The ACT government has been forced to fork out another $9 million for the Throsby Home of Football to help overcome engineering problems caused by the creek running through the site.
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They allocated a further $3 million for the 2022-23 financial year and another $6 million for the year after, taking the government's contribution to $29 million - with Capital Football providing the other $4.5 million.
That funding should allow the project to get back on track after several delays - due to the pandemic delaying a cultural and heritage assessment of the site.
Not to mention the creek running across the north-west corner of the 28-hectare site located on the corner of Horse Park Drive and Gecko Way, which has also caused extensive problems.
It meant significant engineering work would be required before construction of the soccer infrastructure even began, chewing up most of the original government funding in the process.
The extra funding will now allow the completion of the project as planned and also ensure the creek was not an issue once constructed.
There's been significant rainfall over the past year, further highlighting the issues caused by the creek.
It's hoped construction will begin on the Throsby centre in mid 2022 and be finished by mid 2023 - in time for the Women's World Cup, which will be held in Australia and New Zealand.
While no World Cup would be played in Canberra, it's hoped they could be a training base for a team - with Throsby a potential training base.
The project will include multiple grass and synthetic soccer pitches, indoor futsal fields and an office complex to allow Capital Football to relocate from their Deakin offices.
"Capital Football greatly appreciates the ACT government's continued support to establish the Home of Football at Throsby," a Capital Football spokesperson said.
"The Home of Football development delivered, in partnership by the ACT government and Capital Football, is the realisation on a long-held ambition to combine our operations together in the one location.
"It is an important strategic project for our sport and aligns with our plan to upgrade facilities and infrastructure to be sustainable and to meet growing demand and to generate income through the 'Home of Football' at Throsby to reinvest in football.
"The additional [government] money will go towards necessary civil works, to prepare the site for sporting infrastructure, such as stormwater works and utility services."
Meanwhile, A-League Women team Canberra United has been included as one of five teams in a new ACT government accountability indicator in Wednesday's ACT budget.
Along with the Canberra Raiders, ACT Brumbies, Canberra Capitals and the GWS Giants, the measure was designed to show the economic benefit of visitors coming to watch home games in Canberra in their respective national leagues.
The measure was designed for high-performance teams in response to the ACT Auditor General's 2018 report into government strategic indicators.
It only includes the five teams in the government's performance partnership program and not national teams like the Canberra Cavalry and Canberra Brave, which fall under their sponsorship program.