Hello Mackay Basketball Members and Families,
We hope that you are all dealing well through the uncertain times bought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the fortnightly update around Basketball to keep you informed as best we can.
Office Open While Courts Closed to Staff & Workers Only
The office at McDonald’s Mackay Stadium is open between the hours of 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday, to staff and workers only. Please note that the facility remains closed during these unprecedented times. Once MBI gets the green light from Government and Health authorities to resume activities we will be ready to go. How the actual competition setup will be is still an unknown due to the limbo period.
Representative Program Update
As you are probably aware, BQ recently asked participants who will be attending the Under 12, 14 and 16 State Championships to complete a survey so that they could gauge their willingness to attend the 2020 State Championships. BQ presently have not changed the dates of the Under 12 and 14 State Championships, but because the Under 16 Australian Junior Championships scheduled for July have been cancelled, their plan is to move the under 16 State Championships to be played in the Winter school holiday (June/July).
Of course, playing any of these championships is contingent on restrictions being lifted and it is deemed safe for the championships to proceed.
BQ will be making a decision about proceeding with these tournaments in May – no later than 22 May.
As soon as BQ advises MBI of any decisions/updates we will let you know ASAP. During this time please refrain from contacting Lukass as he will advise all teams on any decisions as we know about them from BQ.
Member Survey
As stated in the last update a member survey will be coming to all members next week. It would be appreciated if as many members as possible complete the survey so MBI can use the data obtained directly from members to help guide Mackay Basketball through 2020 and beyond.
New Website
MBI is developing a new and improved website during this shutdown period, to provide a more concise and easier to use page for our members. This is currently under production and we will advise when the page is live. This project is ongoing but should be ready for rollout soon.
Corporate Grandstand Project
Construction of our new corporate grandstand has been coming along well, even withstanding some supply issues due to Covid-19. It will be completed before we are back and operational. We hope you all follow the Mackay Basketball Facebook page which has been supplying weekly updates, with a ‘comical’ approach to you all. (We are now up to Episode 10 of #GrandstandTV with Episode 11 premiering this weekend!)
Stay tuned for our next update coming shortly and please continue to stay safe.
The Mackay Basketball Team