13th Feb 2018, 4:09 PM – Senate Motions - Sport - Funding

The majority voted against a motion, which means it failed.

Motion text

That the Senate notes that:

(a) the provision of local community sporting facilities is integral to ensuring grassroots participation in sport;

(b) the upcoming National Sports Plan, due for release in May this year, must allocate significant funds to supporting local sporting infrastructure;

(c) many suburban areas, such as within the City of Darebin, Victoria, are struggling to provide high quality sport and recreation facilities, due to high levels of projected growth;

(d) in the case of the City of Darebin, this growth has been projected at 25 per cent over the next 20 years;

(e) the Victorian State Labor Government is yet to deliver on their promise of 64 competition-compliant netball courts within the City of Darebin; and

(f) the Federal Government has a responsibility to fund multi-sport stadiums, such as the Darebin Multi Sports Stadium at John Cain Memorial Park in the suburb of Thornbury, Victoria.