Software
NDCC Digital Platform & Public WiFi
I build and maintain NDCC's digital platform, support club communications and operations, and have completed a public WiFi network upgrade at Grinter Reserve.
Problem
A community club depends on volunteers keeping information, orders and events organised. My work at Newcomb and District Cricket Club spans the digital tools people use and the connectivity that supports them at the ground.
Architecture
The website combines a Next.js and TypeScript application with Supabase-backed content, operational records and media. Committee permissions control administrative workflows. PlayHQ supplies fixtures and supported cricket data; Resend handles application email. Payment paths are configuration-dependent, with manual bank transfer and a separately gated Stripe Checkout integration.
Design decisions
- Keep public content and committee administration connected through a shared content system, with server-enforced permissions for sensitive actions.
- Use PlayHQ as the fixture source and retain review steps for imported data, orders and payments.
- Keep the existing internet gateway in the outdoor expansion design, with a wired root access point and a separately powered remote mesh access point.
- Separate the completed WiFi upgrade from the proposed outdoor pilot. Equipment options and acceptance targets are design records, not measured coverage results.
A platform for the people running the club
The public website brings together news, events, fixtures, sponsors, gallery content and club information. Behind it, the committee tools support content updates, seasonal administration, registrations and member services.
The operational scope includes kitchen and merchandise ordering, supplier exports, payment records and receipts, fundraising, calendars and fantasy cricket administration. These workflows sit alongside the public site so that club information and the work of maintaining it belong to the same system.
The work around the software
My club contribution also includes event artwork and communications, kitchen-order consolidation, member and mailing-list organisation, and fixture comparison for potential ground clashes. The aim is practical: give volunteers clear information they can use on the day.
This is ongoing community work. The website, event material and operational documents need to stay aligned as committee decisions and club requirements change.
Public WiFi at Grinter Reserve
I recently completed a public WiFi network upgrade for the club. Alongside that work, I developed a documented approach to extending outdoor connectivity, covering equipment selection, connection paths, site checks, troubleshooting and handover.
The available network map below is the expansion concept from that guide. It shows a wired root access point, a wireless backhaul to a remote access point, and separate local power at the remote end. It is a topology diagram, not an as-built site map or a radio-coverage survey.
Design, acceptance and handover
The September 2026 guide proposes a two-AP EAP225-Outdoor pilot with an Omada Software Controller on an existing computer, or an optional OC200 controller. Those are documented design options, not a statement of the equipment installed in the completed upgrade.
The handover plan covers equipment records, authorised mounting positions, power and cable routes, guest separation, repeatable walk tests and restart recovery. It treats wired internet performance, local network performance and radio coverage as separate checks.
The guide also includes an equipment calculator, a 27-step checklist and a field notebook. Site measurements determine whether the design should expand and where additional access points belong.
Verification
The digital-platform scope is documented in the NDCC source repository. The network expansion guide contains 27 installation and handover steps, a connection diagram and proposed acceptance checks. The recent public WiFi upgrade is complete; this case study does not claim measured throughput, reserve-wide coverage or a verified installed equipment inventory.