Wednesday, 3 June 2026

 Trung LUU (Western Metropolitan) (18:56): (2558) My question is for the Minister for Planning and is regarding the funding for the Tarneit indoor recreation facility. My constituents have raised concerns regarding the lack of certainty surrounding the funding and delivery timeline for the Tarneit indoor recreation facility, despite the detailed designs being on track for completion in 2026 – this year. The action I seek is for the minister to release the unallocated funds from the Tarneit North development contributions plan to fund stage 1of the facility.

Tarneit is experiencing extraordinary growth and its population has increased by more than 37 per cent in recent years, now exceeding 77,000 residents. At the same time, the City of Wyndham has grown to over 347,000 people, making it one of the fastest growing municipalities in Victoria. This is a young, family-oriented community where participation in sport and activities is an essential part of daily life. With more than 85 per cent of Victoria engaged in community sport, demand for accessible, high-quality and locally available indoor recreation facilities continues to rise and is already outpacing supply in Wyndham. Current planning analysis has identified approximately $50.3 million in the development contributions plan funds within the Wyndham North and Truganina employment precincts that remain restricted by this government. This is despite the fact that a proportion of the original fund infrastructure has already been delivered by a third party. As a result, there is significant opportunity to unlock and repurpose these funds to better service the community in my electorate. Council is therefore seeking state government support to enable the reallocation of these unallocated DCP funds towards the development of Tarneit’s indoor recreation centre.

This project is critical for addressing the shortfall of indoor sport infrastructure in my electorate, ensuring residents have access and capacity to support health, wellbeing and community connections. Failure to act is leaving one of the fastest growing communities without the essential infrastructure needed to stay active and healthy. Delay will only accelerate existing capacity pressure and widen the gap between population growth and service provision. I ask the minister to support the community in my electorate by releasing the reallocation of the unallocated DCP funds to progress the delivery of the Tarneit indoor recreation facility.