Plumpton aquatic centre
Trung LUU (Western Metropolitan) (18:09): (728) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Planning, and the action I seek is for the minister to consider and approve the Melton City Council funding application for the proposal for the Plumpton aquatic and wellness centre through the Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution Fund program. Melton city is in my region and currently has only one council-owned swimming pool, but that is not enough to cater for the large area in the growth corridor, which will expand greatly in the coming years. In June last year Melton City Council updated and approved a business plan to deliver a new and improved aquatic leisure centre for its residents. The master plan highlights attractive features and new facilities that it will offer residents, including indoor and outdoor pools, community cafe space, a gym and other allied health spaces. But most importantly, the centre will service 90,000 people in an area expected to grow to 170,000 by the year 2040. The aquatic centre will not only provide a place for residents to socialise and improve their physical health and mental wellbeing but also allow children and adults to access water safety programs.
The council is spending $250,000 to facilitate the design and process through to finalising the master plan. They have recently acquired land for this site and now look to the Victorian government for assistance to complete the development. They have applied for the funding from the growth areas infrastructure contribution funding plan, so I urge the minister to look favourably on their application – to help the residents, my constituents, the over 90,000 people who will benefit from this – and approve the application for Melton and surrounding areas.