Aaron Violi (Casey, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I've been working with the Belgrave Football Netball Club, the Belgrave Cricket Club, the Belgrave Junior Football Club and the Belgrave Men's Shed to upgrade the pavilion at the Belgrave Recreation Reserve. The Belgrave Recreation Reserve pavilion was built in 1950 and doesn't have facilities that allow our community to come together. While the women's teams are growing, the outdated facilities are holding them back.

I've been out to the club and seen firsthand the sense of community it provides for all who are part of the Belgrave family. There's been strong community support for an upgraded pavilion at the reserve that doubles as a community hub for the hills in the event of an emergency. We have now received over 1,070 signatures on our petition. Thank you to the committees of the Belgrave clubs and the Men's Shed for your continued advocacy for the upgrade. I particularly want to thank Mel Davey. Mel's passion for women's sport is unparallelled, and she has been an incredible advocate for upgrading the facilities for all in Belgrave.

It's time that the Belgrave Recreational Reserve pavilion was upgraded to support the growth in female participation and become a community hub for the wider Hills region. And I will continue to be a strong local voice for this upgrade, and together, we'll keep fighting to get it done.