Tuesday, 16 June 2026

 Anasina GRAY-BARBERIO (Northern Metropolitan) (12:57): (2387) My question is for the Minister for Community Sport. Last week I met with my constituents president Walid and the leaders of the women’s team of the Upfield Soccer Club. These young women represent the best of what it means not only to participate in your local sports community but to be incredible role models in your community. This club does not have any specific change rooms for women and girls. The only spaces that they have are two soccer pitches for a membership of 450, and one pitch has a live cricket pitch in the middle of the soccer pitch, which makes it really unsafe. Minister, will you commit to providing funding to the Upfield Soccer Club through the Local Sports Infrastructure Fund before the end of the year? This soccer club, may I add, works so hard to bring communities together in the spirit of football and is a space for young people to gather and thrive.