Thursday, 7 April 2022

Bayswater electorate

Mr TAYLOR (Bayswater) (14:44): (6317) My constituency question is to the Minister for Community Sport. I rise to ask: will the state government further support our athletics community locally in Knox and help fund the future upgrade of facilities at the Knox athletics track? Knox is the place to be when it comes to grassroots sport. It is a huge part of the beating heart of our city. Our athletics community and in particular the Knox Little Athletics community, based at the Knox aths track, is a big part of our sporting identity. It has been great getting down to the aths track recently. I know they have got plenty going on, including the upgrade of some of their facilities by council, which I was pleased to hear about as it is desperately needed. I would be keen to work with them on this and in any way I can as there is always more work to do.

There are some great local clubs at the Little Athletics centre. This includes the Boronia Bolters, the Dorset Demons, Eastfield Studfield and Wantirna, who call this venue home, as well as the masters and the Knox Athletics senior club. I know a bit of TLC down at the track would make a world of difference to those clubs and locals. I am proud of this government’s work when it comes to supporting grassroots locally, and of course there is always more work to do. I am keen to see this government further support these critical future upgrades that benefit our community. I thank the minister for his consideration of the question.