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

The Carine Cats Ball Club Incorporated is the second-largest junior baseball club in Western Australia, fielding 19 junior teams registered for the 2021-22 season. The club has a growing rate of female participation and will be celebrating its 40th anniversary this season. I recently met on site with the chairperson, Simon Stanton, to help resolve a major obstacle to the construction commencing on the new clubhouse. I understand that $600,000 has been secured jointly through the City of Stirling and from the federal government as part of a 2019 election commitment. The project has gone to tender. However, as a result of an escalation in building costs, there is a shortfall of approximately $100,000 in the funding required to complete the building. I call upon the Minister for Sport to work with the City of Stirling to address the funding shortfall with a view to enabling the construction of the clubhouse in a timely manner. Currently, the facilities are inadequate with very limited storage in an very old building, which does not meet current occupational health and safety standards, and equipment is being stored in a fenced yard outside the building. The nearby ablution facilities are no longer being maintained by the local authority and there are no proper change room facilities.