Clubs’ joy at extra cash boost

FOOTBALL clubs, gymnastics committees and cycling organisations are among the 94 sporting groups accessing tranche four of the state’s Covid-19 Sport and Recreation Grants Program

Sport and Recreation Minister Jane Howlett said the clubs would access between $3000 and $25,000 each in grants from a pool of $870,000.

“It’s all about enabling Tasmanians to participate in sport,” she said. “Quite often it is the glue that brings communities together.”

Clubs scoring a slice of the funds include Riverside Olympic Football Club for portable soccer equipment, Kingborough Gymnastics Committee for new safety matting, Hobart Wheelers Dirt Devils for a cycling race timing system, Orford Golf Club for a greens mower and Deloraine Bowls Club for a greens roller.

Van Diemen Archers president John Pollard said his club’s $8400 funding was significant.

“It means it can help us buy new equipment in the way of bows, arrows, targets, refurbish the grounds,” he said.

See list of successful applicants at communities.tas.gov.au/csr