Gordon Street facilities officially opened<\/p>\n
NEW sporting facilities at Gordon Street Oval are officially complete following an investment from all levels of government.<\/p>\n
The $4.7 million Gordon Street Recreation Reserve redevelopment was officially opened last Friday by Federal Labor Senator Raff Ciccone, Member for Ripon Martha Haylett and Deputy Mayor Jo Armstrong.<\/p>\n
Made possible with over $1.8 million from the Australian Government, $2.5 million from the Victorian Government, and $315,000 from Ararat Rural City Council, the new facilities are already improving the local playing experience and boosting community engagement.<\/p>\n
Delivered over two stages, the first phase saw the construction of two soccer pitches, new female friendly changeroom facilities, a cricket oval, a multi-use space for Little Athletics as well as upgrades to landscaping.<\/p>\n
Stage 2 of the project was fully funded by the Australian Government, with the council receiving $1.4 million through the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program.<\/p>\n
This supported upgrades to lighting, fencing and drainage, the construction of new carpark spaces, team seating and Little Athletic facilities.<\/p>\n
These upgrades mean that Ararat now has state-of-the-art facilities that will cater for the significant growth in AFL and football within the region.<\/p>\n
Senator Ciccone said the new pavilion and surfaces will unlock opportunities for AFL, soccer, cricket and Little Athletics.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe local sports clubs were extensively consulted throughout the design process, and it\u2019s exciting to see the community already making the most of the facilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Albanese Government is proud to have worked in partnership with Ararat Rural City Council and the Victorian Government to deliver a project that will boost sports participation and community health in regional Victoria,\u201d Senator Ciccone said.<\/p>\n
Ms Haylett said country communities deserve world-class sporting facilities.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe now have that at the Gordon Street Reserve. This is a huge win for our community and I cannot wait to see it in action for years to come,\u201d Ms Haylett said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese brand-new facilities will make sport more inclusive for women and girls, and will bring more opportunities for major events too. I\u2019m proud to be part of a government that helped get this done for Ararat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mayor Bob Sanders was unable to attend last Friday\u2019s opening, but in a statement he said the completion of Gordon Street Reserve\u2019s redevelopment is such an exciting occasion for our community.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new facility will nurture sporting passions in our young people, provide pathways for careers in sport, and offer our residents a fantastic new space to come together for events.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thank the Australian and Victorian governments for backing our vision,\u201d Cr Sanders said.<\/p>\n
Facilities at Gordon Street Recreation Reserve have been in use for several months and several user groups were represented at last week\u2019s official opening.<\/p>\n
James Hosking from St Andrews Cricket Club said it was a brilliant facility.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a club, we\u2019re pretty excited by these new facilities.<\/p>\n
The new turf wicket for us is huge, all the players want to get out on the bat. Also the changerooms and facilities are amazing compared where we came from,\u201d Mr Hosking said.<\/p>\n
Minister for Regional Development and Local Government, Kristy McBain said it was pleasing to see the development completed.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegional communities deserve high-quality sporting facilities, which is why it\u2019s fantastic to see the Gordon Street Recreation Reserve complete – one of the many projects we\u2019re delivering in partnership with Ararat Rural City Council, as part of over $7.9 million in LRCI funding.<\/p>\n
\u201cThanks to this project, Gordon Street will become regional Victoria\u2019s home of AFLW \u2013 creating a centre of excellence, and supporting pathways for women and girls to pursue careers in league football,\u201d Ms McBain said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NEW sporting facilities at Gordon Street Oval are officially complete following an investment from all levels of government.
\nThe $4.7 million Gordon Street Recreation Reserve redevelopment was officially opened last Friday by Federal Labor Senator Raff Ciccone, Member for Ripon Martha Haylett and Deputy Mayor Jo Armstrong.
\nMade possible with over $1.8 million from the Australian Government, $2.5 million from the Victorian Government, and $315,000 from Ararat Rural City Council, the new facilities are already improving the local playing experience and boosting community engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,20],"tags":[],"coauthors":[31],"class_list":["post-2475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sport"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_4562-Copy-2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdqUu4-DV","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2475"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theadvocate.net.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=2475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}