Hon Tom KenyonMinister for Employment, Higher

Education and SkillsMinister for Science and Information

EconomyMinister for Recreation and Sport

Friday, 10 February 2012

$6.5M IN STATE GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR 77 LOCAL SPORTS FACILITIES

Recreation and Sport Minister, Tom Kenyon today announced the 77 community sporting groupsacross South Australia who have been selected to share in more than $6.5 million of funding toimprove and upgrade their facilities.

“The successful applicants will receive grants via the Community Recreation and Sport FacilitiesProgram (CRSFP), which assists with grassroots sport and recreation facility developments andupgrades,” Mr Kenyon said.

“Grassroots sports organisations are so important to the fabric of South Australia, and the StateGovernment is committed to supporting local sport and recreation groups as they strive to helpcreate stronger communities.”

“The CRSFP has proven to be a hugely popular program in both the city and country regions, andonce again there were many high quality applications this year from all corners of the SouthAustralian sporting and recreational community.”

“I am delighted that we have been able to provide 77 projects with $6.581m in financial assistancethrough CRSFP in 2011-12.

“These projects will make a significant contribution to the community by improving the level ofservice and activities local clubs offer South Australians.

“We hold a strong commitment to support active recreation and sport programs that assist inimproving our health and wellbeing and I’m confident this funding will give tens of thousands ofSouth Australians of all ages greater opportunities to be involved in physical activity,” Mr Kenyonsaid.

The successful projects include:• $500,000 for a multi-purpose synthetic pitch at Stockwell Recreation Park• $400,000 towards the Walkleys Park Clubroom Redevelopment.• $200,000 for the development of change rooms and canteen at Cummins Memorial Recreation

Centre• $200,000 towards the upgrade of McLaughlin Park in Millicent• $200,000 towards the replacement of the synthetic hockey pitch at Port Adelaide• $200,000 towards the development of a regional tennis facility at Mount Barker• $200,000 towards the consolidation of sporting facilities at Quorn Oval

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• $200,000 towards the redevelopment of facilities at the Two Wells Football and Netball SportingClub

• $125,000 towards sports field lighting at the Mawson Lakes Sports and Recreation Precinctdevelopment

• $125,000 towards the refurbishment of wooden flooring at Jubilee Park Stadium in Whyalla• $35,000 towards a multi-purpose clubroom at Blanchetown Kart Club.

Mr Kenyon said all funding was required to be matched by the applicant through other fundingsources or in-kind contributions.

“This matched funding requirement means that our total annual investment of $6.581 million intothe program will result in at nearly $19 million worth of economic activity across the State,” MrKenyon said.

Applications for the next round of CRSFP are expected to open on March 3, 2012.

FULL LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CRSFP APPLICATIONS

Organisation Project FundingAdelaide Council North East Park Lands Activity Hub – Stage Two $150,000Alexandrina Council Strathalbyn Youth Recreational Area $200,000Barossa District Football and NetballClub

Williamstown Queen Victoria Jubilee Park OvalLighting Upgrade - Phase 1

$ 27,000

Barossa Valley Hockey Association Multi-Purpose Synthetic Pitch at StockwellRecreation Park

$500,000

Basketball Mount Gambier Court 1 Upgrade $ 100,000BHAS Bowling Club - Port Pirie BHAS Bowling Club - Synthetic Green $ 76,400Bicycle SA Cudlee Creek Forest Sustainable XC Trail Planning

and Development$ 35,000

Blanchetown Kart Club Blanchetown Kart Club - Clubroom FacilityDevelopment

$ 35,000

BMW Netball Club Sport and Recreation Master Plan for theredevelopment of the Mount RemarkableAgricultural Grounds

$13,600

Booleroo Centre Memorial SwimmingClub

Repair and refurbishment of the FibreglassSwimming Pool Surface

$32,000

Boston Sports Association Improvement of Sport and RecreationInfrastructure at Poole Oval, Port Lincoln

$150,000

Burnside Council Webb Oval Subsurface Drainage (GlenungaReserve)

$50,000

Charles Sturt Council Fawk Reserve Master Plan Implementation $130,000Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council Community Multi-Purpose Court Resurfacing

Project$40,000

Clare Sports Facility Management The Nat Dunstan Memorial PlaygroundClare United Sports Clubrooms Clare United Sports Clubrooms Project $ 40,000Cummins Memorial Recreation Centre Cummins Multi-Purpose Change Room and

Canteen Development$200,000

Clearview Bowling Club Replacement of Synthetic Green $ 70,000Gambier City Sharks Soccer Club GCSSC Change rooms $ 34,000

Organisation Project FundingGawler and District Tennis Association Essex Park Court Resurfacing $ 40,000Gawler Council Gawler Skate Park $ 160,000Golden Grove Tennis Club Golden Grove Tennis Club Facility Upgrade $ 68,500Grange Lawn Tennis Club Keeping The Community Active On Court All Year

Round$ 25,000

Hatherleigh Sport and RecreationCentre

Hatherleigh Sport and Recreation CentreCommunity Redevelopment Project

$200,000

Heathfield Netball Club Heathfield Netball Club Clubrooms Development $ 90,000Hills Softball Association Backstops and Dugouts for Softball Diamonds at

