❓ Question regarding investment in community sporting infrastructure, specifically Corinthian Park Tennis Club. The Minister details funding commitments and criticizes a question from another MP on the same topic.
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FACILITIES
387. Dr J. KRISHNAN to the Minister for Sport and
Recreation:
I refer to the McGowan Labor government's
commitment to ensuring that local community sporting organisations have access
to high-quality facilities. Can the minister update the house on the
significant investment being made by this
government into community sporting infrastructure and outline how this will
support local jobs; and can the minister outline to the house what this
investment means for organisations such as Corinthian Park Tennis Club?
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387. Dr J. KRISHNAN to the Minister for Sport and
Recreation:
I refer to the McGowan Labor government's
commitment to ensuring that local community sporting organisations have access
to high-quality facilities. Can the minister update the house on the
significant investment being made by this
government into community sporting infrastructure and outline how this will
support local jobs; and can the minister outline to the house what this
investment means for organisations such as Corinthian Park Tennis Club?
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I
thank the member for Riverton for his question and commend his advocacy for his
local community. It is great to have a doctor of medicine representing Riverton
rather than a doctor of economics whose hero is Milton Friedman!
The McGowan government has a very
proud record of investment in the area of community sporting infrastructure. At
the last election we made more than 326 commitments to local sporting
facilities and an additional 36 major commitments in the sport and recreation
area, to the tune of $110 million. Of course, that is going to be of major
benefit to local communities. In addition, there is $10 million over the next
four years for the club night lights program, which will be of great benefit to
local government facilities and will allow more people to utilise sporting club
facilities at night time. We have also made a commitment of at least $4 million
over this term of government to facilitate
the construction of female change rooms. As we know, female participation in
many sports is increasing exponentially, so that is a great initiative.
That is all in addition to the
annual $12.5 million through the community sporting and recreation facilities
fund that is provided for sporting and recreational infrastructure. The member
asked me about Corinthian Park Tennis Club,
which is a very strong tennis club in his electorate. It received an election
commitment of $160 000 to convert two of its grass tennis courts to gel
surface hard courts, which, of course, saves water and maintenance. The club received that money, as the member would very well
know. In addition, it received $140 000 through the community sporting and
recreation facilities fund to reconstruct its existing set of hardcourts to the
same gel surface hardcourts.
I believe that the club actually
wrote to the member for Riverton expressing its sincere gratitude for the
election commitment grant, which had been
executed and paid to the club. I should also let the house know that the grant
will also allow the club to upgrade its lighting to LED standard, which
will improve lighting and of course will lower operating costs and allow for
greater use of facilities at night-time.
The member for Riverton may remember
that last week the member for Cottesloe asked the Minister for Local Government
a question about Corinthian Park Tennis Club. I make two points about that.
Firstly, the member for Cottesloe should be very careful about whom he speaks
to in obtaining his facts. He may have had a coffee meeting with a former
opponent of his. I am not sure, but maybe that was the case! Secondly, I was really
quite confused when the member for Cottesloe asked the Minister for Local
Government a question. Only last month, I toured the member for Cottesloe's
electorate with him to look at a number of sporting facilities that are looking
for local commitments to be delivered out of my portfolio. I am wondering why
the member for Cottesloe would ask the Minister
for Local Government a question that he clearly knows is within my portfolio. I
spent half a morning—I know; I am very brave!—with the
member for Cottesloe in his electorate looking at a number of facilities.
Several members interjected.
Dr A.D. BUTI : Did I get lost?
Before
the member for Cottesloe asks his next question, to any minister, he should
make sure that he asks the correct minister, if he wishes to get an
answer, although I should end by saying that the Minister for Local Government
did answer the question superbly!
thank the member for Riverton for his question and commend his advocacy for his
local community. It is great to have a doctor of medicine representing Riverton
rather than a doctor of economics whose hero is Milton Friedman!
The McGowan government has a very
proud record of investment in the area of community sporting infrastructure. At
the last election we made more than 326 commitments to local sporting
facilities and an additional 36 major commitments in the sport and recreation
area, to the tune of $110 million. Of course, that is going to be of major
benefit to local communities. In addition, there is $10 million over the next
four years for the club night lights program, which will be of great benefit to
local government facilities and will allow more people to utilise sporting club
facilities at night time. We have also made a commitment of at least $4 million
over this term of government to facilitate
the construction of female change rooms. As we know, female participation in
many sports is increasing exponentially, so that is a great initiative.
That is all in addition to the
annual $12.5 million through the community sporting and recreation facilities
fund that is provided for sporting and recreational infrastructure. The member
asked me about Corinthian Park Tennis Club,
which is a very strong tennis club in his electorate. It received an election
commitment of $160 000 to convert two of its grass tennis courts to gel
surface hard courts, which, of course, saves water and maintenance. The club received that money, as the member would very well
know. In addition, it received $140 000 through the community sporting and
recreation facilities fund to reconstruct its existing set of hardcourts to the
same gel surface hardcourts.
I believe that the club actually
wrote to the member for Riverton expressing its sincere gratitude for the
election commitment grant, which had been
executed and paid to the club. I should also let the house know that the grant
will also allow the club to upgrade its lighting to LED standard, which
will improve lighting and of course will lower operating costs and allow for
greater use of facilities at night-time.
The member for Riverton may remember
that last week the member for Cottesloe asked the Minister for Local Government
a question about Corinthian Park Tennis Club. I make two points about that.
Firstly, the member for Cottesloe should be very careful about whom he speaks
to in obtaining his facts. He may have had a coffee meeting with a former
opponent of his. I am not sure, but maybe that was the case! Secondly, I was really
quite confused when the member for Cottesloe asked the Minister for Local
Government a question. Only last month, I toured the member for Cottesloe's
electorate with him to look at a number of sporting facilities that are looking
for local commitments to be delivered out of my portfolio. I am wondering why
the member for Cottesloe would ask the Minister
for Local Government a question that he clearly knows is within my portfolio. I
spent half a morning—I know; I am very brave!—with the
member for Cottesloe in his electorate looking at a number of facilities.
Several members interjected.
Dr A.D. BUTI : Did I get lost?
Before
the member for Cottesloe asks his next question, to any minister, he should
make sure that he asks the correct minister, if he wishes to get an
answer, although I should end by saying that the Minister for Local Government
did answer the question superbly!
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