Thirteen sporting clubs and facilities across Macquarie will receive more than $3.3 million to get back on their feet following last year’s natural disasters.
The Greater Sydney Kart Club in Wilberforce is set to receive $500,000 to upgrade their karting surface to make it safer for all participants to enjoy while Deerubbin Park will see an investment of over $1.3 million for new flood lights and new amenities.
Over $600,000 will go to improve the fields of two Hawkesbury Polo Clubs, at Kurri Burri Polo Club and Town and Country Polo Club and $189,939 will go towards Benson lane sporting complex for the installation of drainage system on the Lowlands soccer playing field plus new amenities. The Breakaway Oval at Freemans Reach will receive over $50,000 for replacement cricket nets that were damaged by fast moving flood waters in both the 2021 and 2022 floods.
In the Blue Mountains, $285,000 will see Pitt Park in Wentworth Falls install a new drainage system, and over $350,000 will go to upgrades at two Blue Mountains Golf Clubs in Springwood and Wentworth Falls.
The Essential Community Sport Assets Program is jointly funded by the Federal and NSW Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements, as part of the broader Community Local Infrastructure Recovery Package (CLIRP).
A total of $36 million has been awarded to 96 projects to repair and rebuild damaged facilities that were impacted by the February or June floods, including in Macquarie Susan Templeman said sport brought communities together.
“Whether you’re on the field, in the canteen or in the crowd, local sport brings people together and creates long-term connections.
“The last 12 months has been tough for a number of sporting groups, and this support will help them to rebuild.
“It also aims to make damaged sporting infrastructure more resilient in the future, including through drainage,nirrigation and track improvements.”
A full list of successful applicants is available at www.sport.nsw.gov.au/grants/sportinfrastructure-recovery-fund