A park built for Melbourne’s 1956 Olympics will become a sports hub to serve its community through to 2056 – one of dozens of projects supported in a major local sports infrastructure drive from the Victorian Government.
Olympic Park in Heidelberg has received $4.5 million to continue works to transform the park into a multi-faceted sport and recreation precinct.
The $110 million second round of the Victorian Community Sports Infrastructure Stimulus Program has backed 42 projects across the state, which are expected to create 600 local jobs.
Heidelberg United Football Club Secretary, John Lioupas, told Neos Kosmos that ‘the Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence confirmed that Olympic Park in Heidelberg had received $4.5 million to continue works to transform the park into a multi-faceted sport and recreation precinct’.
Mr Lioupas said this was complimented by a further $3 million contribution from the City of Banyule.
In total an amount of $7.5 million dollars will go towards Stages 3 & 4 of the Master Plan Redevelopment Project for Olympic Park. This is on top of the $7.5 million that has already been spent to complete Stages 1 & 2 of the project.
Mr Lioupas said the Heidelberg United Football Club would like to thank the Andrews Labour Government and the City of Banyule as well as all those that have assisted in making this happen.
Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence confirmed Olympic Park in Heidelberg had received $4.5 million to continue works to transform the park into a multi-faceted sport and recreation precinct.
Member for Ivanhoe Anthony Carbines said “Olympic Park is a place where the community comes together it’s fantastic that people in Heidelberg and surrounding suburbs will be able to enjoy sports facilities and a meeting place of such a high standard”.
Finally according to Heidelberg United FC president Steven Tsalikidis “a key feature of Heidelberg United’s success on and off the pitch has been the game-changing upgrades here at Olympic Park, and we thank the Victorian Government for their part in making the facilities even better.
