Nicolle Flint (Boothby, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Every week more than 3,500 people visit the Flagstaff Community Centre in my electorate of Boothby. It is a true community centre, providing a home for many sports and social clubs. More than 600 volunteers work together at the centre, supporting our footballers, athletes, netballers, tennis players and service clubs like Rotary. All ages use the centre, from pre-schoolers through to retirees. This is why I fought for and secured $400,000 in federal government funding towards a much-needed upgrade for the centre. The $400,000 of federal funding has been available since early last year. Unfortunately, there has been no matching funding commitment by the state Labor government so that the project can proceed. This is why I was delighted that, thanks to the hard work of Steve Murray, Liberal candidate for Davenport, $500,000 has been committed by the South Australian Liberal Party to the Flagstaff Community Centre upgrade.

Sports and social clubs are the lifeblood of our local communities, and the new facilities will ensure that the Flagstaff Hill clubs will be around for generations to come. The upgrades will also support the growth of female participation in sport, with new change-room facilities. There will also be improvements to the centre overall. The Flagstaff Community Centre serves as home to many local sporting clubs, including the Flagstaff Hill football, cricket and tennis clubs, the Southern Hills Little Athletics, the Happy Valley Netball Club and the Rotary Club of Flagstaff Hill. I'm so happy that they will finally get the facilities they deserve.