With sausage sizzles banned at Victorian supermarkets and hardware stores, a Newcomb club has set up a drive-through version of the hallowed Aussie tradition.
Like many local groups, Newcomb Power Football and Netball Club has struggled with fundraising in 2020.
“Normally, as soon as we finish football, we’re down at the local supermarket or Bunnings,” junior coordinator Scott Smith said.
The club had sold about 15,000 snags over the past four years raising thousands of dollars for its junior players, Scott said.
“It’s our key source of fundraising for our junior football and netball. This year we’ve just had no avenue to do that.”
But a club member heard about a drive-through sausage sizzle in Ballarat and the Power decided to bring the idea to Geelong.
“We were just trying to think of ways – like every other club in Geelong – to raise funds,” Scott said.
For the past two weeks the club has sold sausages to motorists at Breakwater Hotel’s drive-through bottle shop, in order to follow current COVID-19 restrictions.
The club also put a sign up on Fellmongers Road before the bridge to let drivers know the snags were cooking nearby.
“Last weekend was a bit slow with the weather but we actually had some people come from the other side of town, after seeing it on social media,” Scott said.
“All the money helps finance our junior programs. The kids have missed out on so much this year.”
The drive-through sausage sizzle runs 10am to 2pm on Saturdays at Breakwater Hotel.
