Continued support for clubs
Sporting clubs across the Wimmera have continued to gain State Government support to bolster coaching skills, administration expertise or new sports equipment.
Labor Member for Western Victoria Jaala Pulford announced successful applicants of the latest round of the Victorian government’s Sporting Club Grants Program.
The grants provide clubs with up to $1000 for new uniforms and equipment, up to $5000 for training coaches, officials and volunteers, up to $5000 to improve club operational effectiveness and up to $5000 to help sports recover after the pandemic.
Latest grant recipients – Ararat: Tatyoon Tennis Club, $755, new junior tennis nets and balls; Moyston Willaura Football Netball Club, $2000, COVID-19 support; Mininera and District Football League, $2771, cleaning, sanitising and signs; Tatyoon Football Netball Club, $1988, cleaning and equipment. Hindmarsh: Nhill Golf Club, $1000, uniforms; SSAA Victoria Nhill branch, $1000, defibrillator for shotgun range; Wimmera Hockey Association, $5000, cleaning and sanitisation products. Horsham: Horsham Saints Cricket Club, $2000 for strategic-plan development training; Horsham Flying Club, $2000, Horsham Week Gliding Competition; Horsham Amateur Basketball Association, $2000, cleaning and sanitisation products; Horsham and District Equestrian Sports
Club, $1000 for new jump poles; Horsham Table Tennis Association, $2000, club uniforms and hygiene products; Laharum Sports Inc, $1000, to replace defibrillator battery and netball goalpost protectors and $2000, communication system upgrade; Natimuk United Football Netball Club, $1965, safety, cleaning and sanitisation products; Noradjuha Quantong Football Netball Club, $1000, COVID-19 compliance; Taylors Lake Football Netball Club, $1000, indigenous jumpers. Northern Grampians: Youth Club Cricket Club, $1000, cricket balls; Stawell Pony Club, $1000, uniforms; St Arnaud Horse and Pony Club, $1000, essential equipment; Callawadda Stawell Clay Target Club, $1000, uniforms; Stawell Bowling Club, $268, COVID-19 safety. West Wimmera: Harrow-balmoral Football Netball Club, $1000, junior helmets. Yarriambiack: Lubeck-murtoa Cricket Club, $1000, senior uniforms; Warracknabeal Trap and Skeet Club, $331, hats for participants and $627, hand towel and cleaning products; Wimmera Mallee Cricket Association, $974, Belles team uniforms; 1st Warracknabeal Scout Group, $1000, life jackets.
People seeking more information on the grants can visit website www.sport.vic.gov.au/grantsand-funding/our-grants/sporting-club-grants-program.