Forty-three 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 in Western Victoria of the latest rounds of the Victorian Government’s Sporting Club Grants Program.
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.
Applications are being assessed on a rolling basis and close later this month.
Grant recipients include: (see list below)
| All Abilities Equestrian Inc | National uniforms | $900 |
| Anglesea Cricket Club Inc | Anglesea Cricket Club Junior Equipment | $1,000 |
| Anglesea Surf Lifesaving Club Inc. | Recover merchandise costs for cancelled Rock to Ramp event | $2,000 |
| Anglesea Surf Lifesaving Club Inc. | Additional water safety rashies to prevent shared use | $1,980 |
| Apollo Bay Cricket Club Inc | Shared Equipment and Covid Cleaning | $2,000 |
| Archers of Warrnambool | Consumables Equipment Update | $983 |
| Bannockburn/Teesdale and District Riding Club Inc | Uniforms for Bannockburn Teesdale riding club | $990 |
| Birregurra Golf Club | Covid Eliminating items | $1,970 |
| Camperdown Football Netball Club Inc | COVID cleaning program | $2,000 |
| Camperdown Golf Club Inc. | Cleaning and Sanitisation Products | $1,847 |
| Camperdown Golf Club Inc. | Equipment Purchase | $850 |
| Cashmore Adult Riding Club Inc | Event Sporting Equipment & Uniform | $1,973 |
| Cobden & District Pony Club Inc | Modernise our jumps | $1,000 |
| Cobden Football Netball Club | Replacement of Jumpers for Under 12/14/16 | $1,000 |
| Cobden Riding Club | Give us our own arena | $1,000 |
| Colac & District Cricket Association Inc | Extra equipment and Covid cleaning | $3,729 |
| Colac & District Cricket Association Inc | Uniform for new girls representative teams | $1,000 |
| Colac & District Football Umpires Association | Club Unity Project | $1,000 |
| Colac Baseball Club Inc | Covid cleaning and sanitisation | $2,000 |
| Colac Baseball Club Inc | Playing tops upgrade | $1,000 |
| Colac City United Cricket Club | Additional Equipment reducing sharing and Covid cleaning | $2,000 |
| Colac Imperials Football Netball Club | Cleaning and sanitisation products | $1,915 |
| Colac Sports Trainers Group | Extra equipment plus Covid cleaning essentials | $1,894 |
| Dennington Bowling Club | Bowls Scoops / Rakes for bowlers | $900 |
| Ecklin Cricket Club Incorporated | Cleaning product and equipment to minimise sharing | $2,000 |
| Ecklin Cricket Club Incorporated | Uniforms for Junior Cricket Teams | $1,000 |
| Heytesbury Indoor Bias Bowls Association | Cleaning and sanitation products and additional equipment for COVID-safety | $5,000 |
| Heytesbury Indoor Bias Bowls Association | Additional equipment (Bowls) to minimise playing fees for new participants | $1,000 |
| Heywood Pony Club | Pony Club Uniform | $1,000 |
| Irrewarra Beeac Football Netball Club Inc | Covid cleaning and reducing shared equipment | $2,000 |
| Macarthur Pony Club Inc | Update of show jumping poles | $1,000 |
| Nestles Rowing Club | Being Covid Safe | $1,005 |
| Otway Districts Football Netball Club Inc | Extra equipment to reduce sharing and cleaning materials | $1,904 |
| Peterborough Golf club Inc. | Course Sanitation Stations | $1,254 |
| Port Fairy Football Netball Club Inc | Upskilling our Administrators | $2,000 |
| Port Fairy Football Netball Club Inc | More footballs and netballs to avoid sharing | $2,000 |
| Port Fairy Yacht Club | Sailing accessible and affordable | $2,000 |
| Portland Basketball Association | New Balls for introductory to basketball program | $1,000 |
| Riding for the Disabled – Colac | Reducing shared equipment | $2,000 |
| Skipton Football Netball Club Incorporated | U18 Football Jumpers | $1,000 |
| South Colac Sports Club Inc | Additional Equipment to reduce sharing and Covid cleaning | $2,000 |
| South Warrnambool Football and Netball Club | First Aid Training | $2,000 |
| Warrnambool and District Cricket Association Inc | WDCA Skill Development for existing and new Umpires (Accreditation) | $1,980 |
| Warrnambool Arkana Guides | Warrnambool Arkana Guides Covidsafe venue | $1,383 |
| Warrnambool Cycling Club Inc | Cycling Coaching – Advance Coaching Course | $2,000 |
| Warrnambool Football Netball Club | Uniforms for Senior Women’s Team | $1,000 |
| Warrnambool Rock n Rollers | Polo Shirts for Members | $1,000 |
| Warrnambool Volleyball Association | Uniform for domestic competition | $1,000 |
| Westerns Football Netball Club | Cleaning Products for Football/Netball Club Facility | $1,898 |
| Woorndoo Mortlake Football Netball Club | Cleaning goods for 2021 Season | $1,021 |
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 our latest batch of grant recipients in Western Victoria. I look forward to seeing a new generation of local champions get their chance to take their sports to a whole new level.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Community Sport, Ros Spence
“We’re proud to provide this boost that opens up a range of opportunities on and off the field for clubs and their members.”