Steve Irons (Swan, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, I'm holding it together—thank you, Nicolle! But the grandstand has become an eyesore amongst the Lathlain Park development and is unfit to hold the growing communities of Victoria Park, Lathlain and, more broadly, Swan. I worked closely with the Perth Football Club CEO, Marty Atkins; club president, Daryle Mann; and the West Coast Eagles to discuss the needs of the club and the community. With more than 10,000 kids involved in sport activities at the facility on an annual basis, it's time to demolish the old grandstand and build a new standalone facility which will take the Perth Football Club and Lathlain into the next century.

I look forward to continuing to work closely with both clubs, the community and the Town of Victoria Park to ensure the growing needs of our community are addressed. I'll be working hard in my electorate to deliver on local issues like the Perth Football Club grandstand. It was convenient I caught up with the Treasurer for Western Australia, Ben Wyatt, last week. I tried to get him on board to support the new Perth Football Club grandstand.

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