Yan Yean electorate
Ms GREEN (Yan Yean) (14:48): (6273) My constituency question is to the Minister for Suburban Development in the other place, and I ask: when will the new pavilion for the Greensborough Hockey Club be officially opened? The Greensborough Hockey Club is a fantastic community club that delivers fabulous sporting experiences for women, men, boys and girls, from little ones to masters. I have been proud to sponsor the Burra for almost 20 years. Prior to the last federal election Nillumbik Shire Council submitted an application to Sport Australia’s community sport infrastructure fund. Despite receiving a merit score of 89/100, placing it in the top priority list, funding for the hockey club under the sports rorts scandal was denied. Disappointingly the then Liberal-led council said very little about this, but I congratulate hockey club president Greg Purser on speaking his truth to the Senate inquiry into this shameful episode. Fortunately the state government rose to the challenge and funded $2 million for a new pavilion through our Growing Suburbs Fund, and I look forward to being part of the official opening.