Coburg basketball ring gets innovative upgrade after night noise complaints

A public basketball hoop in Melbourne's north has been saved by the innovative thinking of a council worker and two industrial design students. Key points: The basketball hoop in Bush Reserve was removed in July 2021 after several noise complaints Unable to find technology to enable the timed removal of the basketball hoop, council asked students for help The device designed by Monash University students will be rolled out to other sites The hoop in Coburg's Bush Reserve was removed after police and council received several complaints about the noise of late-night basketballers disrupting residents between 10pm and 2am. "We want young people to have a good time, but to do it in a way that is a bit more respectful of those living nearby," Moreland City Council Mayor Mark Riley said. Mark Riley and students Marcell Aryananda and Jules Kabore say the collaboration has been a "win-win". "It's essentially a pole that extends out at certain times in the middle of the hoop to stop the ball going through," Mr Kabore said.