• Latest Cook Labor Government small grants funding round to boost upgrades at 26 community sporting and recreation facilities
• Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) and Club Night Lights Program (CNLP) grant recipients announced
• Cook Labor Government continues its commitment to funding community sport and recreation infrastructure to increase physical activity and enhance wellbeing

Practice nets, synthetic bowling greens, sports court covers and increased access to sporting fields at night are just some of the ways the Cook Labor Government's latest round of Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) and Club Night Lights Program (CNLP) funds are being spent.

Thirteen Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) projects will receive $974,000, and thirteen Club Night Lights Program (CNLP) projects will receive $629,000 following the February 2023 small grants funding round.

The small grants program enables community organisations, local governments and sport and recreation clubs to apply for and receive funds to support the development of high-quality infrastructure and environments for sport and recreation throughout Western Australia.

Some of the thirteen recipients from the February round of Club Nights Lights Program projects include:

• $65,326 - Shire of Capel, Boyanup Memorial Park
• $98,277 - City of Armadale, Cross Park Reserve, Roleystone
• $80,147 - Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Bridgetown Sports Ground.

The remaining $386,000 is allocated across a further ten metropolitan and regional projects to upgrade lighting at various sporting and recreation facilities.

Some of the thirteen recipients of the Community Sport and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF)

• $75,757 - Glen Forrest Sports Club Inc to convert one grass bowling green to synthetic
• $75,708 - Morley Eagles Baseball Club for the replacement of the baseball practice net at Crimea Park
• $240,169 - Rawa Community School Aboriginal Corporation for installing a new sports courts cover.

The remaining $583,000 will enable a further ten applicants to make improvements to their sporting and recreation infrastructure.

The Cook Labor Government's CSRFF and CNLP are valuable in providing funding to help local governments and sporting clubs keep Western Australians physically active and participating in sport and recreation opportunities.

The CSRFF July Small Grants Round (for projects from $7,500-$500,000) opened on 1 July 2023 and closes on 31 August 2023. For more information: https://www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au/funding/sport-and-recreation-funding/community-sporting-and-recreation-facilities-fund

Comments attributed to Sport and Recreation Minister David Templeman :

"The Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund and Club Night Lights Program provide financial assistance to community groups to help them provide good quality and well-utilised facilities.

"This allows sporting and recreation clubs to attract new members whilst giving existing members upgraded or more modern facilities. It encourages people to stay active, which promotes better health and wellbeing.

"I look forward to seeing the infrastructure improvements, especially in regional areas where sporting and recreation facilities provide a hive of activities for local communities to connect and grow."