The Underwood Park Netball Association’s courts about 30 years ago. Helping to put some bricks in place when the first clubs were built at Underwood Park.

PRIESTDALE is rising as a sporting club hub in Logan after the state government committed $9.11 million to upgrade facilities at Underwood Park.

The courts are part of a state government program to deliver more than 67 netball courts to inner Melbourne, including at Reservoir High School, Coburg High School and Ryan's Reserve in Richmond.

Eight new netball courts were officially opened last year in Melbourne’s inner north – but netballers have never set foot on them because of red tape over mounds of dirt and a lease.

Female netball players miss out due to poor quality courts in Bayside. A LACK of quality netball courts in Melbourne’s south is exposing a desperate need for urgent action to help women play sport.