Chris Minns’ Moore Park Play – All Spin, No Sport
Mark Speakman
NSW Leader of the Opposition
Scott Farlow
Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
Eleni Petinos
Shadow Minister for Sport
Secret government documents obtained by the Opposition through a call for papers from Greater Sydney Parklands have confirmed what we all suspected – Chris Minns’ promise of new football fields at Moore Park was never real.
While the Premier stood in Parliament and in front of cameras telling families he’d deliver more places to play sport, his own officials were warning the opposite.
The email put it plainly –
“There is nothing in this for community sport… all sports codes need to know… not to be fooled.”
That says it all.
Internal maps show that building playing fields would mean “mass tree clearing” and that the “community would not cop this”. So instead of footy fields, locals can look forward to a walking track, a couple of benches, and maybe a slippery dip, if they’re lucky.
Leader of the Opposition Mark Speakman said Chris Minns keeps making announcements but never delivers.
“This was never a plan, it was a headline,” Mr Speakman said.
Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Scott Farlow said this is what happens when a government is run off media releases instead of actual plans.
“It’s a thought bubble, not a policy,” Mr Farlow said.
Shadow Minister for Sport Eleni Petinos said sporting clubs were promised fields.
“Our sporting groups are getting spin. This isn’t support for grassroots sport — it’s a PR stunt dressed up as a win,” Ms Petinos said.
There is a practical, balanced plan on the table from the Moore Park Coalition. More public space, better facilities, and the 18-hole course kept intact. Chris Minns threw it out for a photo op.
It’s rinse and repeat with this government — announce, spin, backpedal, repeat. And communities are left wondering when they’ll actually see something delivered.
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