A further 104 community sporting organisations are set to benefit from the 2022-23 Change Our Game Community Activation Grants Program, sharing in over $500,000 of funding collectively.
The program offers grants of up to $10,000 for initiatives that foster participation, build capability and celebrate women and girls in sport. This year, the funding was split into three streams; Attract and Participate, Capability and Leadership, and Celebrate and Elevate.
A variety of activities and initiatives have been funded, ranging from Soccer Mums programs offering weekly social, non-competitive soccer to their culturally and linguistically diverse community, to a monthly women-focused coaching development program to build confidence, technical skills and leadership for women volleyball coaches in Victoria.
Demand for Community Activation Grants has steadily risen since the program’s inception in 2018, with more than $2 million in funding provided to community sports organisations to date.
Successful recipient Broadmeadows Basketball Association will use its grant to run ‘No Hoopla’ - an initiative to provide basketball for women, without all the fuss. It aims to engage 400 women residing in one of Victoria’s most culturally diverse areas in 3 free, weekly and flexible basketball programs catering for all ages and abilities to address and overcome participation barriers.
Women’s basketball is growing in popularity both at the community and elite levels. We’re so excited to utilise our Change Our Game funding to ensure women in the Broadmeadows region are part of that growth, and feel they can learn to play basketball in a safe and supportive environment.Broadmeadows Basketball Association General Manager, Luke Lehmann
The Community Activation Grants Program is part of the Government’s $18.8 million investment in the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation and Change Our Game initiative.
The full list of successful applicants is below:
| Organisation | Local Council |
|---|---|
| Aberfeldie Sports Club | Moonee Valley City Council |
| Bakhtar Community Organisation | Casey City Council |
| Ballarat Roller Derby League | Ballarat City Council |
| Balnarring Junior Football Club | Mornington Peninsula Shire Council |
| Beechworth Chain Gang | Indigo Shire Council |
| Bendigo Basketball Association Inc | Greater Bendigo City Council |
| Bicycle Network Inc | Melbourne City Council |
| Boxing Victoria | Moreland City Council |
| Broadmeadows Basketball Assoc Inc | Hume City Council |
| Camberwell Hockey Club | Boroondara City Council |
| Castlemaine Football and Netball Club Inc | Mount Alexander Shire Council |
| Castlemaine Rocky Riders Mountain Bike Club Inc | Mount Alexander Shire Council |
| Cheltenham Community Centre Inc | City of Kingston |
| Chewton Archers | Mount Alexander Shire Council |
| Clifton Springs Tennis Club | Greater Geelong City Council |
| Corio Community Sports Club Inc | Greater Geelong City Council |
| Dragon City Roller Derby | Greater Bendigo City Council |
| Eagles Baseball Club Mildura Inc | Mildura Rural City Council |
| Ferntree Gully Tennis Club | Yarra Ranges Shire Council |
| Flemington Colts Cricket Club | Melbourne City Council |
| Geelong Rangers Soccer Club | Greater Geelong City Council |
| Gippsland Water Dragons Inc | East Gippsland Shire Council |
| Hamilton Golf Club | Southern Grampians Shire Council |
| Hampton East Brighton Football Club | Bayside City Council |
| Hepburn Springs Golf Club | Hepburn Shire Council |
| Hockey Geelong | Greater Geelong City Council |
| Hockey South West | Warrnambool City Council |
| Horsham City Rowing Club | Horsham Rural City Council |
| Koonug Heights Cricket Club | Boroondara City Council |
| La Trobe University Hockey Club | Darebin City Council |
| Lang Lang United Soccer Club Inc | Cardinia Shire Council |
| Maccabi FC Caulfield | Glen Eira City Council |
| Maidstone United Soccer Club | Maribyrnong City Council |
| Mornington Peninsula Table Tennis Association Inc | Mornington Peninsula Shire Council |
| Motorsport Australia | Boroondara City Council |
| Mount Alexander Women's Sports Club Inc | Mount Alexander Shire Council |
| Mount View Netball Club Inc | Monash City Council |
| Newport Calisthenics Club | Hobsons Bay City Council |
