Peta Murphy (Dunkley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

One of the great pleasures of representing my community in the federal parliament is having the opportunity to get to know individuals and community groups that I wouldn't necessarily otherwise get to be part of and, on top of that, being able to support those groups and individuals with grants. The grants matter because they help community groups do more to help each other, to help the people who are part of the group. Since May 2019 our community has received about 117 local grants, supporting community groups, schools, volunteers and sporting clubs. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with each of those groups and schools in order to deliver those grants. I will mention a couple of grant recipients.

In Dunkley, under the Stronger Communities Program the Carrum Downs tennis club on Wedge Road is going to receive just over $18,000 to install new lights to reduce costs and enhance their ability to run more programs. This tennis club plays an important role in our community. It works with the Frankston City Council, the Brotherhood of St Laurence, Peninsula Health, TAC, NDIS, Tennis Victoria and Tennis Australia to provide a wide range of community programs.

The Frankston Hockey Club will receive $8,000 to upgrade their kitchen. It's a family-friendly, welcoming, accepting environment at the Frankston Hockey Club. I'm so pleased to be able to help them to continue their work.