THE redeveloped Lavington Sports Ground will officially be opened on November 27.
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The unveiling will mark an end to the biggest transformation to the sporting hub since it was first developed in the 1970s.
The work includes a second ground which can be used for football and cricket but also adapted for the rugby codes, soccer and hockey.
The grandstand at the main ground has been extended along the northern wing of the oval to provide more seating and space for coaches and the media.
Albury Council's business and lifestyle service leader Ambrose Glass said the Friday opening would involve federal and NSW government guests, acknowledging funding those tiers have put into the $19.6 million project.
"The following Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday we're looking to invite representatives from our business, sporting and community groups, noting the current COVID restrictions are that there is a limit of 56 that can actually be in the function room at any one time," Mr Glass said.
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He was speaking at a public council briefing this week, where he also outlined a four-year business plan for new look sports precinct.
It consists of increasing sporting participation at the complex by 30 per cent, annually hosting two major events that attract more than 5000 participants and lifting the use of the hub by 10 per cent per annum.
New draft fees and charges for the revamped ground will be debated by the council at Monday's monthly council meeting.
They include $5500 for daily commercial use of the entire venue, $440 for whole day hiring of the function room and $290 for community use of that area over the same time period.
Extra fees apply for catering and alcohol service with the function room.
The council has user agreements with Lavington's football and netball club, its cricket club, its junior football club and the Albury-Wodonga Cycling Club that run to June 30 next year.
Councillor Henk van de Ven told The Border Mail he believed the business targets for the ground were "realistic" and not as over-blown as those which accompanied the opening of MAMA and the library-museum.
He acknowledged COVID would have an impact, pointing to the slew of shows which have been cancelled this year at the council-operated entertainment centre.