Page 896 - Week 03 - Wednesday, 27 February 2013
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The government has supported, through a partnership with Tennis ACT, Tennis Australia and some private sector partners, the development of a new Tennis ACT facility at Lyneham. It has been jointly funded by the ACT government, Tennis Australia and the private investor Next Generation Clubs. I think it is a fantastic example of ACT government investment leveraging support from a national sporting body and from the private sector. This will be a fantastic new facility for the north side. It will have a gymnasium, a 25-metre indoor pool and a 25-metre outdoor pool, 14 hard-court tennis courts, 10 outdoor and four indoor, eight sand-filled artificial grass tennis courts, six clay tennis courts, six squash courts and other related facilities
The government provided, in partnership with the Belconnen Magpies and the AFL, funding to complete the redevelopment of the Kippax District Playing Fields for both cricket and AFL; $2 million was provided there. The Belconnen Magpies, through fundraising and in-kind contributions, together with the AFL, have been able to provide at least another half a million dollars worth of value to that particular project. And it is a great example, again, of government investment leveraging partnerships from the local community and from the national sporting organisation and will be a fantastic facility for the people of west Belconnen. I know the members for Ginninderra in this place warmly welcome that investment in Kippax.
Work is underway in Gungahlin on the new aquatic facility and the enclosed oval. And I am advised that the lights at the enclosed oval will be erected very shortly.
The government has, through its ongoing sport and recreation grants program, delivered tens of millions of dollars to the sport and recreation industry through that program.
Our commitments in the next four years include funding for a new aquatic facility for Weston Creek and Molonglo and a FIFA-standard facility at Melrose High School. For the benefit of the shadow minister, if you are hearing words in the community that the government is not committed to that project, can I stand here now and assure you and everyone else that the government remains firmly committed to that project.
Mr Doszpot: When by?
MR BARR: During this term of government. We will continue to support upgrades to irrigation and surface improvements at Kambah and at Hawker; the restoration of the Spence and Torrens neighbourhood ovals; a half a million dollar investment in the Greenway Enclosed Oval; a new enclosed oval for Weston Creek and Molonglo—and I am very pleased with the support for that project from the Weston Creek Soccer Club; funding for an active kids program; support for a new southside synthetic athletics track; feasibility and site identification work for a new northside indoor sports centre; funding for a community hub as part of the Lyneham sports precinct; additional funding in the sports grants program, which will provide a structured mechanism to support sports such as hockey, gymnastics, tennis, netball, basketball and lawn bowls to upgrade their facilities and to assist them to meet ongoing replacement, maintenance and repair costs; and additional funding for three extra
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