Cameron Caldwell (Fadden, Liberal National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise today to champion one of the backbone parts of our community in my electorate of Fadden: our local sporting clubs—clubs like the Coomera Colts, Helensvale Pacific Pines Hawks, Labrador Legends soccer and the Southport Labrador Cricket Club. These clubs are volunteer run, community built and growing fast, especially with the rise of female participation in sport.

But our girls are being forced to change in cars, public toilets and shared male spaces just because their clubs lack inclusive facilities. I was pleased to commit to projects at each of these clubs prior to the recent election. They had projects that were shovel ready and costed—critical projects to build change rooms, particularly for our young girls to change in a safe, dignified and accessible space. If the coalition won government, I was confident we would deliver.

In the spirit of bipartisanship, I wrote to the Minister for Sport seeking her support for these clubs on 2 June. That was now 51 days ago, and there has not been a reply. We know that the minister loves sport. She loves the Olympics, but she will not win a gold medal in responding to correspondence. I would ask that the minister seriously consider supporting these projects in all electorates to make sure that our grassroots sports are supported.