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Grants changing the game for women and girls in sport

Monday, 13 May 2024

A further 119 community sport and active recreation organisations are to benefit through the 2023-24 Change Our Game Community Activation Grants Program.

The program offers grants of up to $10,000 to eligible organisations to deliver community level initiatives that enable participation, build capability and celebrate the role of women and girls in community sport and recreation.

This year, funding was available across 3 program streams - Participation, Capability and Community Leaders, with successful recipients including:

Richmond Central Football Club, to deliver a new club-based Women in Sport Leadership Program, to provide leadership development for women at the club, both on and off the field, in line with the clubs’ equitable practice and to promote a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Maribyrnong City Council’s EmpowerHer Ride Program to provide a multicultural bike program to enable women from all backgrounds to embrace cycling.

Daylesford Hepburn United Soccer Club, to develop a Women, Girls and Gender Diverse Participation Policy to support the club in meeting its goal of 50 per cent female player and committee representation.

Sassafras Ferny Creek Netball Club’s Hills Women are Active Program to provide exercise sessions for women in the Yarra Ranges whilst their children are playing sports nearby.

Parks and Leisure Australia, to bring together leaders in local government to share and learn from local success stories in gender equity and provide educational support to inform Councils next steps in implementing Fair Access Policies within their communities.

I look forward to seeing how the opportunities supported through the Change Our Game Community Activation Grants Program drive practices that support a level playing field for women and girls in community sport and active recreation across Victoria.
Director of the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation, Sarah Styles

Since 2018, more than $2.9 million in funding has been provided to 580 eligible organisations through the Community Activation Grants program, which is part of the Government’s $18.8 million investment in the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation and Change Our Game initiative.

Succesful applicants include:

