Victoria to sponsor Australian Diamonds netball team after Hancock Prospecting exit
by Mike Hytner from World news | The Guardian on (#659JK)
Daniel Andrews says $15m government deal will encourage grassroots participation as well as promote tourism in the state
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The Victorian government has announced a four-and-a-half-year deal to become the new sponsor of Netball Australia after Hancock Prospecting's withdrawal from its $15m partnership amid controversy earlier this month.
The state's premier, Daniel Andrews, has called the agreement, which will see Visit Victoria plug the hole left by Hancock Prospecting, a coup".
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