Works commence at Kingston Heath Regional Soccer Facility
Simon Crean, Federal Member for Hotham, officially turned the first sod to commence works at the Kingston Heath Regional Soccer Facility.
The project has been funded with over $2.9 million through the Federal Labor Government’s Economic Stimulus Plan and $363,000 from Kingston City Council.
The project will commence the implementation of the Regional Soccer Strategy within the City of Kingston. It will see the provisions of state-of-the-art artificial playing fields at Kingston Heath Reserve, through the replacement of two existing grass soccer pitches.
It will also provide a full range of ancillary facilities at the Reserve, such as lighting, parking, scoreboards and landscaping, to support the development of the Regional Soccer Facility for sport.
“This funding was delivered from the more than $1 billion Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program – the largest one-off investment in local infrastructure in Australia’s history,” Simon Crean said.
During construction, the project is expected to support 20 jobs locally, and will continue to support jobs through ongoing maintenance and services.
Simon Crean congratulated the local community for beginning construction on this important community facility for local families and residents.
“In total, the Government has provided over $13.9 million through the Community Infrastructure Program for 10 projects in the electorate of Hotham to support jobs and improve local infrastructure,” Simon Crean said.
Almost 70 per cent of the stimulus package is infrastructure, with construction projects already underway.
