Signage installed at Dan Flanagan Grandstand
Last year, Council named the Laidley Recreation Reserve Grandstand in honour of the founder of the Laidley Recreation Committee, Dan Flanagan – and now the facility boasts the official signage to support the change.
Yesterday, Council hosted a ceremony to mark the installation of signage at the Dan Flanagan Grandstand, following an Expression of Interest (EOI) process to gather community input last year.
Lockyer Valley Regional Council Mayor, Tanya Milligan said Mr Flanagan was the standout choice, and the tribute ensured his life-long contributions and legacy to the local sporting community would live on.
“This recognises the significant connection Dan has to the Recreation Grounds through his evolving roles as a former President and founder of the Laidley Recreation Committee, a coach, former player and local touch football founder,” she said.
“We congratulate Dan on this well-deserved and significant nod and applaud his hard work and dedication over many years – it’s truly inspiring.
“It is a meaningful parallel to have a modern grandstand named after a community stalwart such as Dan.
“It is wonderful to see the official signage now installed and we look forward to the Dan Flanagan Grandstand continuing to be a well utilised facility by our community, be it for touch football, junior rugby league, soccer, netball, softball, junior cricket, fitness groups, recreational walkers and bike riders, skateboarders and residents enjoying the dog park,” Mayor Milligan said.
The ‘Dan Flanagan Grandstand’ received the greatest number of eligible nominations as a result of the EOI process.
Nominees were required to meet certain criteria, including having a significant connection to the land that is now the Laidley Recreation Reserve, or having made a significant contribution to the community.
They were also required to have a good reputation across the community, and to have actively demonstrated qualities of fairness, tolerance, honesty, integrity and community-mindedness.
For further information, contact Council on 1300 005 872.
