Wednesday, 4 August 2021

Hampton Park Tennis Club

Mr MAAS (Narre Warren South) (19:15): (5966) The matter I wish to raise is for the attention of the Minister for Community Sport and concerns the recent funding for the Hampton Park Tennis Club. The action that I seek is that the minister provide further information on the lighting upgrade at the club and how this will benefit my constituents in Narre Warren South. I was very pleased to hear that the latest round of the Local Sports Infrastructure Fund will help deliver upgraded lighting on four of the club’s tennis courts. Hampton Park Tennis Club has been working tirelessly on improving their facilities for the local community and future sports stars, and I hope that this is the start of a new chapter for the club.

Funding for this project also came from the City of Casey, and I would like to thank them for their commitment to ensuring that our growing community has spaces for the community to come together and be active. Local grassroots sport is so important for engagement, socialising and community participation and has great benefits for physical and mental health. This lighting upgrade at Robert Booth Reserve is a welcome addition to this sporting site, and I look forward to any possible further support for the club’s facilities which would complement the continued work on the upgrade of the Robert Booth Reserve pavilion and site master plan.

I thank the minister for her support of community sport in Narre Warren South. I would appreciate any further information on how this funding will benefit my electorate, and of course I look forward to sharing the minister’s response with my community.