South-West Coast electorate
Ms BRITNELL (South-West Coast) (14:43): (6380) My constituency question is for the Minister for Education. Can the minister assure Brauer College and the wider athletic community in Warrnambool that funding will be provided for upgrades to Brauerander Park regional athletics complex? The multimillion-dollar athletics track directly north of the Brauer College main campus was extensively damaged by flooding in January 2021. Brauerander Park was built in 2007 and is home to the Warrnambool Little Athletics club, which has previously hosted regional championships at the complex. The complex is also widely used by Brauer College and the students from throughout Warrnambool and the surrounding districts for athletic carnivals. Funding has been sourced through insurance to repair and resurface the damaged track; however, $800 000 is being sought from the Victorian government to install additional drainage. This will futureproof the track against another major flood event. I would urge the government to invest in this important project to ensure Warrnambool schools and their students as well as other groups like Little Athletics again have a top-quality facility into the future.