Almost one month on the Maitland sporting community continues to deal with the aftermath of the 2015 superstorm and floods.
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Many events have been postponed, some venues are still out of action and competitions thrown into disarray.
The annual Maitland River Run normally attracts 1500 people to the city centre in May but damage to the existing course and delays on The Levee project forced organiser Paul Humphreys to put back the event from May 31 to later in the year.
Maitland Netball Association will start their season on Saturday after postponing it by two weeks with flooding to their Maitland Park headquarters rendering the clubrooms and canteen unusable.
To get the 2000 registered players back on the court this weekend, post pads will be borrowed from neighbouring associations, a marquee hired will be for a temporary administration area, matches will be self-timed without a siren available and some uniforms donated for those families left with nothing at home.
The Maitland Greyhound Club track continues to undergo repairs with sand being trucked in and essential power boxes checked. Officials hope to return to racing on May 27.
Maitland Hockey Association and Telarah Bowling Club are in the process of working out how to deal with destroyed surfaces.
Harness racing trainer Darren Elder has only recently returned to his Louth Park property and 17 horses are still being housed nearby at Maitland Showground.
Competitions across the sporing codes are playing many catch-up fixtures or cancelling entire rounds.
