Constituency questions
Eastern Victoria Region
Tom McINTOSH (Eastern Victoria) (12:34): (267) My question is for the Minister for Community Sport in the other place. Minister, Victoria is the sporting capital of Australia, and every time I visit a local community I meet sport-mad participants and volunteers that turn up and turn it on week in and week out. Victoria has fantastic community sporting facilities, many thanks to this government. I have visited and even had the pleasure of opening new and upgraded sporting facilities in Eastern Victoria, which is one of the best parts of the job. I also often talk to groups about planning that next big project. Minister, how does the government support community sports clubs and local councils to plan major upgrades to local facilities? Our government will always support sport, no matter your postcode. The 2026 Commonwealth Games will show off regional Victoria to the world and inspire local communities to get active and get involved. After the Games there will be a legacy of fantastic sporting infrastructure in regional Victoria fit for training and the next generation of sporting heroes. In Victoria sport is more than a game: it is a way of life.