Turf war treaty: Council keeps some parkland for community use - The Age

The coveted Coburg North reserve was the latest battleground caught between the needs of professionalised organised sport and local residents wanting open space protected in their neighbourhoods.

The question must be: does this mean that kids organised sport is no longer a priority for us? he asked the council meeting. In 2020, the state government withdrew a $500,000 sports grant for a synt… [+2468 chars]

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