The Altona Hockey Club has unveiled its grand new scoreboard in time for the 2024 season, which was funded through a $48,000 donation by the West Gate Tunnel Project.
President Brian Fanning said the committee applied for the grant last year and is pleased to finally be enjoying the outcome.
“We previously had a scoreboard which was very old so we thought that it would be a good chance to update it and get more interaction with the crowd,” he said.
“The scoreboard will allow us to display our sponsors and various club messages with a few other things.”
Along with the West Gate Tunnel Project, the project was also funded through the club’s sponsors, Burlin Electrical who handled the electrical work, and Werribee Steel who built and installed the frame.
“They are long-time sponsors of ours who provided materials and labour to get the project up and running,” he said.
“It is particularly important because we’re having the men’s and women’s premier league, where it is a requirement to have the scoreboard which displays many features.”
This includes a timing feature, which is linked to the technical bench and laptop, controlled by both clubs competing.
This is a feature which has impressed everyone, according to Mr Fanning.
“It is a lot easier to control, rather than the old scoreboard which was linked to an old school remote control,” he said.
“It also has the ability to send messages to the crowd and display our sponsors for the whole game which they are very pleased with.
“Everyone is very impressed with it , including opposing cubs who have visited.”
