Ian Goodenough (Moore, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club in my electorate recently held its annual registration day for the 2018-19 season. The club celebrated its 60th anniversary with a dinner dance on Friday, 31 August. Founded in 1958, the Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club has 1,768 members, including a junior base of 640 nippers. In order to meet the needs of the current and forecasted membership base, support the development of junior and youth members, and provide the necessary training and community services, a redevelopment concept plan has been proposed by the committee to increase the internal building floor area of the clubhouse from 1,335 square metres to 2,124 square metres, with 885 square metres of external courtyard, deck and wash down areas. It is essential for all three levels of government—local, state and federal—to work cooperatively together with the private sector to ensure the necessary funding and corporate sponsorship to upgrade our local surf club. It is estimated that the renovations will cost approximately $8 million, and, as patron of the Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club, I'm actively working to bring all parties together to cooperatively support this essential and very worthy development.