By Marcus Uhe
The Victorian Liberal Party have committed to a $2 million upgrade of the facilities at Berwick Churches Soccer Club’s home ground at Grices Road Reserve, should they win government at the November State Election.
Gembrook MP Brad Battin made the announcement to the Club at their recent junior presentation morning.
The funding provided by the Liberals will include funding towards their synthetic pitch and upgrades to their lighting, Mr Battin said.
“The need for quality soccer facilities in Casey is great and with the population in Berwick and Clyde North only growing so too will be the demand for the sport” Mr Battin said.
“This grant is aimed at getting more people active, clubs like Berwick Churches have to knock back applicants who want to play due to access to facilities in the local area, we need to fix this.
“The Berwick Churches Soccer Club is growing fast and they simply need the facilities to match their growth.”
President of the Berwick Churches Soccer Club, David Barrot said the investment would be “massive” for the club.
“We’re such a growth corridor and a lot of juniors come to the club, so it solidifies our place in the soccer landscape of Casey and it means we have the support to grow.
“We’ve got 28 junior teams, seven senior teams and 80 kids in kickstart. Then we have an academy of 50-60 kids.
“Sometimes we can get 17-18 games of soccer on Saturday.
“It means we can grow, with specified female changerooms, a synthetic pitch, and we hope to expand into a social club. It means that a community club can become a community hub.”
