A local Neighbourhood House has received a grant of nearly $10,000 to promote women’s and girls’ footy.
Victorian Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence today (May 13) announced more than 130 Change Our Game Community Activation grants across the state, with Whittington Neighbourhood House among the recipients.
The Whittington Neighbourhood House program will receive $9988 to host Aussie Rules football clinics, attended and supported by local GFNL footballers and coaches.
The program is aimed at increasing participation by women and girls, as well as First Nations people and culturally and linguistically diverse people in the Whittington area.
Member for Geelong Christine Couzens congratulated the Whittington Neighbourhood House on receiving the grant, saying its program was “all about inclusion”.
“Giving more women and girls the chance to get involved in sports they love is so important and these grants help make that possible here in Whittington,” Ms Couzens said.
The Change Our Game grants program has injected more than $3.7 million into community sport and recreation clubs and organisations across Victoria since its inception in 2018.
Ms Spence said Victoria was “proud to lead the nation in creating a level playing field for women and girls in sport”.
“These grants are supporting and inspiring participants across Victoria to get involved on and off the field in the sports they love,” she said.
Visit changeourgame.vic.gov.au for more information on the grants program.
