❓ Mr Waldron asks about the state government's $3 million contribution to the Albany Centennial Park Sporting Precinct redevelopment. The Minister details how previous state funding assisted the project and confirms further funding to meet deadlines for attracting additional funds.
AnsweredQoN 1048Legislative Assembly
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ALBANY CENTENNIAL PARK SPORTING PRECINCT
REDEVELOPMENT — STATE CONTRIBUTION
1048. Mr T.K. WALDRON to the Minister for
Sport and Recreation:
The state government this week
committed a further $3 million to the ongoing redevelopment of the Centennial Park
Sporting Precinct in Albany. Can the minister please update the house on how
the state's contributions are assisting this project?
REDEVELOPMENT — STATE CONTRIBUTION
1048. Mr T.K. WALDRON to the Minister for
Sport and Recreation:
The state government this week
committed a further $3 million to the ongoing redevelopment of the Centennial Park
Sporting Precinct in Albany. Can the minister please update the house on how
the state's contributions are assisting this project?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the question.
He is entirely right; the state government has announced a further $3 million
towards the Centennial Park project in Albany. It is a good decision by this
government, and we have now contributed $11 million towards Centennial Park.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I know you are excited, but calm down!
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : For those members who do not know, Centennial Park is Albany's
premier sporting precinct and is home to a large number of sporting
associations and clubs from junior right through to senior sporting codes. The
state government contributed $8 million towards the stage 1 works associated
with the precinct's redevelopment, and this assisted in the $3 million
extension of playing courts at the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre, the
development of numerous soccer fields, the upgrade of Railways Oval,
irrigation, drainage and lighting works, and the construction of new clubrooms.
The majority of these works are now completed and the City of Albany has led
the transformations in this project. I congratulate it on its vision for
creating a world-class sporting precinct for the Albany community. It will
offer top-class facilities to encourage more people to engage in sport and
recreation.
The City of Albany tells me that the
project will cost in total almost $29 million, so it is not an insignificant
project. It has been successful in attracting Regional Development Australia
funds, and the state government has brought forward $3 million in funding so
that the City of Albany can meet the deadline for attracting further funds to
complete the project. There is still some outstanding funding to be considered
and the state government will consider that through the state budget process.
All in all, I am very happy to announce this week, with the Premier, $3 million
to allow this project to continue. It will look fantastic and will be a
fantastic sporting precinct for Albany. I look forward to updating members in
this house as we go into the budget process for further considerations.
He is entirely right; the state government has announced a further $3 million
towards the Centennial Park project in Albany. It is a good decision by this
government, and we have now contributed $11 million towards Centennial Park.
Several members interjected.
The
SPEAKER : Member for Albany, I know you are excited, but calm down!
Ms
M.J. DAVIES : For those members who do not know, Centennial Park is Albany's
premier sporting precinct and is home to a large number of sporting
associations and clubs from junior right through to senior sporting codes. The
state government contributed $8 million towards the stage 1 works associated
with the precinct's redevelopment, and this assisted in the $3 million
extension of playing courts at the Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre, the
development of numerous soccer fields, the upgrade of Railways Oval,
irrigation, drainage and lighting works, and the construction of new clubrooms.
The majority of these works are now completed and the City of Albany has led
the transformations in this project. I congratulate it on its vision for
creating a world-class sporting precinct for the Albany community. It will
offer top-class facilities to encourage more people to engage in sport and
recreation.
The City of Albany tells me that the
project will cost in total almost $29 million, so it is not an insignificant
project. It has been successful in attracting Regional Development Australia
funds, and the state government has brought forward $3 million in funding so
that the City of Albany can meet the deadline for attracting further funds to
complete the project. There is still some outstanding funding to be considered
and the state government will consider that through the state budget process.
All in all, I am very happy to announce this week, with the Premier, $3 million
to allow this project to continue. It will look fantastic and will be a
fantastic sporting precinct for Albany. I look forward to updating members in
this house as we go into the budget process for further considerations.
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