Thursday, 19 June 2025

Hallam Recreation Reserve

Belinda WILSON (Narre Warren North) (10:06): I have great pride in standing here today as a parent who understands the importance of local sporting clubs to their communities. A sense of belonging and being part of a team is bigger than oneself, and it really embodies what community sport is all about. That is exactly why I was really honoured to attend the Hallam Recreation Reserve great opening, with the new pavilion extension facility upgrade. This includes refurbished change rooms – both girls and boys change rooms – a new community room, a meeting room, a kitchen, of course a new bar and new accessible public amenities.

The new facilities are a game changer for the Hallam community, providing a perfect venue for training, local development programs and of course competitions. The rooms are also open to other sports and community groups to gather, meet and develop local programs. The next generation of athletes, both male and female, will have the best facilities to support them moving forward. I would like to extend my really special thanks to the amazing Jack, president of Hallam Football Netball Club, to John Hammond, president of the Hallam Kalora Park Cricket Club, and all the other committee members for all the work that they do to ensure players have the amenities that they deserve. A huge shout-out to Jack, who had 13 goals on the weekend, and a big congratulations to Chooka on 200 games.