The City of Whittlesea welcomes a $2 million election commitment from Liberal candidate for Mill Park, Paige Yap, to upgrade the sport oval at Redleap Recreational Reserve.
The reserve in Mill Park is an 8.3 hectare site that contains a football/cricket oval, sports pavilion, two playgrounds, basketball stadium, lake, walking tracks, car parking and public toilets. The City of Whittlesea has developed a Master Plan for the reserve to guide long and short-term improvements.
The reserve is home to Mill Park Football Club and Mill Park Cricket Club.
The promised $2m would enable new natural turf, irrigation and drainage systems, sports field perimeter fencing, ball catching fences, cricket pitch, goal posts, coaching boxes and sports lighting upgrades at the reserve.
Chair Administrator Lydia Wilson said this announcement would support Mill Park’s sporting community.
“Redleap Recreation Reserve is a popular place for our community and additional funding would support our residents to continue to enjoy playing the sports they love with upgraded facilities,” she said.
“Council continues to advocate to all levels of government for the delivery of projects that increase health and social benefits for our community, and this is a great example of how we can partner together to ensure we support our community to participate in sport.”
Council recently renovated the cricket nets at Redleap Recreational Reserve and the playground to the east of the oval is currently being redeveloped thanks to grant funding.
