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More sporting facilities on public school sites will be opened up for community use outside of school hours, as part of a Cook Labor Government program to make sport more accessible for Western Australians.
The $10 million inititiative will enable more community groups to access public school facilities such as basketball, netball and volleyball courts, ovals and indoor sports halls for their activities.
The Community Use of School Sporting Facilities Program aims to facilitate partnerships and agreements between schools and community sporting groups to better utilise existing facilities.
From Term 1, 2025, funding will be available for purchase of eligible items such as goalposts, nets, hoops, backboards, netting and other minor equipment, as well as upgrades to facilities such as installation of gates, locks and monitoring equipment to support safe access outside of school hours.
To apply for funding, public schools will need to submit an application showing a commitment from a local sporting group intending to regularly access its facilities. This will be formalised through a Community Use Agreement between the school and community group, with funding to be prioritised for schools in areas where there is high demand for sporting facilities.
Premier Roger Cook, Sport and Recreation Minister David Templeman and Education Minister Dr Tony Buti made the announcement today at Springfield Primay School in Kallaroo, where works have begun on a $19.4 million redevelopment of the school that includes an upgrade of its hardcourts.
The redevelopment will also deliver two new general classroom blocks and a specialist teaching block with an inclusive learning area, as well as specialist art and science classrooms.
Construction is planned to take place over four stages, with anticipated final completion expected in time for Term 1, 2027. The first stage will be a new undercover area that is central to the whole school and opens onto an inviting natural area that will eventually link the teaching blocks.
The staged approach to construction will allow the school to continue to operate to reduce disruption while construction is being undertaken.
The Springfield Primary School redevelopment was a 2021 WA Labor Government election commitment, and is being delivered as part of the Cook Government's record $4.8 billion investment in education infrastructure.
