AFL venues reap millions in government grants
Footballers across the state have won big in the NSW Government’s Female Friendly Community Sport Facilities and Lighting Upgrades Grant Program, with eight venues successfully receiving funding.
The Program aims to revive sports facilities by providing new and redeveloping existing bathrooms and change rooms. It also provides for new or upgraded lighting to enable more women and girls to train and compete in sport in a safe and inclusive environment.
AFL NSW/ACT is grateful for all grant funding opportunities which help our organisations, and our partners and clubs the best opportunity to address our facilities challenge.
Football in NSW has experienced significant participation growth in recent years it is expected to boom even more in the future. For every one women/girls team in NSW in 2010, there are now 11 and the improvements to the venues below will mean more teams and players will feel comfortable and welcome at footy training and on match days.
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Venue | Project | Grant Amount |
Trumper Park, Edgecliff | Female friendly changeroom refurbishment | $309,720 |
Mahoney Park, Marrickville | Female friendly changeroom refurbishment | $430,347 |
Figtree Oval, Wollongong | New changerooms | $500,000 |
Victoria Park, Yass | Lighting improvement | $335,936 |
Frank Gray Oval, Curl Curl | Female friendly changeroom refurbishment | $500,000 |
Maher Oval, Wagga Wagga | New changerooms | $500,000 |
Hannaford Oval, Wollindilly | Lighting upgrade 200 lux | $200,000 |
Barooga Recreation Reserve, Barooga | New changerooms | $154,000 |
Coreen Recreational Reserve, Coreen | Lighting improvement | $266,925 |
Weeraman Fields, Muswellbrook | New lights and solar panels | $492,760 |
TOTAL | $3,689,688 |
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