Juliana ADDISON (Wendouree) (15:47): Great news for the North Ballarat Football & Netball Club and the North Ballarat Cricket Club, with $5 million from the Allan Labor government to deliver new clubrooms and facilities at north oval 2. It was great to be at the NBFNC sponsors day on Saturday to make the announcement with board chair Richard Start, netball director Ally Driscoll, junior director Shea McInerney, club director Angela Kerry and so many supporters, families and friends.

The much-needed upgrade of the Frank Bourke Oval will deliver four new change rooms, including female-friendly rooms, umpires change rooms, administration and soccer facilities, a verandah and AFL-standard storage facilities to be built at the oval. This $5 million investment will benefit junior and senior cricketers, netballers and footballers and also encourage the establishment of a women’s football team at the senior level.

This is another great project following on from our investment in the female-friendly project, which saw the construction of female-friendly change rooms beside the netball courts as well as two brand new netball courts.

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