When the coalition was re-elected it moved to fund some of their pre-election promises using existing grant schemes. $10M for the North Sydney Olympic Pool came under the ‘Female Facilities and Water Safety Stream’, designed for remote & regional areas. #abc730 @FarrellPF #auspol
@FarrellPF “It’s really unusual for the federal government to provide that amount of funding, particularly to what I regarded as a safe Liberal seat. $10M seemed extraordinary.” – Zoe Baker, North Sydney Councillor. #abc730 #auspol #sportsrorts
@FarrellPF “All councils welcome federal funding, but I think that it ought to be in a very transparent, illuminated way, and my real fear here is that we did win a lottery from the regional sporting facilities fund when we didn't really buy a ticket.” – Zoe Baker. #abc730 #auspol
@FarrellPF For almost a decade, members of the Bendigo Women’s Football Club have shared change rooms with men’s teams. Vice President Melissa Harrington says the club would have jumped at this scheme, if they’d had the opportunity to apply. @FarrellPF #abc730 #auspol #sportsrorts
@FarrellPF “To have our home for girls to play and train and feel comfortable in, it’s not too much to ask, and we'd just love that for our girls, just to give them a level playing field.” – Luis Alvarez-Harris, coach at the Bendigo Women’s Football Club. #abc730 #auspol #sportsrorts
@FarrellPF “Why was this electorate chosen? If the answer to that was it was chosen to make sure that Mr Zimmerman held the seat, then I think we are now moving into an area where good governance is being abandoned.” – Anthony Whealy QC, former NSW Supreme Court Judge. #abc730 #auspol
