40 grassroots sport and active recreation organisations across Western Victoria are set to bolster their coaching skills, administration expertise, or score new sports equipment thanks to a funding boost from the Andrews Labor Government.
Labor Member for Western Victoria, Gayle Tierney today congratulated the successful applicants from the South West of the latest round of the Andrews Labor Government’s Sporting Club Grants Program.
Announced last week, the grants provide clubs up to $1,000 for new uniforms and equipment, up to $5,000 for training coaches, officials and volunteers, and up to $5,000 to improve club operational effectiveness.
Grant recipients include Warrnambool and District Cricket and Hockey Associations, as well as the Panmure Bulldogs Inc who each scored $5,000 to assist with their strategic planning and operational capacity development. Port Campbell Surf Lifesaving Club, in the meantime, scored $5,000 to assist with their Club Strategic Plan Development, whilst Skipton Golf Club is receiving $4,950 to develop a 5-year Strategic Plan.
Other recipients include:
- Gorae-Portland, Nestles, Portland Colts, Russells Creek, Southern Titans and Carlisle River Cricket Clubs
- Warrnambool Lawn Tennis Club
- City of Warrnambool Rowing Club
- Dennington Bowling Club
- Dennington, Westerns and Terang Mortlake and Otway Districts Football Netball Clubs
- Gunditjmara Bulls Rugby Inc
- Port Fairy Little Athletics Inc
- Port Fairy and Wye River Surf Lifesaving Clubs
- Warrnambool Roller Derby League Inc
- Warrnambool Table Tennis Association
- Glenelg Pony Club
- Warrnambool Weightlifting Club
- Apollo Bay, Cobden, Heytesbury Rebels and Pomborneit Cricket Clubs
- Apollo Bay Tennis Club
- Anglesea Bowling Club
- Camperdown Horse Trials Inc
- Cobden Amateur Swimming & Lifesaving Club
- Colac and Heytesbury Pony Clubs
- Country Hockey Umpires Inc
- Simpson Bowls Club
- Surf Coast Volleyball Association
- Timboon Basketball Association
- Torquay Netball Club
- South Colac Sports Club
The Program is part of the Andrews Labor Government’s commitment to make community sport more accessible and inclusive, stimulate local economies, build sustainable sport and recreation and volunteer opportunities, and increase local participation.
Since 2014, the program has injected more than $13.8 million to support clubs and last year provided a valuable funding lifeline to 611 clubs to help them through the pandemic.
For more information on the grants and a full list of recipients, visit sport.vic.gov.au
Quote 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.”
“It is a great example of how the Andrews Labor Government is making sport and recreation clubs more accessible and inclusive for all Victorians.”
Quote attributable to Minister for Community Sport, Ros Spence
“Congratulations our latest batch of Sporting Club grant recipients. I look forward to seeing a new generation of local champions get their chance to take their sports to a whole new level thanks to this support.”
