Maroondah BMX Club
David HODGETT (Croydon) (17:06): (93) My adjournment is for the Minister for Community Sport, and the action I seek is for the minister to meet with the Maroondah BMX Club representatives to discuss the need for funding of important and necessary upgrades to their facilities at Colchester Road, Kilsyth. The Maroondah BMX Club, home of the Eastfield Eagles, is a terrific sporting club within my electorate. The club has 55 members across all ages, with 60 per cent of the members being 12 and under, plus it has a strong female membership. Each week approximately 100 people visit the BMX track, with the club offering gate practice, coaching and club meets. The club has even produced a Commonwealth Games participant and an Olympian. The Eastfield Eagles have been at the current track location since 1991. The track is in desperate need of an upgrade. The current starting gate is old, clunky and extremely noisy, and the clubrooms are small and outdated.
While many sports, such as cricket, netball, football et cetera receive plenty of funding and upgraded facilities, often BMX as a sport is overlooked and misses out. So again, I ask the Minister for Community Sport to meet with the Maroondah BMX Club representatives to discuss the need for funding of important and necessary upgrades of their facilities at Colchester Road, Kilsyth, to ensure the ongoing success and growth of the club.