Toomuc Recreation Reserve
Emma VULIN (Pakenham) (13:09): On Thursday 2 March I was delighted to join Senator Jess Walsh and Cardinia shire’s mayor Tammy Radford, CEO Carol Jeffs, ward councillors and staff to officially open the upgrades to both pavilions at Toomuc Recreation Reserve in Pakenham. This facility is home to many great clubs, including Pakenham Lions Netball Club, Pakenham Lions football club, Pakenham Lions junior football club, Pakenham Cricket Club, Pakenham Little Athletics and Pakenham Pumas Baseball Club. It is fantastic to see so many local clubs using this state-of-the-art facility and to see the wide range of amenities available to our diverse sporting clubs that utilise this space. All three levels of government contributed to this project, and it is great to see everyone working together to ensure our community have the facilities they need close to home. In particular I am proud of the Victorian government’s contribution through the female-friendly program, which saw the redevelopment of the southern pavilion, ensuring females have access to change rooms. The Victorian football and netball program grant supported the resurfacing of the netball courts.
On 12 March I went to visit the Pakenham Pumas Baseball Club, who had three teams playing in the Victorian Summer Baseball League finals. Condolences to the reserves and division 4 whites, but congratulations to the division 3 firsts, who came away with the flag.
On my recent visit I also caught up with Pakenham Little Athletics, who are currently struggling with storage space for their equipment but are very excited to be moving over to the new IYU track once it is complete. I look forward to seeing their progress.