Four new soccer facilities across Melton were earmarked as a priority among others by the governing body for the sport in Victoria.
Football Victoria announced its latest 10-year facilities strategy on 15 October, aimed at ensuring soccer infrastructure across the state keeps pace with the sport’s growth.
Facility priorities in the strategy are broken down by region of Melbourne, and in the western metro region, six of the 13 priorities were in the Melton municipality.
These included new soccer facilities at the Plumpton North, Rockbank East, Thornhill Park, and Weir Views East active open spaces.
It also included synthetic renewal and all-gender facilities at Kurunjang Reserve and a pitch upgrade at Taylors Hill Recreation Reserve.
Melton mayor Steve Abboushi said that council recently developed new master plans for a series of active open spaces.
“There will be three pitches at Plumpton North, four pitches at Rockbank East, three pitches at Thornhill Park, and two pitches at Weir Views East,” Cr Abboushi said.
He said soccer is one of the most popular sports in the municipality.
“Council is committed to delivering the sport and recreation facilities and open spaces that meet the needs of our community as our population continues to grow”
Star Weekly understands the upgrade of three pitches at Taylors Hill Recreation Reserve is currently underway, anticipated to reopen early in the 2026 soccer season, and renewal of two synthetic soccer pitches at Kurunjang Recreation Reserve was completed in May.
According to Football Victoria, urgent investment is needed in this area across the state, with one pitch for every 7000 people in Victoria – sitting below the recommended industry average of one pitch per 5000.
