Recreation

Rural and Regional football and netball clubs will share in $9 million of Brumby Labor Government grants to rebuild their facilities and ensure community sport continues to thrive.

Yarra Valley Racing Centre will become a multi-purpose community and business hub under a $2 million overhaul, Deputy Premier and Minister for Racing Rob Hulls said today.

Greyhound racing has returned to Warragul after the completion of a $1.9 million racetrack redevelopment, Deputy Premier and Minister for Racing Rob Hulls said tonight at Logan Park.

Geelong Greyhound Racing Club will get a new grandstand and a redeveloped racetrack in a $6.2 million funding boost, providing improved facilities for Geelong families, Deputy Premier and Minister for Racing Rob Hulls announced today.

A major redevelopment of the Kilsyth Sports Centre has begun, with Sports Minister James Merlino turning the first sod on the project today.

The Premier John Brumby today announced a $2 million Victorian Government investment to build a new indoor basketball and netball centre, the first community owned centre of its kind in Glen Eira’s history.

Whitehorse residents will soon be making a splash at their new local pool thanks to a $2.5 million Brumby Labor Government grant to redevelop Aqualink Box Hill.

A $2 million redevelopment of the Latrobe Leisure Moe Newborough sports stadium is complete.

The Mornington Peninsula is now home to one of our fastest growing sports, with Frankston now a training and peak performance base for Victorian triathlon.

Surf Coast’s McAdam Park Motorcycling Complex will continue to be an important sporting facility for many years to come after the Minister for Sport James Merlino announced the Brumby Labor Government would commit $1.27 million to the project.