Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence and the Member for Bellarine Alison Marchant visited Wallington Reserve on Friday November 8 to announce that applications are now open for Round 2 of the Regional Community Sports Infrastructure Fund (RCSIF).
The scheme aims to help regional communities plan, design and build the sport facilities they need.
The five funding streams in the Regional Community Sports Infrastructure Fund will help regional communities plan and build everything from indoor stadiums and aquatic facilities, upgrades for women and girls, community facilities, and infrastructure and planning to encourage people from all abilities to get involved.
Additional grants of up to $50,000 are also available through the RCSIF to help boost participation for people with disability at the new or upgraded facilities.
Previous projects on the Bellarine to receive grants from the RCSIF include $1 million towards an all-abilities pavilion redevelopment at Wallington Reserve.
“This fund is about giving Bellarine’s sport and recreation participants appropriate facilities they need and can be proud of, so even more people can get involved and enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits that come from leading an active lifestyle,” Ms Marchant said.
“I have encouraged local community-based clubs and organisations to connect with their local council and take advantage of this opportunity to build and upgrade important facilities and help more people of all ages, abilities and genders to get involved in sport and recreation.”
Applications are open until March 17 2025. For more information or to apply online visit sport.vic.gov.au/funding/regional-community-sports-infrastructure-fund
