“As part of the Public Reserves Management Fund – nearly $17 million will be invested right across the state to improve our public reserves,” Mr Blair said.

“We have 700 reserves, which are looked after by volunteers, who help care for facilities such as public halls, parks and reserves, swimming pools and sportsgrounds and I am proud the NSW Government is supporting these reserves that are often the backbone to our local communities.”

Ms Goward said right across the electorate public reserves will be given a facelift to ensure they remain at the heart of the community.

“Public reserves provide social and economic focal points for local communities by providing halls for meetings and social activities, sportsgrounds, showgrounds, holiday parks, state parks, heritage sites, nature reserves, walking tracks, and recreational reserves,” Ms Goward said.

“This funding is so important for the managers of these important assets in the Goulburn Electorate as it allows improvements to be made that will continue to benefit the community now and into the future.

“By supporting these vital projects the NSW Government is supporting the role our professional and volunteer managers of Crown reserves play in the ongoing management of the Crown reserve system,” Ms Goward said.

Some of the local initiatives being funded include:

- The Triangle ($67,923);

- Laggan Hall ($29 813);

- Towrang Stockade ($23,583);

- Gundaroo Park ($5,221);

- Robertson Showground ($30,000);

- Goulburn Recreation Area ($10,000);

- Burrinjuck Waters State Park ($87,567);

- Wee Jasper Reserve ($11,902);

- Parish Reserve for Joadja, Camden ($20,030);

- Lake George ($13,552);

- Micalong Creek Reserve ($22,767);

- Lake George 165 ($12,000);

- Yass River ($89,958).