What the election result means for netball in Victoria

Netball communities across Victoria are set to benefit from significant infrastructure investment following the recent federal election, with over $70 million pledged from the Albanese Labor Government to deliver new or upgraded local sports facilities.

Key projects to benefit include a new pavilion at Templeton Reserve in Wantirna ($3 million), major renewal works at Drysdale Football & Netball Club ($5.45 million), North Bendigo Recreation Reserve ($3 million), and expansion of the the Nunawading Indoor Sports Centre ($45 million).

Additional support for venues in Werribee, Whittlesea, Somerville, Sunbury, and Fish Creek will help create safer, more inclusive spaces for netballers across metro and regional areas.

Netball Victoria welcomes these commitments, which will enhance participation opportunities and strengthen local communities.

Full list of ALP funding commitments:

• Templeton Reserve in Wantirna new pavilion – $3 m (Aston, Vic)
• Carrington Park Reserve pavilion redevelopment – $1.8 m (Aston, Vic)
• Victoria Park sporting fields in Daylesford and Doug Lindsay Reserve Creswick – $1.2 m (Ballarat, Vic)
• Truscott Reserve Pavilion upgrade – $1 m (Bendigo, Vic)
• North Bendigo Recreation Reserve upgrade – $3 m (Bendigo, Vic)
• Kyneton Skate park upgrade – $750,000 (Bendigo, Vic)
• New boutique rectangular stadium at Casey Fields– $10.68 m (Bruce / Holt, Vic)
• Narre Football Netball Club upgrade – $250,000 (Bruce, Vic)
• 8th Australian Sikh Games in Melbourne 2026 – ? (Bruce, Vic)
• Dandenong’s favourite parks and sporting facilities upgrades – $1.44 m (Bruce, Vic)
• Hume Hockey and Lacrosse Centre in Craigieburn stage 2 – $1.9 m (Calwell, Vic)
• Warburton Mountain Bike Destination – $3 m (Casey, Vic)
• Nunawading basketball centre in Burwood East renewal – $45 m (Chisholm, Vic)
• Dorothy Laver Reserve West in Ashburton upgrade – $550,000 (Chisholm, Vic)
• Monash Aquatic and Recreation Centre upgrade – $1.5 m (Chisholm, Vic)
• Preston Lions Football Club upgrade – $1.5 m (Cooper, Vic)
• Drysdale Football & Netball Club upgrade -$5.45 m (Corangamite, Vic)
• Don Wallace Rec Reserve clubrooms upgrade – $1.5 m (Corangamite, Vic)
• Devlins Reserve Redevelopment– $5 m (Corangamite, Vic)
• Windsor Park upgrade (Corio, Vic)
• North Ringwood Reserve Pavilion upgrade – $2 m (Deakin, Vic)
• Bruce Park Pavilion – $5 m (Dunkley, Vic)
• Frankston Bowling Club roof dome – $1.75 m (Dunkley, Vic)
• Len Phelps Pavilion upgrade – $2.5 m (Dunkley, Vic)
• Rye cricket nets – $450,000 (Flinders, Vic)
• Hastings Recreation Reserve upgrade – $1.3 m (Flinders, Vic)
• Somerville Football Netball Club upgrade –  (Flinders, Vic)
• Churchill Reserve in St Albans upgrade – $3.5 m (Fraser, Vic)
• Hockey Victoria to establish the teams be based in Cloverton in Melbourne’s north – $500,000 (Gellibrand & McEwen , Vic)
• Altona Hockey Club lights – $462,000 (Gellibrand, Vic)
• Lionheart Reserve and the Keilor Recreation Reserve lighting – $600,000 (Gorton, Vic)
• Eric Boardman Stadium in Sunbury upgrade – $2.5 m (Hawke, Vic)
• Accessible playing fields and parks across Hotham – $3.6 m (Hotham, Vic)
• Southern Road Reserve in Mentone lighting – (Isaacs, Vic)
• Fotheringham Reserve lighting – $400,000 (Isaacs, Vic)
• Greaves Reserve cricket facilities – $370,000 (Isaacs, Vic)
• Ivanhoe Park croquet and netball facilities upgrade – $2 m (Jagajaga, Vic)
• Soldiers Reserve Pavilion Werribee construction – $5 m (Lalor, Vic)
• Buckley Park Bowls Club upgrade – $1.2 m (Maribyrnong, Vic)
• Glastone Park Bowls Club synthetic green and shade – $1 m (Maribyrnong, Vic)
• Lebanon Reserve, Maribyrnong Park Reserve & Walter Street Reserve upgrades – $1.55 m (Maribyrnong, Vic)
• Whittlesea Football & Netball Club upgrade – $185,000 (McEwen, Vic)
• Dwyer Creek Reserve Community Pavillion – $4m (McEwen, Vic)
• Sparks Reserve West synthetic pitch – $3,295 m (Menzies, Vic)
• Fish Creek Football Netball Club rebuild – $1.5 m (Monash, Vic)
• Harley Hammond Reserve upgrade – $580,000 (Nicholls, Vic)
• Portarlington Recreation Reserve upgrade - $5.45m

Visit netballvic.com.au to find out how Netball Victoria can assist with facility development at your venue.