Two Summer Cup finals are scheduled at KGV Park today.
At 12.30pm, Olympia Warriors take on South Hobart in the
Under-18 Summer Cup Final.
In the Women’s Summer Cup Final at KGV Park at 3pm, Olympia
Warriors meet Kingborough Lions United.
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Meanwhile, Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has announced announce a $350,000 Federal Government grant to upgrade the facilities at the Taroona Football Club.
The $350,000 contribution from the Federal Government now fully
funds the $850,000 project, after the Taroona FC had secured contributions from
the State Government, Kingborough Council and the Tasmanian Community Fund in
2018.
The project will see the construction of four change rooms, and a new club house complete with
amenities and kiosk/bar facilities, all located at the existing change room and
lower car park site.
FT CEO, Matt Bulkeley, said he was pleased to see the continued
trend of increasing investment in infrastructure projects.
“This funding
announcement continues a pleasing recent trend of investment in facilities for
the game in the State that we hope to see continue around the state,” Bulkeley
said.
“These new facilities
were badly needed, especially the new change rooms, and this redevelopment will
make it a much more comfortable environment for all players, male and female,
given the availability of multiple change rooms.”
“We thank Andrew
Wilkie for his tremendous ongoing support of our code and congratulate everyone
involved at Taroona in helping to get this project fully funded.”
Andrew Wilkie said he was proud to have helped secure the funding
for Taroona, labelling them a statewide leader when it comes to women and
girls’ participation.
“It’s great to see
Federal Government money flowing to sports clubs in the Clark electorate, and
particularly soccer clubs, who are such a vital part of communities like
Taroona,” Wilkie said.
“There has been a
large number of money coming in for football recently and I’ll tell you why
I’ve pushed for it.
“It’s a great code,
it’s the number one participation sport and it’s particularly good for kids and
girls.
“I’ve been really
despairing at the under investment in facilities, so that’s why I’ve had a
particular focus on it.
“I’ve found it quite
unfathomable how in the top participation sport in the state, that is so good,
particularly for little kids and girls, that there has been so little
investment.
“So, we’ve managed to
turn it around a little.”
Taroona FC President Jordan Wright thanked Mr Wilkie for the
support and said it was the result of many years’ hard work.
“We’ve been working
on this for 4-5 years, so it’s fantastic to see that hard work pay off,” Wright
said.
“Our Club has 16-17
teams and over 270 players, but our facilities are far from good enough, so
this is something we can be proud of, along with the benefits it will bring to
the community.
“So, thanks a lot to
Andrew Wilkie for his support in securing this additional funding.”
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