Ben Morton (Tangney, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

You might have seen some footage on the weekend of the Prime Minister and I at the Willetton basketball stadium. Having heard so much about this fantastic local association, the PM was keen to see the stadium in action and the stadium's plans for expansion. The Willetton Basketball Association has such a great story to tell. It has more than 300 teams, with 3,500 players and more than 1,100 volunteers. The current four-court stadium is stretched beyond capacity with over 150 kids on the waiting list—and possibly many more—wanting to play, but space restrictions make it impossible.

The expansion will double the number of courts, getting even more kids active, staying healthy and playing team sport. As always, the footage you might have seen only shows part of the story. The full story is that the PM took his shot, the ball rebounded off the ring, and the PM collected the ball off the rebound and passed it on to me. With a little jump, the ball floated through the air and, boom, into the net! Now, that's teamwork! That's the kind of teamwork that will deliver the federal funding for this project.

Thank you so much for visiting, PM. I'm sure we'll be catching up very soon about locking in a federal funding contribution for the very important stadium expansion project in my electorate of Tangney. I appreciate your support. I appreciate your visit. I know that by working together we'll deliver on this project.

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