HELPING MORE WOMEN AND GIRLS IN MACEDON GET INTO SPORT

The Allan Labor Government is supporting more women and girls to get involved in the sports they love with more funds for sporting clubs and organisations to encourage and foster female participation.

Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas announced applications are open for the 2024-25 Change Our Game Community Activation Grants Program.

The program delivers grants of up to $10,000 to community sport and recreation clubs to help inspire women and girls to take part – including new women’s programs, hosting a women’s round as well as opportunities for club leadership roles.

Now in its eighth year, the Change Our Game Community Activation Grants Program has provided more than $2.9 million towards 580 grants to sport and active recreation clubs and organisations across the state.

Through the Fair Access Policy Roadmap, which has seen all Victorian councils and Alpine Resorts Victoria adopt local gender equitable access policies and the Community Activation Grants Program, the Labor Government is helping achieve more equitable access and increase the number of women and girls actively taking part in sport.

Since 2018, the Labor Government has invested more than $2.9 million in funding to 580 community sport and recreation clubs as part of the $18.8 million investment in the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation and Change Our Game initiative.

Applications for this program close at 5pm AEDT, Wednesday 26 February 2025.

For more information about the program, visit changeourgame.vic.gov.au

Quotes attributable to Member for Macedon, Mary-Anne Thomas
“The Change Our Game Community Activation Grants program is a fantastic opportunity for our Macedon community sport and active recreation clubs to showcase the important roles women and girls play and deserve. I encourage all eligible organisations to consider applying.”