COVID-19
Ms RYAN (Euroa) (09:42): The Andrews government needs to examine what measures it can put in place in coming weeks to support community sporting clubs as we grapple with the unprecedented crisis facing us as a result of COVID-19. Yesterday football and netball clubs across my region made a decision to delay their seasons until the end of May. I know many junior sports have also cancelled as well. I just want to make the point that these clubs are the absolute bedrock of our local communities, and we need community at the moment more than ever. There is a lot of discussion about the major sporting codes like the AFL and NRL, but I would urge the government to look at what it can do to assist those community sporting clubs, not just across my region but across the state, which help bind communities together.