Mayor of Brimbank, Cr Ranka Rasic and Luba Grigorovitch MP, Member for Kororoit, joined Brimbank Councillors, community members and members of the Brimbank Bucks Rugby Club to officially open the new facilities at Bon Thomas Reserve in Deer Park on Monday, 6 May 2024.
The new facilities include the car park, multi-purpose cricket nets, oval irrigation and the path network.
Mayor of Brimbank Cr Ranka Rasic said:
“When we invest in our sporting facilities, it is an investment in the health and wellbeing of our community.
“Sport and active recreation not only brings people together and builds community cohesion – it also makes us happier and healthier.
“I look forward to seeing more of our community out there enjoying these fantastic sporting facilities.”
Thanks to the new walking path, you can now walk around the whole reserve.
The new multi-purpose cricket nets will increase participation for cricket and casual community sport such as soccer and basketball, with plenty of parking in the new car park.
The new pavilion building in the first stage of development was fully funded by Council and has given the site the capacity it needed to house community sports clubs.
The State Government contributed $1 million in funding towards this project as part of the Community Sports Infrastructure Stimulus Program Round 2, for 2021. Council also contributed just over $500,000 to this project. The new facilities cost in total around $1.5 million and will ensure the site is accessible to all and improve community use and access to the reserve.
(Pictured above (Left to Right) Cr Sam David, Sisto Tafunai, Yvette Markakis, Luba Grigrogrovitch MP, Mayor Cr Ranka Rasic, Sara Manu, Sione Manu, Sheryn Licht, Chris Leivers)
