The need to rebuild the Mirboo North stadium has been highlighted in Parliament again as The Nationals Member for Gippsland South, Danny O’Brien called on the Minister for Education to provide the much-needed funding.
Mr O’Brien highlighted the importance of the Minister for Education getting behind the rebuild project.
“The current stadium, which is dramatically out-of-date to the point of danger, is on the shared site of the Mirboo North primary and secondary schools and is owned by the Department of Education,” Mr O’Brien said.
“I had the pleasure of the Minister for Community Sport coming to visit the stadium earlier in the year and she has expressed that she is happy to look at it for sport funding, but we actually need the Education Department to get involved.”
Despite being located on the school grounds, the Mirboo North stadium is widely used among the community including the football club, local basketball, badminton, yoga and various others.
“With the support of the Mirboo North community, I have been lobbying the Labor Government over the Mirboo North community’s desire for a new basketball stadium for years now,” Mr O’Brien said.
“This is a well-loved facility that sees a lot of usage between the schools and community groups, but it is old, falling apart and not up to current standards. Indeed, for sporting purposes, the facility doesn’t even meet current competition standards – particularly with respect to size and run-off areas.”
Mr O’Brien said it was now up to the Minister for Education to throw his support behind the project and ensure the project is funded.