A major milestone has been reached during the transformation of Carlingford's Peggy Womersley Reserve with the completion and naming of a new $3.2 million pavilion.
The newly named JJ Brown Pavilion brings the facilities at the much-loved ground into the 21st century including new changerooms, storage facilities and a kiosk.
City of Parramatta chief executive officer Gail Connolly PSM said it's a win for the local community.
"Carlingford deserves state-of-the-art facilities," Ms Connolly said.
"The new JJ Brown Pavilion has everything a local sports team needs off the field to back a win on the field.
"It's an exciting step forward as we transform Peggy Womersley Reserve and other suburban grounds into top quality sports facilities."
Minister for Sport, Steve Kamper, said that projects like these show the NSW Government's commitment to helping create spaces and facilities that enable communities to enjoy and take part in sport.
"Local sporting infrastructure plays a critical role in keeping communities healthy, active and connected and these new facilities mean the Peggy Womersley Reserve will better meets the needs of the Carlingford for years to come."
The new pavilion has been named in honour of the former Federal Member for Parramatta, the Honourable John Joseph Brown AO, who served the community in Federal Parliament for 13 years from 1977.
During his tenure, Mr Brown held multiple Ministerial portfolios including Arts, Sport, Environment and Territories. He was also the founding Chairman of the Tourism Task Force (now the Tourism and Transport Forum) and founder and patron of the Sport and Tourism Youth Foundation.
In 1986, Mr Brown was named Australian of the Year by The Australian newspaper and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1993 for service to the Australian parliament, tourism, sport and recreation.
The J.J. Brown Pavilion has been proudly funded by City of Parramatta assisted by $1 million in funding from the NSW Government's Greater Cities Sport Facility Fund.
