IN response to an article on the front page of Wednesday’s Spectator about the state of the Soccer Club car park, the Southern Grampians Shire Council (SGSC) said it plans to make a start on new car parking at Pedrina Park in Hamilton this financial year - weather and ground conditions permitting.

Council chief executive, Tony Doyle, said $700,000 had been allocated in the 2023/24 Council Budget to construct new car parking ($250,000) and improve the soccer field drainage ($450,000) as outlined in the 2019 Pedrina Park Masterplan.