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I read in THE Worst today that the force will be approaching the gov for federal funding in helping them upgrade ME.
Apparently WA has recieved the least ammount of sports infrastrucure funding of all the States..
WA $2.42 mil
TAS $9.1 mil
NT $9.75 mil
VIC $45 mil
SA $50 mil
QLD $55 mil
NSW $99 mil
Ron Alexander, head of the Dept of Sport & recreation was quoted as saying "It's just not viable, Increasing members Equity to hold 25000 would require the community to subsidise the venue to the tune of $3 mil to $4 mil a year, I'd like to see a business case from the Force that shows how they will be profitable there"
He also said that the $25 mil gov funding promised in 2004 was "off the table"
"Rugby didn't want it because they told us after their first year they were staying at Subiaco oval"
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my question to this is surely he is contradicting himself a little. if the government didnt think it was viable why did they offer that money in the first place?????