In the lead up to the State election, Basketball Victoria has been strongly advocating all political parties and candidates to secure funding for additional facilities. We work closely with associations to ensure that they have enough courts to meet the growing demand for the sport.
Advocating on behalf of all Victorian basketballers to ensure that they have a court to play on, is a key function of Basketball Victoria.
Being able to work succinctly with all our associations across Victoria, allows our community to have a larger voice in the current political landscape.
We have worked hard to be the conduit between politics and our associations with great success as we have the following projects that are at different funding stages from proposal stage to being allocated full funding:
· Project location: Frankston Basketball Stadium
Project total: $45 million
Benefits: An additional 4-6 additional courts to the current stadium
Financial commitment: $30 million committed by the Federal Government and Council ($15million each), plus $15 million from both the Labor party and Coalition, this project is fully funded and will commence construction in the near future
· Project location: Armstrong Creek (Geelong)
Project total: $50 million
Benefits: An additional 6 or 7 court facility
Financial commitment: $10 million from the Coalition.$50 million from the Labor party as a part of the Commonwealth Games Gymnastic facility. This project has been approved and will commence construction in the near future
· Project location: Quinn Grove (Moonee Valley)
Project total: $35 million
Benefits: A new 6 court facility in Keilor East
Financial Commitment: $17.5 million from the Coalition
· Project location: Dromana Secondary College
Project total: $7.9 million
Benefits: 3 additional courts
Financial Commitment: Total amount from the Coalition
· Project location: Mornington Secondary College
Project total: $7 million
Benefits: 2 additional courts
Financial Commitment: Total amount from the Coalition
· Project location: The Rings Stadium, Ringwood
Project total: $15 million
Benefits: 4 additional courts
Financial Commitment: Total amount from the Coalition
· Project location: Mernda Regional Facility (Whittlesea)
Project total: $40 million
Benefits: A new 6 court facility
Financial Commitment: $15 million from the Coalition and $20 million from the Labor party. The project is fully funded with council funding the remaining amount and will commence construction in the near future
· Project location: Shorten Reserve (Footscray)
Project total: $10 million
Benefits: 1 new court
Financial Commitment: Total funding from the Labor party
· Project location: Yarrambat War Memorial Park (Yarrambat)
Project total: $12.4 million from Liberal
Benefits: 2 new courts
Financial Commitment: Total funding from the Coalition
· Project location: Robson Stadium, Wallan
Project total: $480,000
Benefits: Court upgrades and adjustable backboards
Financial Commitment: Total funding from the Labor party
· Project location: Shepparton Stadium
Project total: $60 million
Benefits: 4 additional courts
Financial Commitment: $20 million from the Coalition
· Project location: Portland Basketball Stadium
Project total: $34 million
Benefits: A new 4 court facility
Financial Commitment: $10 million from the Coalition
· Project location: Benalla Indoor Recreational Centre
Project total: $15 million
Benefits: Redevelopment of the stadium
Financial Commitment: $10 million from the Coalition and $15 million from Labor. The project is fully funded and works will begin in the near future.
· Project location: Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct
Project total: $47 million
Benefits: 4 additional courts
Financial Commitment: $27 million from council and the Federal Government. $15 million already budgeted from the Labor party for stage one. $7.9 million from the Coalition for stage two. The project is funded in stages with stage one to commence construction
The above projects are a significant amount of funding to Victoria’s basketball community.
So far, the Victorian Labor party has pledged: $122 million whilst the Coalition has pledged $150 million to fund stadium projects, in total - $272 million in facility construction commitments to go towards the much-needed expansions and upgrades to support our ever-growing sport.
To see a full list of facilities that are planned, under construction or recently completed please visit our Facilities and Infrastructure page
