The Dimboola Football Netball and Dimboola Tennis Clubs are amongst ten sporting clubs in the Wimmera, and 386 sports clubs across Victoria, to share in more than $530,000 in grants to boost their equipment, skills and administration expertise.

Member for Western Victoria, Jaala Pulford, today announced the clubs that had successfully applied for funding in the second round of the Victorian Government’s 2018-19 Sporting Club Grants Program.

The grants provide clubs up to $1,000 for new uniforms and equipment, up to $2,000 to train coaches, officials and volunteers, and up to $5,000 to improve operational effectiveness.

The two local clubs received their grants for uniforms.

The grants include 31 initiatives to boost Aboriginal participation in sport with funding for uniforms, equipment and skill development, as well as travel for athletes, coaches, officials or teams that are required to travel to train or compete - whether it’s a local competition or an interstate festival.

The Wimmera clubs to receive grants include;

  • $1,000 for Dimboola Football Netball Club for netball uniforms.
  • $750 for Dimboola Tennis Club for uniforms.
  • $1,000 for Horsham Dog Obedience Club for equipment.
  • $1,000 for Horsham City Netball Association for uniforms.
  • $1,000 for Laharum Sports Inc for equipment.
  • $1,000 for Minyip Murtoa Football Netball Club for uniforms.
  • $1,267 for Minyip Tennis Club for equipment.
  • $1,000 for CKS Swifts Football Netball Club for uniforms.
  • $1,000 for Stawell Amateur Athletic Club for uniforms.
  • $750 for Horsham Amateur Basketball Association for travel expenses.
Ms Pulford said she was proud to support the development of local sport.

“The Labor Government is working hard to encourage and enable all Victorians to embrace a more active and healthier lifestyle so that people have every chance to realise their potential,” she said.

“The Sporting Club Grants Program is giving grassroots sports clubs in the Wimmera the support they need to grow their ranks and help more people than ever play the sports they love,” Ms Pulford said.

The Sporting Club Grants Program is part of the Victorian Government’s commitment to make sport more accessible and inclusive, increase local participation, stimulate local economies, and build sustainable sport and recreation and volunteer opportunities.

Since coming to office, including this latest round of funding, the Government has provided more than 3,600 Sporting Club Grants across the state, totalling more than $4.9 million.