Clubs, schools the big winners
MORE than 20,000 sporting assets from the Commonwealth Games are being used not just on the Gold Coast but across the State.
Commonwealth Games Minister Kate Jones, on the 12month anniversary of the event, told parliament the biggest sporting event staged in Queensland continued to deliver benefits for communities.
“Twelve months on and Queenslanders are still benefiting from the Commonwealth Games – an event that generated $4 billion for our economy and created 16,000 jobs,” Ms Jones said.
“Our sports assets legacy program is about ensuring our investment in sporting equipment delivers a strong benefit for community sporting clubs and schools.”
Ms Jones said sporting items delivered so far included the following locations:
.• Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre – beach volleyballs, nets, post uprights, pumps, corner flag units and a gazebo.
• The Ashmore PCYC – three boxing rings, gloves, punching bags, protective equipment, skipping ropes and medicine balls.
• Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre – badminton nets, posts and flooring.
• Gold Coast Hockey – two hockey goals, net, dug-out.
• Southport Aquatic Centre – backstroke ledges, lane ropes and slip mats.
• Broadbeach Bowls Club – jack markers, boundary pegs and scoreboards.
• Griffith University – shot put, high jumps and hurdles for athletics.
Ms Jones said students in Opposition leader Deb Frecklington’s electorate at Kingaroy State High School had delivered a new long jump runup, made from a track used during the Commonwealth Games.
“None of this would be possible without the Palaszczuk Government,” she said.