,000 grant from the NSW Government's Infrastructure Grants program, combined with $150,000 from AFL NSW/ACT.
Facilities
In addition to the clubhouse and amenities building the park features two AFL fields, two turf cricket wickets and a concrete wicket, plus practice wickets, and a mobile grandstand.
Usage
Feighan Park is the home of the Warners Bay Cricket Club founded in 1930 and the Warners Bay Australian Rules Football Club founded in 1972.
Gallery
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Close up of the pavilion.
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Feighan Park playing fields.
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Feighan Park commemoration plaque. The words read: "This plaque was erected in 1989 by the descendants in honour of Charles and Elizabeth Feighan, early pioneers of the area who donated this land in 1936 for recreational purposes."
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Foot bridge over North Creek entering into Feighan Park.