The Labor Party has announced it will invest $15 million to help complete the Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct if voted in at the next federal election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
McEwen MP Rob Mitchell and Shadow Minister for Cities and Urban Infrastructure Andrew Giles announced the pledge at New Gisborne today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know how much this precinct will mean to people,” Mr Mitchell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“For too long our community has dealt with overflowing facilities with so many families needing to travel out of the area for children to participate in sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Rapid growth in population and female participation has put a huge strain on clubs and competitions because the facilities are not there to meet the community\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThroughout my long advocacy for this project it has always been apparent that this will be of massive benefit to the Macedon<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ranges community, not just as sport facilities but as a venue for hosting major competitions, for all manner of community groups.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When complete, stage two of the MRRSP will add to the precinct: sports hub courts, a function room, additional car parking, a new practice oval, outdoor multi-sport courts, sports pavilion amenities and landscaping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The stage two funding would be in addition to the state government’s committed funds for stage one of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, long-time advocate Tamara Collins told the Express<\/em> of the dire need. She said local sporting competitions had no way of growing and current ovals were at capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n User groups have reported modifying or reducing their programs with inability to access facilities at the frequency and duration required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Currently, only stage one of the project has funding and scheduled for completion in late 2023 and due to be open in early 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Labor Party has announced it will invest $15 million to help complete the Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct if…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,15],"tags":[470,2561,706],"ppma_author":[5227],"class_list":["post-10600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-latest-news","tag-macedon-ranges-regional-sports-precinct","tag-mcewen-mp-rob-mitchell","tag-new-gisborne"],"yoast_head":"\n