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ACT Labor has broken yet another promise to repair a local sporting facility which has had its lifetime extended by about 10 years thanks to the careful maintenance of the custodians, the Kaleen and District Tennis Club. Jane Tullis, Community Alliance Candidate for Ginninderra said today: "The Kaleen Tennis Club has been an important part of the community here for 30 years. The courts the club uses, owned by the ACT Government and leased back to the club, are simply worn out and dangerous to use. Last year the ACT Government gave a written commitment to replace the courts, which it owns, so that the club could continue to operate safely at the venue. This commitment is quoted below": "... be aware that the liability for repairs has been accepted (by the Government), it is now only a question of where the funding comes from. Everyone understands the seriousness of this matter." ACTPLA, June 21 2007 Sadly, in September this year the sporting minister changed his mind and decided that it was the club's responsibility to fix the courts. The cost of replacement is simply beyond the means of the club, and the sporting minister's refusal to fund the repairs means the club will die. This decision goes against the fundamental principles of preventative health and local neighbourhood sports which are so important for a strong community. "With ACT Labor making so many big-buck promises to ACT voters, I would have thought that the least they could do is to maintain local sporting facilities, which are so important to the communities that use them," said Mrs Tullis. "These kind of facilities represent excellent value for governments, but ACT Labor seems unable to see this. This is a further step in their suburb by suburb shutdown as they withdraw services: first education, then health and now sport. They seem too concerned with $250 million dollar untried promises that they think will impress voters." Given the amount of land that the tennis courts are on, it is hard not to be cynical about ACT Labor's motives in letting the Club die. If elected in to the ACT Legislative Assembly, The Community Alliance will re-establish vibrant community hubs to provide a full range of activities to enhance social connectedness across all generations. Contact: Jane Tullis
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