Funding for Centre of Excellence

[Danny Blanco]

Government can go screw itself if the club doesn't get funding

Very constructive…

Season’s Greetings people. New page looks good :sunglasses:

There's an article from 2016 that explicitly states that we have our own capital ($+10m) and that we have secured financial commitments to the tune of $30m. A modest chunk would be from PCYC & Canada Bay's purse as well as from other private & public-sector investors. I'd say a lot of the conjecture comes from the fact that our initial proposal was based on a budget of $27m (2016) and then @ $57m as of March 2017\. The reason being - our plan evolved from the idea of an elite training facility for the Wests Tigers, to a community based center with multi-sports facilities which is fully endorsed by Wests Tigers, West Harbor Pirates & Inter Lions. Canada Bay Council & PCYC no doubt bolster our bid - and will help when it comes to planning approvals, and rolling out some of the community based programs @ the Center.

Given the fact that the NSW government said they'd match whatever capital we had last year ($10m) and then pledged $5.5m this year, don't be surprised if we're actually looking for them to meet us halfway somewhere - and that the powers that be are actually considering it due to the fact that A) we've recently forged crucial strategic partnerships within the electorate, guaranteeing us the support we need, and B) because the State would look bad for backtracking on their own pledge to match clubs dollar 4 dollar while killing off a lot of the community based initiatives planed for the area. Fingers crossed things work out for everyone.

 

[Snake]

Government can go screw itself if the club doesn't get funding

Very constructive…

Season’s Greetings people. New page looks good :sunglasses:

There's an article from 2016 that explicitly states that we have our own capital ($+10m) and that we have secured financial commitments to the tune of $30m. A modest chunk would be from PCYC & Canada Bay's purse as well as from other private & public-sector investors. I'd say a lot of the conjecture comes from the fact that our initial proposal was based on a budget of $27m (2016) and then @ $57m as of March 2017\. The reason being - our plan evolved from the idea of an elite training facility for the Wests Tigers, to a community based center with multi-sports facilities which is fully endorsed by Wests Tigers, West Harbor Pirates & Inter Lions. Canada Bay Council & PCYC no doubt bolster our bid - and will help when it comes to planning approvals, and rolling out some of the community based programs @ the Center.

Given the fact that the NSW government said they'd match whatever capital we had last year ($10m) and then pledged $5.5m this year, don't be surprised if we're actually looking for them to meet us halfway somewhere - and that the powers that be are actually considering it due to the fact that A) we've recently forged crucial strategic partnerships within the electorate, guaranteeing us the support we need, and B) because the State would look bad for backtracking on their own pledge to match clubs dollar 4 dollar while killing off a lot of the community based initiatives planed for the area. Fingers crossed things work out for everyone.

There certainly seems to be some smart operators at the club ATM. Involving the organisation that needs to approve any development ..Genius! Never really grasped the big push within the community to engage with large numbers of organisations , but seeing the involvement pan out the club is certainly gaining grass root support which in turn will bring more suppprters to our club and brand moving forward .. interesting times ahead as I have always thought that this development is a game changer for the organisation hope it all starts happening soon.