Ms THEOPHANOUS (Northcote): My constituency question is for the Minister for Community Sport, and it relates to local sports infrastructure. The Premier has announced an unprecedented infrastructure program to kickstart the Victorian economy and get Victorians back to work. What opportunities are there for local sports clubs in my community to leverage state government funding in order to benefit from our infrastructure program?
Minister, for many in my community one thing that has been made clear, if it was not already, is just how important local sports clubs and competitions are to them. Our sporting clubs are so much more than a place where we play sport. They are our community. In order to do what is needed to stop the spread of coronavirus we asked them not to take part in their local sports events. It was tough but it was the right thing to do. Now that we are in a new phase our clubs can slowly return to competition, and as they do I want to make sure that as many clubs in my community as possible get the benefit of Victoria’s Big Build.
