Rowville football and cricket clubs
Kim WELLS (Rowville) (09:58): The Rowville football and cricket clubs are for many of my constituents centre points of our local Rowville community. Last year the footy club continued to compete in the premier league and remains the only club in Knox that plays in this division. While the club and players continue to provide a sense of pride for the Rowville community, the clubrooms have become an embarrassment and are unworkable. The rise in popularity of women’s football within the club has highlighted the urgent need for upgrades for the change rooms. Currently they only have one set of change rooms, which forces the clubs into the ridiculous situation of having to manage who gets changed and when. Unlike many footy clubs and cricket clubs that play at similar levels the Rowville Football Club cannot rely on poker machines to fund refurbishments. So when will the Andrews Labor government finally back this great club and deliver on funding infrastructure upgrades that are so desperately needed?