Club
Support

Kick off your club’s journey towards inclusion! Complete our 1-hour funded Set The Standard training delivered by Reflect Forward, then apply for a $5,000 Club Grant to turn your learning into action.

Set The Standard helps create clubs where everyone feels welcome on and off the field.  

The training gives leaders, coaches and volunteers practical tools to call out racism and lead with respect.

After you finish the training, your club can apply for a $5,000 grant to make real changes.

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The Growing Football Fund is designed to support the coaches and players of tomorrow by creating more opportunities for women and girls in football.

The primary objective of the Growing Football Community Grants Program is to provide tangible support to clubs and associations, with a focus on initiatives that look to attract or retain women and girls in football.

Aussie Broadband are Cricket Australia's official telco partner, and this summer they are giving local cricket a chance to score from a grants pool of $100,000. Applications are open to registered Community Cricket Clubs.

As part of Warrnambool City Council’s vision for a healthy and active city, grants are available for resident individual athletes competing at elite levels, as part of an affiliated state or national event or international activity or event (e.g. national championships, world championships). Grants are available for one-off events and not for on-going competitions.

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The Glenelg Junior Sport Trust provides financial support for individual athletes or teams who have been selected to represent at state, national or international level in their chosen sport, aged up to 18 years of age inclusive.

Beach Energy is committed to building meaningful long-lasting relationships with the communities in which it operates. This includes investing in local and strategically aligned initiatives that build stronger and more resilient communities. Applications that align with the Health, Safety and Wellbeing key area are accepted.

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The Aboriginal Sport Participation Grant Program provides grants to assist First Nations communities in Victoria to participate in Aboriginal sporting carnivals, buy sports uniforms and equipment, as well as funding for travel and accommodation expenses for athletes to compete in state and national competitions.

The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Small & Vital stream gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.

Access to this funding helps grassroots organisations replace or repair essential sport or first aid equipment that has been lost or destroyed because of unpreventable incidents, including bushfire, flood, significant storm, earthquake, theft, arson, or criminal damage.

Council has developed a policy and application form for groups seeking funding through the Council Quick Response Grants for small projects, equipment, or initiatives.