Thursday, 19 June 2025

North-Eastern Metropolitan Region sporting and recreational facilities

Sonja TERPSTRA (North-Eastern Metropolitan) (17:50): (1744) My adjournment matter this evening is for the Minister for Community Sport in the other place, and the action I seek is for the minister to outline how the Allan Labor government’s Local Sports Infrastructure Fund will benefit not only the community in Manningham but the community in the broader North-Eastern Metropolitan Region. This year Manningham City Council have received more than $450,000 in funding through the 2024–25 local sports and infrastructure fund, delivering support for three significant initiatives. They are $250,000 for outdoor redevelopment at Aquarena Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Doncaster, $162,937 for LED sports field lighting at Domeney Reserve in Park Orchards and $40,000 to support the development of the Manningham recreation strategy. These projects will deliver real, tangible benefits for local residents. Aquarena’s redevelopment will include a new 50-metre pool, splash pad, toddler and family water play zones, improved change rooms, new spectator seating and a cafe. This investment ensures Aquarena remains a key destination for fitness, fun, community connections and of course swimming. The upgraded lighting at Domeney Reserve will support safe evening AFL participation and help increase the use and capacity of this valued community facility. Meanwhile, the new Manningham recreation strategy will provide a long-term vision for inclusive, accessible and sustainable sport and leisure infrastructure over the next decade. These investments support health, wellbeing, inclusion and community pride not just in Manningham but across the North-Eastern Metro Region. They enable more people to participate in sport, be active and connect locally. I thank the Allan Labor government for its ongoing commitment to strengthening local communities through targeted investment in sport and recreation infrastructure.