Belgenny Oval Sports field Redevelopment will involve an upgrade of the playing surface, including the provision of improved drainage and irrigation to assist with the increasing use of the facility.
The works will assist in maintaining a quality playing surface to provide participation opportunity for whole community including increasing female participation.
Ms Quinnell said the funding would help Camden Council continue its work in providing quality sporting surfaces to the community.
“The improvement of this common space will help both organised and community sport to thrive. These improvements will bring a resilience to an area hard hit by flooding in the past, allowing it to bounce back in the future,” she said.
“This oval is the home of the Camden Falcons Football Club – a local institution – and is utilised by many other clubs and associations. For these groups, upgrades are excellent news, ensuring less time is spent off the field waiting for this space to recover, and more time getting out there and playing the sports our community loves.”
Ms Quinnell said 46 projects across NSW would share in $6.4M under the latest round of funding in the NSW Government’s Infrastructure Grants program.
These include projects in the areas of sport and recreation, the arts and culture, disaster readiness and community infrastructure.
The NSW Government’s Infrastructure Grants program is made possible by ClubGRANTS Category 3, which directs profits from registered clubs’ gaming machines into community projects, while clubs receive a tax concession in return.
Applications for the next round of Infrastructure Grants are open until Monday, November 25. For more information on how to apply and for the complete list of Infrastructure Grants Program recipients visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/clubgrants-category-3-fund
The NSW Government’s review into the effectiveness of ClubGRANTS is ongoing amid continuing ongoing work across government to improve integrity and public trust in grants. This is the first formal review into the scheme since 2013.