The Victorian Government’s Sporting Club Grants Program is now open, providing funding for community sport and active recreation organisations across Victoria. Access to this funding helps grassroots clubs and organisations address barriers in participation, develop safe and sustainable practices and build social and active local communities.

The Change Our Game 2023-24 Community Activation Grants Program is now open. Grants of up to $10,000 are available to support community sport and recreation clubs to increase participation and enhance gender equality in sport and active recreation.

Kids, parents, teachers, and coaches will be better protected from concussion in sport than ever before thanks to new Australian Concussion Guidelines for Youth and Community Sport guidelines.

Nominations for the 2023 Victorian Sport Awards are now open. The awards honour those who have made an exceptional contribution to sport in Victoria as individual or team athletes, coaches, officials, administrators, volunteers, media and clubs as well as initiatives that have kept people active.

Ballarat District Golf recently conducted the 2023 MyGolf Junior league competition. Held over a five-week period in conjunction with the local Junior Pennant season, the competition catered for a minimum of 60 boys and girls each week, with a total 79 players participating over the course of the season.

For this winter, Regional Sport Victoria has introduced the Stride into Sport campaign, aiming to boost club registrations. This campaign will actively promote sporting opportunities available over the winter and highlight how the barriers to sport can be overcome.

On Tuesday14th March, Sports Central was thrilled to support Disability Sports Australia and other key partners in delivering the Activate Inclusion Sports Day, at Selkirk Stadium, Wendouree.

Clubs, associations and organisations, you can register NOW to become a Get Active Kids Activity Provider and help kids get involved in sport and active recreation.

Launching in 2022, Leading from the Front is a community sport health promotion initiative. Led by Sports Central, the initiative aims to raise awareness of health, safety and wellbeing issues across the Central Highlands.

Tackle Your Feelings is a mental health training initiative designed for community football netball clubs. As we look ahead to the 2022 season, Sports Central will continue to deliver the program to clubs across the Central Highlands.