	{"id":68798,"date":"2023-05-05T04:55:15","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T18:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/?p=68798"},"modified":"2023-05-06T08:52:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T22:52:09","slug":"rec-reserve-rescue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/rec-reserve-rescue\/","title":{"rendered":"REC RESERVE RESCUE: Port sport projects likely despite budget cut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PORTARLINGTON Recreation Reserve is set to receive much-needed infrastructure upgrades despite being among a list of community projects that Geelong council put on hold.<\/p>\n<p>But residents say they will lobby the city and local councillors to reconsider its decision to rescind a $1 million funding contribution for implementation of the reserve&#8217;s masterplan after years of advocacy to improve the facility.<\/p>\n<p>Close to $4 million is expected to flow from the state and federal government in coming months to start improvements under the site&#8217;s master plan.<\/p>\n<p>A new scoreboard and lighting upgrade, and improvements to the main pavilion are among the priority projects in stakeholders&#8217; crosshairs as governments finalise their budgets for the coming financial year.<\/p>\n<p>A $1 million contribution slated by the City of Greater Geelong in its 2022\/23 budget was removed from the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/community-projects-on-hold-in-strained-council-budget\/\">proposed 2023\/24 spending plan<\/a> released last week as the council delayed more than $80 million in promised projects amid its financial challenges.<\/p>\n<p>But the reserve is still on track to receive <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/labor-pledges-3-15-million-for-port-reserve-masterplan\/\">$3.15 million in state government money promised ahead of last year&#8217;s election<\/a> and will get <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/port-scoreboard-bipartisan-support\/\">$600,000 from the federal government<\/a> for upgrades including a new scoreboard.<\/p>\n<p>Portarlington Recreation Reserve project reference group member Geoff Fary said the group was &#8220;quite hopeful&#8221; it could proceed with essential projects despite the budget squeeze.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course we were disappointed that we were impacted by [the council decision].<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not the only community that&#8217;s been impacted by it and we will be urging the city to resume the allocation of that funding at the earliest opportunity to complete the redevelopment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As well as the other sports clubs like footy, netball, cricket, tennis, it&#8217;s also used by the Ag Society for their very successful Bellarine Agricultural Show, and the active recreation areas are used a lot by both townsfolk and visitors.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s central to our community, it&#8217;s an essential part of the future here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Upgrades to the inside of the club&#8217;s main pavilion, expansion of changing facilities to include mixed gender capacity, and improvements to car parking and perimeter fencing were among the projects Mr Fary said were priorities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68848\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68848\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68848\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Port-Rec-Reserve-embedded-2-300x190.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Port-Rec-Reserve-embedded-2-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Port-Rec-Reserve-embedded-2-1024x649.png 1024w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Port-Rec-Reserve-embedded-2-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/Port-Rec-Reserve-embedded-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bellarine MP Alison Marchant and her predecessor Lisa Neville (both front) pledged $3.15 million to the community facility during last year&#8217;s successful state election campaign. Photo: SUPPLIED<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The city&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bellarinetimes\/news\/city-approves-portarlington-masterplan\/\">Portarlington Recreation Reserve Master Plan<\/a> adopted in April last year identified about $10 million worth of development required in the coming years for the reserve to continue community needs.<\/p>\n<p>The city&#8217;s community service delivery director Robyn Stevens said the city would continue exploring opportunities to pay for and deliver the plan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We understand this is an important project for the Portarlington community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re hopeful the state government&#8217;s $3 million commitment towards the reserve will be confirmed in its upcoming budget. If that happens, we&#8217;ll work with the government and the reserve tenants to determine which upgrades outlined in the master plan can be delivered with the available funding.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have also received confirmation of $600,000 in federal government funding for a scoreboard and sports lighting upgrade, which will go ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All of the projects placed on hold through our budget process will remain on our agenda and we&#8217;ll be looking to find ways to deliver them as soon as we can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The proposed budget is available for community feedback until May 24 at: <a href=\"https:\/\/yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au\/2023-24-BRRP\">https:\/\/yoursay.geelongaustralia.com.au\/2023-24-BRRP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Victorian government&#8217;s budget is due to be released on May 23.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORTARLINGTON Recreation Reserve is set to receive much-needed infrastructure upgrades despite being among a list of community projects that Geelong council put on hold. 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