❓ Mr. L'Estrange asks about the benefits of the Community Sport and Recreation Small Grants Funding program. The Minister outlines the program's impact on grassroots sport, highlighting successful projects, partnerships, and the importance of planning for long-term sustainability.
AnsweredQoN 438Legislative Assembly
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COMMUNITY
SPORT AND RECREATION — SMALL GRANTS FUNDING
438. Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I understand that earlier today the minister announced the
latest round of funding in the community sport and recreation small grants
round. Can the minister please outline to the house how this program benefits
grassroots sport and recreation across the state?
SPORT AND RECREATION — SMALL GRANTS FUNDING
438. Mr S.K. L'ESTRANGE to the Minister for Sport and Recreation:
I understand that earlier today the minister announced the
latest round of funding in the community sport and recreation small grants
round. Can the minister please outline to the house how this program benefits
grassroots sport and recreation across the state?
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I thank the member for Churchlands for his question. The
grants were used to install floodlights at the City Beach oval, which will
certainly assist greatly and be welcomed by those grassroots sporting clubs
that use that oval. I thank the member for his efforts with that project.
I was delighted to announce funding of $723 949 for small
facilities across WA in the February round of our small grants program. In all,
32 projects were successful around the state. The strength of the program,
particularly the partnership between the Department of Sport and Recreation,
local government and community groups and the state government, certainly leads
to good results in these areas.
The introduction of the small grants round was for grants up
to $150 000. It really has assisted our clubs because it has a streamlined
process and assists some of the small facilities that need a bit of a hand, so
it has been very successful. I will give a couple of examples. A total of $44 402
was granted to the City of Kwinana for the installation of floodlights at
Orelia oval and $45 641 was granted to the Warren Pistol Club in Manjimup for
its new clubroom facilities. In all, we got 48 applications for $1.1 million.
We are always oversubscribed. There were 13 successful applications in the
metropolitan area and 19 in the country.
One of the things that we did in this round that I would like
to emphasise is that we have been very strong on getting the planning right for
our projects and what may come to follow. Funding of just under $50 000 was
allocated to three projects, as recommended by the advisory committee, for
planning allocation. For example, $17 500 went to the Shire of Wiluna to plan
and develop its facilities audit, needs assessment and master plan. What we are
trying to do all the time is make sure that in utilising this money, we deliver
what a community really needs and can look after in the future. It seems to be
working really well.
Unfortunately, some projects did not get up, but the
Department of Sport and Recreation, as it always does, will continue to work
with those groups and shires to help their chances of getting their projects up
in the future. I again acknowledge the work of the department. It does a really
good job. If members have sporting groups with projects, I encourage them to
involve the department at the start, because in a lot of cases they can save
sporting groups and councils a lot of money and help them, particularly with
ongoing management. It is one thing to build the facility; it is another thing
to service it going forward. I encourage members who have projects to contact
the Department of Sport and Recreation and get its advice on those projects.
This really is an important program. It continues to help us deliver mental
health, physical health and social benefits to our communities.
grants were used to install floodlights at the City Beach oval, which will
certainly assist greatly and be welcomed by those grassroots sporting clubs
that use that oval. I thank the member for his efforts with that project.
I was delighted to announce funding of $723 949 for small
facilities across WA in the February round of our small grants program. In all,
32 projects were successful around the state. The strength of the program,
particularly the partnership between the Department of Sport and Recreation,
local government and community groups and the state government, certainly leads
to good results in these areas.
The introduction of the small grants round was for grants up
to $150 000. It really has assisted our clubs because it has a streamlined
process and assists some of the small facilities that need a bit of a hand, so
it has been very successful. I will give a couple of examples. A total of $44 402
was granted to the City of Kwinana for the installation of floodlights at
Orelia oval and $45 641 was granted to the Warren Pistol Club in Manjimup for
its new clubroom facilities. In all, we got 48 applications for $1.1 million.
We are always oversubscribed. There were 13 successful applications in the
metropolitan area and 19 in the country.
One of the things that we did in this round that I would like
to emphasise is that we have been very strong on getting the planning right for
our projects and what may come to follow. Funding of just under $50 000 was
allocated to three projects, as recommended by the advisory committee, for
planning allocation. For example, $17 500 went to the Shire of Wiluna to plan
and develop its facilities audit, needs assessment and master plan. What we are
trying to do all the time is make sure that in utilising this money, we deliver
what a community really needs and can look after in the future. It seems to be
working really well.
Unfortunately, some projects did not get up, but the
Department of Sport and Recreation, as it always does, will continue to work
with those groups and shires to help their chances of getting their projects up
in the future. I again acknowledge the work of the department. It does a really
good job. If members have sporting groups with projects, I encourage them to
involve the department at the start, because in a lot of cases they can save
sporting groups and councils a lot of money and help them, particularly with
ongoing management. It is one thing to build the facility; it is another thing
to service it going forward. I encourage members who have projects to contact
the Department of Sport and Recreation and get its advice on those projects.
This really is an important program. It continues to help us deliver mental
health, physical health and social benefits to our communities.
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