James Stevens (Sturt, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister for Government Waste Reduction) | Link to this | Hansard source

I'm very pleased to see the Burnside council moving into what I think will be the final stages of consultation for the upgrade of the club rooms for the Kensington cricket club and Burnside rugby club at the Kensington Gardens Reserve in my electorate of Sturt. I was very pleased to secure a $3.6 million Commonwealth contribution towards this upgrade. These are two great clubs that have been working very hard to get a much-needed upgrade to their facilities, which are decades and decades old, and, in particular, to facilitate the great growth of female participation in both of those clubs.

Now, the Kensington cricket club, if it's not well known to all those here, is famous for being the club of the great late Sir Donald Bradman, who lived within walking distance of the Kensington Gardens Reserve. He's one of the many famous members and contributors to that great cricket club. The Burnside rugby club has a great and proud tradition in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide as well. They deserve this upgrade.

We're now moving into what I think will be the final stages, where we'll actually see the bulldozer go through the old building and the shovels go in to dig the foundations to build what will be a great new recreational community asset for members of both those clubs and the broader Burnside council community. I commend all those who have been a part of achieving what we have so far and I look forward to seeing this project delivered.