Anembo Park$ 20,000

Horse Federation of SA Recreational Trails Strategy for SA 2005-2010Review

$13,500

Kapunda High School Upgrade of Court at Kapunda High School $ 42,000Kapunda Tennis Club Resurfacing of Tennis and Netball Court at Dutton

Park Sporting Complex$ 75,000

Kingston Council Kingston Gall Park Community and RecreationalFacilities Infrastructure Upgrade

$ 100,000

Kybybolite Memorial Sports Club Kybybolite/Netball/Tennis Club shelter &amenities block

$ 51,000

Langhorne Creek Netball Club Adult Fitness Equipment and Children'sPlayground

$ 27,000

Lock District Swimming Centre Lock Swimming Centre Pool Upgrade $ 25,000Marion Council Edwardstown Oval and Mitchell Park Oval Master

Plans$30,000

Meadows Football Club Meadows oval Lighting Project $ 82,000Millicent Football and Netball Club McLaughlin Park Netball Tennis Courts $ 200,000

Regional Tennis Facility in the Adelaide Hills $200,000Mount Barker CouncilBald Hills Road Regional Recreational FacilityMaster Plan

$10,000

Mount Gambier Netball Association Mount Gambier Netball Association Court,Lighting & Facility Upgrade

$ 170,000

Murray Bridge Council Rural City of Murray Bridge Recreation and SportStrategy 2012-2017

$25,000

Naracoorte and District BasketballAssociation

NDBA Change room/Facilities Upgrade $ 39,000

Naracoorte Football Club Naracoorte Football Oval Lighting Project $ 27,000Norwood Payneham St Peters Council Trinity Gardens Soldiers’ Memorial Tennis Club

Courts Upgrade Project$150,000

Onkaparinga Council Reynella Bowling Club Stage 2 Clubroom Upgrade $ 100,000Onkaparinga Tennis Club Onkaparinga Tennis/Netball Development $ 140,000Orroroo Netball Club Orroroo Town Courts Resurfacing $ 22,000O'Sullivans Beach Sports andCommunity Centre

Female Change room Facilities Project $ 113,000

Peterborough Council Peterborough Town Courts Upgrade $ 40,000Port Adelaide District Hockey Club Synthetic hockey playing surface replacement

Port Adelaide District Hockey Club$ 200,000

Port Lincoln Netball Association Stage 3 - Light upgrade project $ 31,000Port Pirie Basketball Association PPBA Floor Underpinning Project $ 24,000

Organisation Project FundingPort Pirie Netball Association Court Resurfacing /refencing $ 80,000Prospect Council Broadview Sport and Recreation Precinct Master

Plan$9,000

Quorn Community Sporting Association Centralisation and Consolidation of SportingFacilities

$200,000

Riverton Saddleworth Marrabel UnitedNetball Club

RSMU Netball Club Court Resurfacing $ 22,000

Rowing SA South Australian Indoor Rowing Centre andStorage

$ 43,000

RSL - Murray Bridge Murray Bridge RSL Bowling Club - Floodlights andShelter for Synthetic Lawn Bowling Green

$ 33,000

SA Amateur Football League Stage 2 of the Thebarton Oval FloodlightingProject - Installation of new lights and lighttowers

$ 85,575

Salisbury Council Walkleys Park Clubroom Redevelopment $400,000Softball SA Softball SA/Baseball SA new HQ feasibility study $38,000Sporting Shooters Association ofAustralia - Para Branch

Air Rifle, Air Pistol and Training Room FacilityUpgrade

$ 63,000

Stirling District Soccer Club Synthetic Grass Futsal/Training $64,925Strathalbyn Polo and RecreationGrounds Management Committee

Strathalbyn Polo and Recreation Grounds –Master Plan

$7,500

Tanunda Tennis Club Tanunda Tennis and Netball Development $200,000

Target Rifle SAPurchase and Installation of Electronic Targetryfor State Facility

$116,000

Tea Tree Gully Council Modbury Sporting Complex Master Plan $13,000Tea Tree Gully Golf Club Driving Range Upgrade $45,000Two Wells Football and NetballSporting Clubs

Redevelopment of the Two Wells Football andNetball Sporting Club Facility

$200,000

University of South AustraliaMawson Lakes Sports and Recreation PrecinctDevelopment – Sports Field Lighting

$125,000

Valley View Tennis ClubValley View Tennis Club Courts AcrylicResurfacing

$21,000

Walking Federation of SAFeasibility of constructing a bridge across theOnkaparinga river on Sandow Road Reserve,Verdun

$30,000

Wasleys Bowling Club Overhead Lighting Replacement $25,000West Lakes Tennis Club Court Resurfacing $47,000Western Districts MemorialCommunity and Sports Centre

Western Districts Memorial Community MemorialSports Club Court Resurfacing Project

$59,000

Whyalla Basketball AssociationJubilee Park Stadium Refurbishment of StadiumWooden Flooring

$125,000

Woodville Rugby Union Football Club Gleneagles Reserve Lighting $44,000Yankalilla Sporting Club Yankalilla Netball and Tennis Court Resurface $32,000