Thirty-four grassroots sport clubs and organisations in Western Victoria are set to bolster their coaching skills, administration expertise, or score new sports equipment thanks to a share in more than $6 million from the Victorian Government.
Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today announced the successful applicants of the latest round of the Victorian Government’s Sporting Club Grants Program. This is the fourth group of successful funding recipients to be announced.
The grants provide clubs with up to $1,000 for new uniforms and equipment, up to $5,000 for training coaches, officials and volunteers, up to $5,000 to improve club operational effectiveness and up to $5,000 to help sports get back on their feet after the pandemic.
Grant recipients include:
| Polwarth & District Tennis Association | Equipment to reduce need to sharing – allowing time to sanitise | $5,000 |
| South West Victorian Football Incorporated | Referee and association Uniforms | $5,000 |
| Barwon Downs Tennis Club | Tennis Club Uniforms | $1,000 |
| Lake Purrumbete Angling Club | Angling Club Uniform | $1,000 |
| Colac West Cricket Club Inc | New Uniforms for Juniors male and female players | $1,000 |
| Colac Yacht Club Inc | RL Nationals | $1,000 |
| Elliminyt Tennis Club Inc | Elliminyt Tennis Club Equipment balls and score books | $975 |
| Carlisle River Cricket Club | Match balls | $1,000 |
| 1st Modewarre Scout Group | Uniform jumpers for Scout Section | $1,000 |
| SSAA Victoria – Terang Pistol Club | First Aid equipment – Defibrillator | $1,000 |
| Timboon Bowling Club | Umpires equipment and first aid kit for Bowling Club | $410 |
| Lochard Pony Club | Junior Eventing Team | $1,000 |
| Alvie Football Netball Club Inc | Uniform tops | $1,000 |
| Polwarth & District Tennis Association | Foundation Course tennis coaching & training | $3,375 |
| Birregurra Cricket Club | Additional Equipment to reduce sharing | $2,000 |
| Bookaar Cricket Club | Equipment products | $2,000 |
| Colac Basketball Association Inc | Cleaning and ensuring COVID plans are acted upon | $2,000 |
| Colac Football Netball Club Inc | Cleaning & Sanitisation Products, Crowd Control Barriers | $2,000 |
| Colac West Cricket Club Inc | Helmets and Cleaning Sanitisers | $1,815 |
| Country Hockey Umpires Inc | Additional Equipment and COVID essentials | $1,175 |
| Alvie Football Netball Club Inc | Not Sharing is Caring | $2,000 |
| Kawarren Tennis Club Inc | Keeping distance and sanitising | $1,785 |
| Portland Colts Cricket Club | Training Equipment for Juniors | $975 |
| SSAA Victoria – Portland Branch | Club Defibrillator | $1,000 |
| Warrnambool Yacht Club Inc | 60th Annual Easter Regatta 2022 | $1,000 |
| Port Fairy Surf Life Saving Club | Surf Sports equipment for youth development program | $1,000 |
| Warrnambool Olympic Pistol Club | Mobile Steel Challenge Targets | $972 |
| West Warrnambool Cricket Club Inc | Cricket balls for junior cricket | $1,000 |
| Mailors Flat Tennis Club | Uniforms for Teenage and Cardio programs | $1,000 |
| Portland Gymnastics Club Inc | Improving Coaches Education | $2,000 |
| Hampden Football Netball League | COVID -19 Club Signage | $1,200 |
| Warrnambool BMX Club Inc | Additional equipment & physical distancing measures | $2,000 |
| Warrnambool Tri Club | COVID safety / social distancing signage | $1,230 |
| Tyrendarra Football/Netball Club | Tyrendarra V COVID Clean Up! | $2,000 |
| Heywood Football Netball Club Inc | Training and Game Day Gear | $2,000 |
The Sporting Club Grants Program is part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to make sport more accessible and inclusive, stimulate local economies, build sustainable sport and recreation and volunteer opportunities and increase local participation as coronavirus restrictions are lifted.
Since 2014, the Victorian Government has provided more than 5150 sporting club grants totalling more than $7 million to clubs across the state.
For more information on the grants and how to apply go to http://www.sport.vic.gov.au/grants-and-funding/our-grants/sporting-club-grants-program
Quotes attributable to Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney
“The Sporting Club Grants Program is giving grassroots sports clubs in Western Victoria the support they need to grow their ranks and help more people than ever play the sports they love.”
“Congratulations to all our clubs in Western Victoria. We’re proud to provide this boost that opens up a range of opportunities for clubs and their members.”
Quotes attributable to Minister for Community Sport, Ros Spence
“The Victorian Government is working hard to encourage and enable all Victorians to embrace a more active and healthy lifestyle and tap into all the sport and career pathways that grassroots community sport can provide.”
