GAMES ON! FOR 72 QUEENSLAND GRASSROOTS SPORTING CLUBS

BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 17 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Minister for Sport and Racing and Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

The Honourable Tim Mander

* The Crisafulli Government is delivering $30 million for Round 2 of its landmarkGames On! Grassroots Infrastructure Program. * University of Queensland Football Club at Chapel Hill the first of 72 grassroots sporting clubs across the state to benefit from new and upgraded facilities. * 119 projects already funded under Round 1,with 40 completed and 79 projects underway. * TheCrisafulli Government is backing local clubs and building Queensland's sporting infrastructure, after Labor dropped the ball on grassro...