- Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund and Club Night Lights Program small grant recipients announced
- A total of 25 community sport and recreational facilities across WA will benefit from the latest round of small grant funding
- The CSRFF and CNLP promote participation in physical activity by supporting high quality and accessible community facilities
The latest round of Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) and Club Night Lights Program (CNLP) small grants funding has been announced.
The small grants round, which funds projects for the sum of between $7,500 and $500,000, will support 25 community sport and recreation facilities in vital renovations, including upgrades to changing and playing facilities, and the upgrade or installation of venue lighting.
Twelve applications for funding through the CSRFF have been successful, as well as 13 through the CNLP.
Some of the projects funded in the latest small grants round of CSRFF and CNLP include:
- the installation of a synthetic bowling green at the North Perth Bowling and Recreation Club - $95,983;
- upgrades to floodlighting in Usher Park, Kalgoorlie - $200,000;
- the installation of 100 lux LED floodlighting at Ranford Oval, Canning - $135,000; and
- the installation of a heat pump at Bridgetown Swimming Pool - $129,690.
The funded projects amount to a total of more than $2 million, a significant investment in community sporting infrastructure across Western Australia.
This follows the announcement in 2023 that a further $15 million over two years had been allocated to the CSRFF, bringing the annual amount of available funding to $20 million per year, highlighting the Cook Government's commitment to ensuring that high quality, sustainable and accessible community facilities are available across WA.
The program is administered by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. More information is available on the department's website at: https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/sport-and-recreation-funding/community-sporting-and-recreation-facilities-fund
Comments attributed to Sport and Recreation Minister David Templeman:
"Better facilities are vital to getting more people to participate in sport and recreation, which leads to healthier communities and all the benefits that come with physical activity.
"The Cook Government is committed to ensuring that wherever you are in WA, you'll have access to sport and recreation facilities that are fit for purpose, sustainable and community oriented."
