Dubbo Regional Council Mayor, Josh Black, has welcomed $15.3 million in funding to upgrade Dubbo’s PCYC Youth Sports Centre.
The announcement was made in Dubbo on Monday by Minister for Agriculture and Regional NSW, Tara Moriarty and PCYC NSW CEO, Ben Hobby at the Dubbo Sports World.
The funding package consists of $10.4 million from the Regional Development Trust Fund and $4.9 million from the PCYC.
The funding will deliver major renovations to PCYC Dubbo Sports World including upgrades to the two existing sports halls to meet specification standards for multi-sport competitions and new front of house development which included amenities, large youth hub and fitness gym and multi-purpose program rooms.
“This announcement of Stage 1 funding is a great win for the community and a good start to seeing our regional youth receive the same opportunities as their city cousins,” Mayor Black said.
“However, we need to see further funding coming through over the coming months and years to build the four new courts, so our kids don’t continue to miss out.”
Basketball NSW requires a minimum five-court facility to host regional basketball leagues.
“This new amount of funding will provide three multi-courts, but that’s still not enough for us to be considered for a regional competition, so still our kids will be missing out,” said the Mayor.
The Council has formed a Dubbo Regional Indoor Sports Hub Working Party to meet and lobby for further funding to see the full project realised.
“The Indoor Sports Hub will be a transformative infrastructure, especially for our youth.”
“It’s all about meeting the region’s growing needs for inclusive sport, youth engagement and social wellbeing and we continue to be committed to making that happen,” Mayor Black said.
