Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund now open offering a development opportunity for local clubs

The State Government has announced $22.5 million in funding to upgrade sporting and recreational facilities in regional towns. The Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund grant offers $20 million to eligible not-for-profit sports, recreation, and community clubs. The Club Night Lights Program has opened alongside the fund and is giving away $2.5 million in further support of local groups. “Sport and recreation clubs help the community stay active and connected,” Member for the Agricultural Region Shelley Payne said. “For this reason, it’s important our clubs’ facilities stay up to date”. The grants are given to clubs to update their facilities to increase sporting participation and physical activity through sustainable and good-quality resources. The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries encouraged all eligible applicants to apply, with $12.5 million available for allocation in the 2025 and 2026 funding rounds. Katanning Country Club saw the benefits in 2019 and 2020 when it received a $160,000 CSRFF Annual Forward Planning grant to upgrade its clubrooms and squash courts. In 2021 and 2022, Narrogin Bowling Club accepted $111,703 from the same program to convert a grass bowling green to a synthetic surface. More information and how to apply is available at www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au.