Stream 1 - participation

Organisation Local Council
AFL Goulburn Murray Greater Shepparton City Council
AFL North East Border Wodonga City Council
AJAX Amateur Football Club Port Phillip City Council
Alpine Cycling Club Alpine Shire Council
Bacchus Marsh Netball Association Moorabool Shire Council
Ballan Cricket Club Moorabool Shire Council
Ballarat District Golf  Ballarat City Council
Basketball Victoria Knox City Council
Belgrave Football Netball Club Yarra Ranges Shire Council
Belmont Lions Sports Club Greater Geelong City Council
Bentleigh United Cobras FC Glen Eira City Council
Bethanga & District Golf Club Alpine Shire Council
Bocce Federation of Victoria  Darebin City Council
Boccia Australia Melbourne City Council
Brophy Family and Youth Services Warrnambool City Council
Burnt Bridge Tennis Club Maroondah City Council
Burwood Uniting Canterbury Cricket Club Inc. Boroondara City Council
Carnegie Caulfield Cycling Club Glen Eira City Council
Casey City Council Casey City Council
Castlemaine Golf Club Mount Alexander Shire Council
Chicks With Sticks Hobsons Bay City Council
Collingwood Basketball Association Yarra City Council
Corangamite Lions Football Club Corangamite Shire Council
Daylesford Martial Arts Tang Soo Tao Hepburn Shire Council
Drop In and Take Off Incorporated Wodonga City Council
DVFC INC Port Phillip City Council
Easts Crickets Club Moreland City Council
Edenhope Adult Riding Club West Wimmera Shire Council
Essendon Maribyrnong Park Ladies Cricket Club Moonee Valley City Council
Female Football Gippsland Incorporated Latrobe City Council
Forrest MTB and Cycling Club Colac-Otway Shire Council
Geelong Saints Hockey Club Greater Geelong City Council
Geelong United Basketball Benalla Rural City Council
Gliding Club of Victoria Darebin City Council
GR8M8s Foundation Incorporated Greater Geelong City Council
Greater Geelong Galaxy Football Greater Geelong City Council
Grovedale Tigers Football Netball Club Greater Geelong City Council
Guild Cricket Club Southern Grampians Shire Council
Hamilton Running Club Boroondara City Council
Heads of State Ultimate Inc Yarra Ranges Shire Council
Healesville District Soccer Club Mitchell Shire Council
Iranian Bushwalkers Inc Greater Geelong City Council
Irymple Knights Soccer Club Mildura Rural City Council
Keysborough Basketball Association Casey City Council
Kinglake District Cricket Club Whittlesea City Council
Lancefield Football/Netball Club Macedon Ranges Shire Council
Leisure Networks Association Stonnington City Council
Longford Cricket Club Mansfield Shire Council
Macedon Ranges Tennis Association Maribyrnong City Council
Malvern Baseball Club Port Phillip City Council
Mansfield and District Basketball Association  Frankston City Council
Maribyrnong City Council Nillumbik Shire Council
Melbourne Central Basketball Association Incorporated Ballarat City Council
Melbourne United Soccer Club Greater Geelong City Council
Mernda Bulls Basketball Association Port Phillip City Council
Myrtleford Golf Club Surf Coast Shire Council
North Ballarat Football Netball Club Melton City Council
Ocean Grove Soccer Club Whitehorse City Council
Phillip Island Boardriders Club Whittlesea City Council
Plus Sport Victoria Murrindindi Shire Council
Portarlington Bowls Club Hepburn Shire Council
Port Melbourne Colts Junior Football Club Hume City Council
Portsea Surf Life Saving Club Incorporated Yarra Ranges Shire Council
Power House Rugby Union Football Club Kingston City Council
Rutherglen Golf Club Bass Coast Shire Council
Sassafras Ferny Creek Netball Club Kingston City Council
Shepparton Junior Soccer Association Greater Geelong City Council
Sorrento Cricket Club Port Phillip City Council
Southern Football Netball League Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
South Metro Junior Football League Monash City Council
Sunraysia Softball Association Melton City Council
SUP Vic Whitehorse City Council
Surfcoast Women’s Boardrider’s Whittlesea City Council
Sydenham/Hillside Cricket Club  Murrindindi Shire Council
Tennisray TC Incorporated Greater Geelong City Council
Thomastown Football Netball Club East Gippsland Shire Council
Thornton Eildon District Football Netball Club Macedon Ranges Shire Council
Trentham Golf Club Stonnington City Council
Upfield Soccer Club Mansfield Shire Council
Upwey Tecoma Junior Football Club Maribyrnong City Council
Villages of the Old Golfields Cycle Club Port Phillip City Council
Wangaratta City Football Club Frankston City Council
Wannon Zone of Pony Clubs Nillumbik Shire Council
Warriors Albury Wodonga Dragon Boat Club  Alpine Shire Council
Warrnambool Football Netball Club Ballarat City Council
Warrrandyte Mountain Bike Club  Greater Geelong City Council
Water Polo Victoria Port Phillip City Council
Wedderburn Golf Club Kingston City Council
Western Region Football League Surf Coast Shire Council
Whitehorse Chevaliers Fencing Club Melbourne City Council
Williams Landing Football Club Kingston City Council
Willow Grove Cricket Club Wyndham City Council
Woodend Golf Club Inc Wellington Shire Council
Woodend Tennis Club  Macedon Ranges Shire Council
Worawa Aboriginal College Yarra Ranges Shire Council
Wyndham City Council Yarra Ranges Shire Council
Yarra Junction Football Club Nillumbik Shire Council
Yarrambat Golf Club Port Phillip City Council
Yarra Pistol Club Whitehorse City Council

Stream 2 - capability

OrganisationLocal Council
Bairnsdale Football Netball ClubEast Gippsland Shire Council
Ballarat Volleyball AssociationBallarat City Council
CHSA Sports CentralBallarat City Council
Collegians Football ClubPort Phillip City Council
Daylesford Hepburn United Soccer ClubHepburn Shire Council
Essendon Baseball ClubMoonee Valley City Council
Howmans Gap Discovery CampAlpine Shire Council
Mildura Rural City CouncilMildura Rural City Council
Parks & Leisure AustraliaMelbourne City Council
Plenty Valley Cricket ClubNillumbik Shire Council
Queenscliff Football and Netball ClubBorough of Queenscliffe
Richmond Central Football ClubYarra City Council
Sports FocusGreater Bendigo City Council
Stonnington City CouncilStonnington City Council
West Footscray Sporting ClubMaribyrnong City Council
Yarra Ranges Shire CouncilYarra Ranges Shire Council

Stream 3 - community leaders

OrganisationLocal Council
Badminton VictoriaPort Phillip City Council
Equestrian VictoriaWyndham City Council
Harcourt Bowling ClubMount Alexander Shire Council
The Scout Association of Australia Victorian Branch - 1st Caroline Springs Scout GroupMonash City Council

Page last updated:  9 December 2024

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