Tuesday, 18 November 2025

 Nina TAYLOR (Albert Park) (13:08): I was absolutely thrilled yesterday to be able to announce that the Power House rugby union club is getting a new permanent pavilion adjacent to the Noel Clarke Field – absolutely fantastic. The club was founded back in 1933. They have not been advocating since 1933, but nevertheless it is a longstanding club and it is actually being funded through the Albert Park pit building project. There is also a residual grant and the club’s own fundraising.

I should also say that South Melbourne Football Club and Middle Park Football Club, which also have been housed in the Albert Park pit building, will be having new temporary pavilions constructed while the Albert Park pit building is being fully reconstructed. The new building will include seven indoor sports courts, two more than are currently onsite, alongside improved clubrooms for tenant clubs using the outdoor fields, and this will ensure sport benefits for the upgraded facilities for the long term.

I should say that the Albert Park pit building was originally built in 1995. The pit building site will be replaced to bring it into the 21st century and ensure it can meet the year-round demands of community sport and provide a multipurpose venue for a range of events. If you have been there – oh my goodness ‍– with the low ceilings et cetera it does not lend itself to community sport. It needs to be upgraded. So yesterday we had the Albert Park Sports Clubs Association, representation from South Melbourne Women’s Football Club and Power House rugby union representation. Josh Blanksby addressed the room and – (Time expired)