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South Australia will soon see a massive $80 million pumped into the sports sector across varying clubs and new developments including the establishment a $49 million purpose-built headquarters for SA Sports Institute; next to the Netball SA Stadium in Mile End.
Alongside the recent announced plans for a brand-new ‘home for basketball’ has been unveiled with the hub receiving a $15 million investment by the Marshall Liberal Government.
The new centre will become the headquarters for the Adelaide Lightning, Basketball SA, SA Country Basketball and SA Wheelchair Basketball.
The State Basketball Centre will be built as an extension to the Wayville Sports Centre, creating 64 jobs through construction, and provide four additional courts including a show court capable of hosting 1,600 people for events.
The new facility will cater for community through to high-performance basketball and see local, district, state and national league teams all training from the same venue.
Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing, Corey Wingard, said the project is another big win for the state as the Marshall Liberal Government continues to position South Australia as a national and world leader in sport and recreation.
“Over this past year we’ve committed to major infrastructure upgrades which will benefit tennis, soccer, netball, cycling, athletics and lacrosse and it’s fantastic to be able to add basketball to this extensive list,” Minister Wingard said.
Sport and recreation clubs right across South Australia will also make significant upgrades to their facilities thanks to the biggest ever investment in grassroots sport in SA’s history.
Alongside the basketball hub, more than $24 million in grants will be handed out by the Marshall Liberal Government for 115 projects from Woodville in metropolitan Adelaide, to Port Pirie in the Spencer Gulf and Mt Gambier in the south east.
The projects, which are expected to support hundreds of jobs, are being funded out of three grant programs:
- Community Recreation and Sport Facilities Program (CRSFP) ($4 million)
- Grassroots Facilities Program (GFP) ($15 million)
- Regional and Districts Facilities Program (RDFP) ($5 million)
Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing Corey Wingard said building what matters for sporting communities is part of the Marshall Liberal Government’s plan to encourage South Australians to get more active, more often.
“These grants will assist sport and recreation organisations across the state to develop core infrastructure and community hubs that will directly impact participation through the rational development of well-designed and utilised facilities,” Minister Wingard said.
The grant programs also align with the objectives of the Marshall Government’s Game On: Getting South Australia moving initiative which aims to get South Australians moving and enjoying the many social, health and lifestyle benefits sport and recreation provide.
Applications for the next round of the Infrastructure Projects (2021-22) funding programs will open soon where an additional $20.6 million in grants will be available to eligible sporting clubs and organisations.
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