Investing in women to change the game

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Melton MP Steve McGhie has announced applications for the 2023-24 Change Our Game Community Activation Grants program have opened.

Grants of up to $10,000 are available to support community sport and recreation clubs or organisations to increase participation, build capability, promote gender

equity and support the professional development of women volunteering and working in community sport.

In this round of the program there’s also a strong focus on supporting club or organisation initiatives that encourage the equitable inclusion of women and girls

from all backgrounds and experiences.

The program is part of the government’s Change Our Game initiative, working to make sport more accessible, increasing local participation and providing opportunities for all Victorians to be leaders in their local sporting community.

Now in its seventh year, the Change Our Game Community Activation Grants program has provided more than $2.2 million towards 461 grants that have benefitted community sport and active recreation clubs and organisations across the state.

Applications for this program close at 5pm Monday, March 4.

Mr McGhie encouraged all eligible clubs to consider applying.

“The Change Our Game Community Activation Grants program is a fantastic opportunity for our Melton community sport and active recreation clubs to showcase the important roles women and girls play and deserve,” he said.

Details: changeourgame.vic.gov.au