BY DAKOTA TAIT
The State Government has announced $1.7 million to help fund an expansion of the Singleton Roosters clubhouse, weeks after the Greta bus crash claimed the lives of ten people, including several club members.
The investment will be jointly funded alongside $250,000 from the AFL and an undetermined contribution from Singleton Council, in an effort to enhance community and social recovery efforts after the tragedy.
The project will also include a permanent memorial element and a space to remember loved ones.
The expansion of the clubhouse will see new change rooms with shower facilities, storage spaces, umpire areas, a scorers’ box, first-aid room, and female, male, and accessible toilets, as well as internal renovations of the existing building to upgrade the kiosk, kitchen and meeting room.
It's expected the upgrades will benefit the more than 22,000 locals who use the facilities each year and support the development of AFL in the Hunter, including to host regional tournaments.
Premier Chris Minns is set to visit the town on Saturday afternoon, for the men's and women's first games since the tragedy.
