Sports funding promise from Libs

The Liberal Party has committed $3.5M to deliver upgrades to grassroots sporting facilities across the Central Coast if elected on May 3.

This will include $1.8M to redevelop amenities at Hylton Moore Oval 7 in East Gosford including women’s changerooms, a canteen with dual storage, a small clubroom, accessible amenities and storage for summer and winter sports.

There is a $1.2M commitment to redevelop amenities at Erina Oval including women’s changerooms, a canteen with dual storage, a small clubroom, accessible amenities and storage for summer and winter sports.

And finally $500,000 will be spent at Patrick Croke Oval in Kincumber to deliver two change rooms and accessible amenities.

Liberal candidate for Robertson Lucy Wicks said the commitments are an investment in the ability of young people to play the sports they love on the Central Coast.

“Our kids deserve access to facilities comparable to those available in Sydney and other regions in NSW  – and these commitments will deliver that,” she said.

“Some of our local sporting facilities have not been able to accommodate the growth in participation in local sport on the Coast – particularly amongst young women and girls.

“Our sporting stars of the future rightly expect that they can change in privacy and have access to high-quality amenities, regardless of their age or ability.

“When we have high levels of participation in local sport, our community is not only healthier, but we become more connected and stronger, as a region.”