Ms SPENCE (Yuroke) — (12 835) My adjournment matter is for the Minister for Sport, and the action I seek is that the minister visit the Yuroke electorate to tour our local sporting facilities, including the Splash Aqua Park and Leisure Centre, which is due to open later this year and will give residents across the northern suburbs access to a wide range of facilities.

While in the electorate, the minister may also be interested in visiting the Marnong Estate development, a new tourism facility in Mickleham set to open in February 2018 which will offer historic homestead accommodation, a winery and a 250‑seat restaurant that will cater to the conference and events market.

I thank the minister for his work in this area and look forward to his response.

Response:

I refer to your adjournment debate matter regarding the request for myself to tour Yuroke’s local sporting facilities, in particular the Splash Aqua Park and Leisure Centre, along with the Marnong Estate development in the Legislative Assembly on 20 June 2017.

I’d like to commend you on your dedication to sport and recreation in her electorate. Providing high quality sport and recreation facilities in Victoria is a key aim of the Victorian Government.

This is why the Government is investing $120 million into the Community Sports Infrastructure Fund to facilitate the upgrade and development of community sports facilities during this term of government.

I would also like to commend your commitment to growing the tourism sector in your community and welcome the opportunity to discuss and identify ways we could do this throughout Yuroke.

My office will be in contact to discuss arranging a visit in the near future.

The Hon John Eren MP
Minister for Sport