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New Lambton Eagles FC disown community juniors over Hunter Indoor Sports basketball stadium proposal

Madeline Link
Simon McCarthy
Updated April 3 2024 - 11:49pm, first published 2:04pm
A file image of New Lambton Eagles Club at Novocastrian Oval in 2016.
A file image of New Lambton Eagles Club at Novocastrian Oval in 2016.

The New Lambton Eagles Football Club has disowned its community juniors over a long-running rift that has most recently flared up around a proposed basketball stadium that the Junior Club secretary has claimed will displace players and place onerous pressure on their code as green space in the suburb comes in short supply.

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Madeline Link

Madeline Link

Journalist

Madeline Link is a journalist at the Newcastle Herald, with a focus on Lake Macquarie City Council. To keep up with my stories, follow my Twitter @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.

Simon McCarthy

Simon McCarthy

Journalist, Newcastle Herald

Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.

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