The Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) and the Club Night Lights Program (CNLP) are designed to increase physical activity and participation through good quality, well-designed and well-utilised facilities.
In the latest small grants round, 13 clubs and local governments have received $566,668 for small projects through the CSRFF. The fund is part of the State Government’s commitment to sustainable infrastructure.
Projects receiving funding in this round include court resurfacing, upgrade of a bowling green, conversion of scheme water to bore water and upgrading sports storage.
The WA Recreational Water Sports Association in the Town of Victoria Park receives $83,882 to build new male and female changerooms. In this round, the rest of the grants went to regional areas including:
- Great Southern Regional Cricket Board for converting an existing pavilion in a multi-use indoor sporting facility ($99,967)
- Shire of Yalgoo to update their rage cage, a multi-purpose sport and play space ($16,327)
- South Mandurah Tennis Club to resurface four courts ($5915)
- Shire of Kondinin for resurfacing, construction of 2 tennis courts and drainage ($44,169).
The CNLP gives financial assistance to community groups and local governments to develop sports floodlighting infrastructure. Around the State 11 clubs are collectively receiving $503,154 to upgrade the floodlighting on their courts, fields, ovals and
pitches. These include:
- Narrogin Hawks Football Club ($60,000)
- Bullcreek Tennis Club ($47,882)
- Wanneroo BMX Raceway Club ($87,361)
- Kendenup Tennis Club ($22,618).
The next rounds of CSRFF and CNLP open on 1 February 2023.
Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund
Club Night Lights Program