Page 4907 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 25 October 2011
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upgrades for our irrigation systems; the Ngunnawal neighbourhood oval restoration and couch establishment; the Reid oval irrigation system replacement; the Jamison Macquarie enclosed oval perimeter fence replacement; the supply of electricity upgrades to equestrian park; floodlighting systems at the Majura Ainslie district playing fields, cofunded in partnership with the Ainslie Football Club; the Manuka pool upgrades; the Dickson pool children’s water play and park design; the Narrabundah ballpark electrical upgrade and new floodlighting; a diving board replacement at Civic pool; new gym equipment at the ACT Academy of Sport; relocation of new floodlighting from the old Narrabundah ballpark to the adjoining Narrabundah district playing field; upgrades to the Kaleen district playing field pavilions as well as extending those pavilions; design for the upgrade of the Mint oval pavilion; design for the Wanniassa district playing field new amenities facility; Narrabundah ballpark upgrades in order for the Canberra Cavalry to represent the ACT in the Australian Baseball League; new curator shed and practice nets at the Kaleen enclosed oval; floodlighting at Downer and Harrison neighbourhood ovals; synthetic fields established and upgrading amenities at Gold Creek and Nicholls; and new toilets at Wanniassa playing fields.
We have also provided assistance just in the last 12 month to the Equestrian Association for the purchase of weed spraying equipment to control weed infestations and to reduce costs for participants. The ACT Darts Council was supported to provide their members with assistance to attend the Australian darts championship. The ACT men’s intellectually disabled basketball team was provided with travel assistance to keep costs down for participants to attend their championships. ACT Swimming has been provided with assistance for the purchase of portable electronic timing equipment for use at events, sparing, again, additional costs to members. The Bandits Baseball Club has received funding for equipment for their diamond that reduces their maintenance costs and, of course, reduces costs to participants. A number of tennis clubs have had their courts resurfaced to reduce their maintenance costs. These include the Belconnen Wests Tennis Club, the Melba Tennis Club, Tennis ACT for a range of programs across the city, and the Red Hill Tennis Club.
We have provided support to: the Canberra City Gymnastics Club to, again, extend and enhance their training facilities; the Canberra Dragon Boat Association to support their continued operations, promotions and development of that sport in the territory; the Eastlake Cricket Club for redevelopment of the Kingston oval nets for safer use and to provide increased amenity to their membership; the Gungahlin Eagles Rugby Union Club for an extension to the Gungahlin community centre to house a strapping, medical treatment, change room and storage space area for the growing club; the Hall Bushrangers Rugby Club for the purchase of a club marquee for use at club events; Hockey ACT have been supported with $750,000 for the construction of new synthetic grass fields in the Tuggeranong area; Pegasus Riding for the Disabled for the purchase of equipment to increase participation in that most worthy of organisations; Southern Canberra Gymnastics Club for assistance to upgrade their landing pits; and the Tuggeranong Archery Club, as I mentioned earlier, has undertaken the delivery of a multi-use facility that will benefit a large number of community sports in the Tuggeranong Valley.
They are just a handful of examples of programs the ACT government has provided in terms of direct assistance to community sport in recent times. On top of this, the sport
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