Hancock congratulated Shoalhaven City Council on receiving the grant which will improve sport infrastructure for the sport-loving Shoalhaven community.

The grant was awarded for a project that involves an upgrade to the floodlighting installation at the complex with a new energy-saving system to ensure the lighting meets the required standards for baseball - making Ison Park the only baseball facility on the South Coast with lights.

The grant was part of round one of the NSW government's regional sport facility fund which will see $50 million awarded over two years for new and upgraded sports facilities in regional NSW.

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"Sport is part of the fabric of the South Coast community and this project will provide Shoalhaven residents with a modern, fit-for-purpose sports facility," Hancock said.

Minister for sport Natalie Ward said the regional sport facility fund will help promote healthy lifestyles across regional NSW while stimulating local economies and boosting employment.

"The NSW government recognises investing in new and existing sports facilities plays a vital role in improving the health and wellbeing of NSW residents," Ward said.

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"The regional sport facility fund will promote improved health and wellbeing, and create a construction boom across regional NSW as part of the NSW government's multi-billion-dollar infrastructure pipeline."

The regional sport facility fund provides grants to councils, local sporting bodies, NSW state sporting organisations, state sporting organisations for people with disability, national sporting organisations and private enterprises.

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