| North Brunswick Youth Club | Moreland City Council |
| North Geelong Warriors FC | Greater Geelong City Council |
| Northern Ladies Badminton Association | Nillumbik Shire Council |
| One Ball Inc | Port Phillip City Council |
| Pakenham Rugby League Club and Touch Association Inc | Greater Dandenong City Council |
| Phoenix Weightlifting Club | Monash City Council |
| Rugby Victoria | Melbourne City Council |
| South Croydon Football Club | Maroondah City Council |
| South Yarra Football Netball Club | Boroondara City Council |
| Southwest Sports Strength Inc | Warrnambool City Council |
| Squash and Racquetball Victoria | Port Phillip City Council |
| Sunbury School of Calisthenics Inc | Hume City Council |
| Tarrington Cricket Club Inc | Southern Grampians Shire Council |
| Thomson Football Club | Greater Geelong City Council |
| Torquay Surf Lifesaving Club Inc | Surf Coast Shire Council |
| Victoria Samoan Netball Association Inc | Frankston City Council |
| Victorian Roller Derby League | Darebin City Council |
| Victorian Womens Rugby Development Association | Port Phillip City Council |
| Wangaratta Lawn Tennis Club Inc | Towong Shire Council |
| Warrnambool Roller Derby League Inc | Warrnambool City Council |
| West Gippsland Cricket Association Inc | Cardinia Shire Council |
| Western African Cultural Association Inc | Wyndham City Council |
| Woorinen Football Netball Club Inc | Swan Hill Rural City Council |
| Yarra River Dragons Dragon Boat Club Inc | Melbourne City Council |
| You Yangs Mountain Bike (MTB) Inc | Hobsons Bay City Council |
| Organisation | Local Council |
|---|---|
| 13th Beach Boardriders Inc | Greater Geelong City Council |
| Alamein Soccer Club | Monash City Council |
| Bayside Argonauts | Bayside City Council |
| Burwood Cricket Club | Boroondara City Council |
| Cook Islands Sports Association of Victoria Inc | Frankston City Council |
| Craigieburn City FC | Hume City Council |
| East Sunbury Netball Club | Hume City Council |
| Ellipsis Ultimate | Boroondara City Council |
| Eltham Redbacks Football Club | Nillumbik Shire Council |
| Footscray Lacrosse Club | Maribyrnong City Council |
| Geelong Amateur Football & Netball Club | Greater Geelong City Council |
| Geelong Gaels GAA Club Incorporated | Greater Geelong City Council |
| Gippsland Swimming Inc | Bass Coast Shire Council |
| Greater Shepparton Basketball Association | Greater Shepparton City Council |
| Hockey Victoria | Melbourne City Council |
| Keilor Park Soccer Club | Brimbank City Council |
| Mildura Bowls Club Inc | Mildura Rural City Council |
| Moonee Valley YMCA Gymnastics Club | Moonee Valley City Council |
| Mornington Peninsula Badminton Inc | Mornington Peninsula Shire Council |
| Mount Eliza Soccer Club | Mornington Peninsula Shire Council |
| Point Cook Football Club | Wyndham City Council |
| Rupanyup Football Netball Club | Yarriambiack Shire Council |
| Sunbury Basketball Association Inc | Hume City Council |
| Ultimate Victoria | Port Phillip City Council |
| Volleyball Victoria | Greater Dandenong City Council |
| VU Western Spurs Women's Football Club Inc | Maribyrnong City Council |
| Wallington Cricket Club Inc | Greater Geelong City Council |
| Williamstown Seagulls FIDA Football Club Inc | Maribyrnong City Council |
| Wodonga Heart Football Club | Wodonga City Council |
| Yarrawaonga-Mulwala Basketball Association | Moira Shire Council |
| Organization | Local Council |
|---|---|
| Brunswick Juventus Football Club | Moreland City Council |
| Gippsland League | Baw Baw Shire Council |
| Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club | South Gippsland Shire Council |
| Middle Park Football Club Juniors | Port Phillip City Council |
| Port Phillip City Council | Port Phillip City Council |
| Proud 2 Play | Yarra City Council |
| South West Sport Inc | Warrnambool City Council |
| Surrey Park Football Club Inc | Whitehorse City Council |
| Torquay Cricket & Football Club Inc | Surf Coast Shire Council |
| Victorian Afghan Associations Network | Greater Dandenong City Council |
| Victorian Metropolitan Superules Football League Inc | Hobsons Bay City Council |
Page last updated: 3 March 2025
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