{"id":6207,"date":"2023-11-30T16:57:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thestar.test\/2023\/11\/30\/basketballers-shoot-for-courts-2\/"},"modified":"2023-12-02T18:32:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T18:32:52","slug":"basketballers-shoot-for-courts-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestar.com.au\/blog\/basketballers-shoot-for-courts-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Basketballers shoot for courts"},"content":{"rendered":"
\t\t\t\tTuesday, June 30th, 2015<\/span> | Posted by Tayla Kershaw<\/a><\/span> \t\t\t<\/div>\n

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Basketballers shoot for courts<\/h1>\n

YOUNG athletes want better indoor sports facilities in Wonthaggi.<\/p>\n

Shadow Sports Minister Damian Drum and Bass MLA Brian Paynter visited the Wonthaggi basketball court recently to learn their concerns.<\/p>\n

The court at Wonthaggi North Primary School is home to the Wonthaggi Coasters \u2013 the Under 14 girls\u2019 basketball team who won the Victorian Country Championships against all odds.<\/p>\n

Wonthaggi Basketball Association president Ross Bramley is hoping to use the Coasters\u2019 star performance to campaign for better facilities.<\/p>\n

The association borrows courts from education and community groups, but no courts are the legal size for competition.<\/p>\n

Mr Bramley has won key backing from Mr Paynter, who has had detailed discussions with the association and Bass Coast Shire Council.<\/p>\n

Mr Paynter, a keen sportsman, said he was focused on achieving better sports facilities in the region.<\/p>\n

Mr Drum encouraged the community to push ahead with plans to address Wonthaggi\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving better facilities would make a huge difference for the Coasters by allowing them to train and compete on proper facilities and allow them, in turn, to host important contests,\u201d Mr Drum said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt a time when we want to be encouraging more people into sport, the Andrews Labor Government needs to be helping out clubs like the Coasters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Drum said the previous Coalition Government\u2019s community facilities funding program had called for applications particularly to improve facilities for women in sport.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am concerned Daniel Andrews has fumbled the ball with this. We spent $138 million in four years on community sports. The Andrews Labor Government plans to spend just $100 million in four years \u2013 a cut of $38 million \u2013 and has earmarked just 10 per cent of that specifically for female sport,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrian Paynter tells me there is an enormous number of talented sports men and women coming from his area \u2013 including the Coasters \u2013 but many will achieve their full potential only with the support of the community, council and the Andrews Labor Government.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Facility upgrade required: from left, Bass MLA Brian Paynter and Shadow Sport Minister Damian Drum visit the Wonthaggi basketball court with Wonthaggi Basketball Association president Ross Bramley. A larger facility is needed to promote basketball \u2013 and other sports \u2013 in the area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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