The Allan Labor Government is backing local sports clubs in Laverton with new and upgraded facilities so more people can get involved in the sports they love, close to home.
Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence today announced 28 projects will benefit from the 2024-25 Local Sports Infrastructure Fund including here in Albion.
The Fund helps sports clubs to build and upgrades facilities including female friendly change rooms, courts, sports fields, pavilions and more.
Brimbank City Council will receive a grant of $300,000 to redevelop the tennis facilities at Selwyn Reserve in Albion, which is currently home to Albion Tennis Club. The redevelopment will include replacing the existing tennis courts with four synthetic grass tennis courts and two multi-sport hardcourts to cater for tennis, pickleball and volleyball.
Since 2018, the Local Sports Infrastructure Fund has invested over $99 million in more than 375 community sport and active infrastructure projects which is part of the more than $2.3 billion invested by the Labor Government in community sport infrastructure.
Successful recipients from the latest round of the Regional Community Sport Infrastructure Fund will be announced in the coming weeks.
The recent release of the Community Sports Infrastructure 2024 Outcomes Statement – a Sport and Recreation Victoria (SRV) report, highlights the positive impacts of projects through initiatives like the LSIF.
In the last two years alone more than 330 community sport projects have increased participation by almost 43 percent or more than 70,200 new participants, including a 19 per cent increase in girls playing sport.
That’s more people of all ages and abilities swimming, playing soccer, netball, volleyball, skateboarding, cycling and more at a range of facilities from skate parks to netball courts, close to home.
And it’s not just participation that’s booming, local economies have been boosted with over 1,170 direct full-time jobs supported in the delivery of more than $538 million worth of community sport and active recreation
infrastructure across Victoria.
The Victorian Budget 2025/26 is also kicking in $20 million to continue providing new and improved community sports infrastructure, including through the LSIF. For more information about the fund and successful projects visit sport.vic.gov.au.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence
“From local netball competitions to playspaces and bowls clubs, local sports facilities play an important role in
communities across Melbourne."
“This fund makes sure communities can be proud of their facilities now and into the future.”
Quote attributable to Member for Laverton Sarah Connolly
“These upgrades will make a big difference for the community giving them quality facilities for the sports they love, close to home.”
