Broadmeadows electorate
Kathleen MATTHEWS-WARD (Broadmeadows) (14:42): (573) My question is for the minister for sport, and I ask: what is the proposed time line for the delivery of the Oak Park sports field lighting project, including steps that have already been taken? Both Oak Park footy club and Oak Park Cricket Club are great local clubs and are bursting at the seams. For many years they have been advocating for competition-grade lighting. During the election I worked really hard to secure a commitment of $650,000 from the Labor state government to install lights at JP Fawkner Reserve, and this Labor government delivers. In the budget last May funding was committed to install these lights, a huge win for the community and for local sport. The state government relies on local councils to deliver projects, and the clubs are eagerly awaiting the lights so that oval use can be extended to enable more games and training and increase participation. We were all expecting the lights to be installed by now. I would like to understand what steps have been taken up until now and how delivery times of state-funded projects by local councils can be improved.