Recreation

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.

Victorian football clubs and fans are the big winners in a breakthrough that will deliver bigger returns to clubs for AFL games played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the Premier, John Brumby, said today.

A new state-of-the-art regional soccer precinct for Ballarat is a step closer thanks to a $1 million Brumby Labor Government funding boost announced by Sports Minister James Merlino today.

Box Hill Hawks fans will now enjoy a bird’s eye view of their team in action with the completion of the club’s new Southern Pavilion at Box Hill City Oval, Sports Minister James Merlino said today.

Mornington Racecourse will receive a $4.6 million boost under a Brumby Labor Government and Victorian racing industry funding partnership, Deputy Premier and Minister for Racing Rob Hulls announced today.