The Hunter's beloved Merewether surf life-saving club is in line to receive an upgrade as a boost in members and outdated facilities push for refurbishments.
The proposed $3 million dollar update will join another six surf clubs across the coast including Dixon Park and Cooks Hill pushing to upgrade their premises with a bigger clubhouse, new toilets, change rooms and showers and an improvement to disabled facilities.
Hunter Surf Life Saving Chief Executive, Rhonda Scruton, says the refurbishment is well deserved.
"Nothing has been done to these for forty-fifty years and they need to be upgraded to service the community because Newcastle is a beach culture and these beaches are packed every weekend," she says.
The upgrade is part of the council's Coastal Buildings Implementation Plan awaiting 'green-light' approval.
"It's time to be up to with other councils along the coast that are getting their buildings beautiful," says Rhonda.
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