Wednesday, 31 July 2024

 Alison MARCHANT (Bellarine) (19:18): (750) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Community Sport, and the action I seek is for the minister to visit the Bellarine and join me and meet with the Wallington Cricket Club and Bellarine Bears Baseball Club to discuss the upgrades to the Wallington Reserve announced in the recent regional Community Sports Infrastructure Fund. The Wallington Reserve is home to both clubs – cricket and baseball – and the two clubs are leaders in their community in inclusion in sport, where they run incredible all-abilities programs to create opportunities for kids of all abilities to play baseball or cricket and be part of a sporting community. In recognition of this work the Wallington Reserve has been successful in a $1 million support package for a $4.25 million redevelopment under the regional Community Sports Infrastructure Fund, which will mean serious upgrades to the pavilion to improve all-abilities access, change rooms and social spaces for the club. What comes with this is an additional $50,000 to help boost their all-abilities programs.

The community are all very excited to see this project underway to improve the clubs’ facilities, and I would like to just congratulate, while I have this opportunity, the club and members, especially Damien Carr, Daniel Harvey, Matt Connell from the Bellarine Bears baseball team and Marc Occhipinti, Ross Moreland and John Dunstan from the Wallington Cricket Club. I know they have worked tirelessly towards this project over many years. I know both clubs and the wider community would welcome the minister to visit the Bellarine and discuss these upcoming upgrades.