Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct
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Sports precinct progressing
Sports hub and pavilion works are progressing on the Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct. Following installation of the concrete slabs in December, framing of the building and construction of the stadium walls is now under way. Clearing works began on the sports pavilion site following lengthy delays accessing the site due to wet weather conditions…
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#sportsprecinctNOW reality
The federal government will invest $15 million to help complete the long-awaited Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct regardless of the federal election outcome. Liberal candidate for McEwen, Richard Welch, made the announcement on Sunday, making it clear that the funds were available now. “The community’s long fight is over,” he said. “No more waiting, no…
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Macedon Ranges sports hub pledge welcomed
The Labor Party has announced it will invest $15 million to help complete the Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct if voted in at the next federal election. McEwen MP Rob Mitchell and Shadow Minister for Cities and Urban Infrastructure Andrew Giles announced the pledge at New Gisborne today. “I know how much this precinct will…
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PRECINCT NEED CRITICAL
Sporting clubs are crying out for federal funding to complete the Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct as local facilities overflow. Macedon Ranges Shire Council seeks $21 million for stage two of the project that’s been years in demand. While there was no mention of the sports precinct in the Federal Budget handed down last week,…
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$3.2M to sports precinct
The multi-million dollar Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct has been boosted by a guaranteed $3.2M from the state government. “This is a project of state-wide significance, one that can hold state-wide and national events,” district MP Mary-Anne Thomas stated on Friday on site at New Gisborne. The $3.2M via the Growing Suburbs Fund will help…
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Precinct certainty: community a “rolling thunder”
With state capital all but secured for the Macedon Ranges Regional Sports Precinct, attention now turns to the federal government and peak sporting bodies to round out the funding. A $15 million pledge from Opposition Leader Matthew Guy last week now competes with Labor’s pledge of $11.6M toward the New Gisborne project which unites visions…