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Just to the west of Sweet is a small regional suburb that goes by the name of ‘Bainlea’. The history of the suburb has been lost in time but former residents understand that the name comes from a horror short story, ‘The Hidden Webpage’.
Bainlea is nothing like the bustling municipality of Sweet or even its Yuana neighbour, Rhilpisa, the home of Renown Park. It’s instead a small rural getaway, peaceful and surrounded by forest, a perfect place to escape the pressure of the media obligations in the Sweet F.A and focus on what is important, playing good Qooty and making friends along the way.
Pictured Lower Centre: Bainlea Region and Ground.
To the left: Renown Park
To the Right: Sweet and Spotswood Oval.
The West Coast Wonders FFC are pleased to announce that they have come to a deal with Mobbs Real Estate to sign a lease that includes Bainlea Oval and its facilities for season 37 and beyond.
The lease is also rumoured to include the abandoned Bainlea Summer Camp which is located across the way from the oval. A place that was once used for the children of Sweet to escape during their summer holidays that has since been disused and has become worse for wear.
It is unconfirmed at this time in what capacity the Wonders will use this summer camp or if it was just thrown in as a deal sweetener.
Pictured: The rear of the Bainlea Summer Camp
The Wonders are set to share the oval with the Bainlea-Rhilpisa Road Qootball Club.
Ben Johnson, the president of the Qootball Club said: “We welcome the Wonders to the Bainlea area as we head into our ninth season since our merger and second season since joining the Yuana Plains Football League”.
“The Wonders are a historic club in the Sweet F.A and we are excited to see what they will bring to the region and the connections we can create between our club and theirs”.
Pictured: Bainlea Oval.
We don’t expect that the Wonders will use Bainlea Oval as their home ground but rather a ‘home away from home’.
Tradies have been seen moving into the area in recent days.
Bainlea is nothing like the bustling municipality of Sweet or even its Yuana neighbour, Rhilpisa, the home of Renown Park. It’s instead a small rural getaway, peaceful and surrounded by forest, a perfect place to escape the pressure of the media obligations in the Sweet F.A and focus on what is important, playing good Qooty and making friends along the way.
Pictured Lower Centre: Bainlea Region and Ground.
To the left: Renown Park
To the Right: Sweet and Spotswood Oval.
The West Coast Wonders FFC are pleased to announce that they have come to a deal with Mobbs Real Estate to sign a lease that includes Bainlea Oval and its facilities for season 37 and beyond.
The lease is also rumoured to include the abandoned Bainlea Summer Camp which is located across the way from the oval. A place that was once used for the children of Sweet to escape during their summer holidays that has since been disused and has become worse for wear.
It is unconfirmed at this time in what capacity the Wonders will use this summer camp or if it was just thrown in as a deal sweetener.
Pictured: The rear of the Bainlea Summer Camp
The Wonders are set to share the oval with the Bainlea-Rhilpisa Road Qootball Club.
Ben Johnson, the president of the Qootball Club said: “We welcome the Wonders to the Bainlea area as we head into our ninth season since our merger and second season since joining the Yuana Plains Football League”.
“The Wonders are a historic club in the Sweet F.A and we are excited to see what they will bring to the region and the connections we can create between our club and theirs”.
Pictured: Bainlea Oval.
We don’t expect that the Wonders will use Bainlea Oval as their home ground but rather a ‘home away from home’.
Tradies have been seen moving into the area in recent days.
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