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Facility Notes: ACT Using Canberra Capitals As Measuring Stick For Public Interest

The ACT government will use Women's National Basketball League side Canberra Capitals "as a Civic experiment before deciding if it will build major sporting infrastructure in the city in the coming years." The Capitals will play their first game at the National Convention Centre when the WNBL season starts on Friday. The government invested A$250,000 ($196,000) in a new court at the center. The government is "weighing up plans" to build a A$300M ($235.1M) "rectangular stadium with a roof on the site of the Civic Pool as well as a new convention centre or an indoor multi-purpose arena" (CANBERRA TIMES, 10/3).

Scottish Premiership side Rangers announced the "unpopular banners" at both ends of the Ibrox main stand will be taken down. The glass stairwells at either end of the stadium are an "iconic part of the ground and supporters had hit out at their appearance." Rangers confirmed the decision to take the banners down "with immediate effect, hinting a lack of sponsorship take-up could be the reason behind the reverse decision" (Scotland DAILY RECORD, 10/3).

A group opposed to Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen's bid to build a new £50M ($66.2M) stadium said that it "secured funding for a petition for a judicial review in the event of the plans being approved." The stadium and training facilities would be at Kingsford, near Westhill. Aberdeen City Council planners are due to publish their recommendation this week, before councilors make their decision on Oct. 11 (BBC, 10/2).

Ligue 1 side Amiens President Bernard Joannin said that he will "invest the necessary funds to improve his club's stadium and ensure there is no repeat of Saturday's barrier collapse." Amid a French Professional Football League (LFP) probe into the incident at Stade de la Licorne, which left 29 people injured, Joannin said that he will "find the funds required to make the necessary stadium upgrades" (ESPN.com, 10/3).

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