$71,000 Grant from Federal Government was secured and members themselves set to work with picks and shovels, taking on seemingly impossible tasks of laying stormwater drains, underground irrigation, wiring the area, and then installing the lights, apart from grassing and maintaining the field. Fundraising was ongoing. Raffles at the Cleveland Sands Hotel were popular and Bingo nights were held at the Cleveland Community Centre in Smith Street - anything and everything was done to reach their goal.