The keys to the $31 million Network Waitaki Event Centre were handed over to Waitaki’s mayor on Monday. Apollo Projects chief executive Peter Beggs presented the keys to Waitaki District Mayor Mel Tavendale at a short ceremony at the events centre. Mrs Tavendale said the district council was incredibly pleased to see phase one of the project near completion. "This project can be whatever we dream it to be. "It’s really just about how do we look for the opportunities to utilise it well? The more it’s used, the better for our community." Waitaki Event Centre Trust chairman Kevin Malcolm said the trust was also "exceptionally happy". "What we’ve achieved is above the expectations that we had at the start. "The product is sensational, the support has been sensational and we’ve just got to let our imagination run wild with what we can actually do in here." The trust visited almost a dozen similar indoor sporting facilities around the country to get an idea of what was needed.…