Small grants make big difference

• 29 projects awarded grants for community sports and recreation facilities

• Nearly $700,000 of projects throughout WA, from Cowaramup to Broome

A total of 29 projects across Western Australia have been awarded small grants funding under the Community Sporting and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF).

Offered twice a year, the small grants are designed especially for those cases where grassroots sport and recreation clubs need financial assistance to complete a project which might otherwise be financially out of reach.

Sport and Recreation Minister Terry Waldron said the grants, for projects under $150,000, could make a big difference to a community's participation in, and enjoyment of, sport.

"I've been part of a club for most of my life and I know how valuable grants of this size can be," Mr Waldron said.

"They can go a long way in helping communities provide and maintain their facilities, to keep members and draw new ones to participate in sport and recreation."

Among the $693,488 in small grants announced were:

• City of Joondalup:  $38,832 - installation of synthetic centre cricket wicket and two cricket nets at Moolanda Reserve

• Shire of Mount Magnet:  $11,195 - feasibility study for redevelopment of Mt Magnet Recreation Centre

• City of Gosnells:  $40,207 - construction of a new archery facility at Sutherlands Park Reserve

• City of South Perth:  $9,000 - master plan of Ernest Johnson Reserve

• Shire of Coolgardie:  $49,836 - expansion of Kambalda West skate park

• City of Canning:  $7,679 - construction of storage shed.

Eighteen of the successful projects are in regional Western Australia and total $387,096, while 11 projects in the Perth metropolitan area total $306,392.

      Fact File

• List of grant recipients: http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/successful-csrff-small-grants

• 2013-14 round of CSRFF small grants opens February 1, 2013

• To apply from regional WA, contact nearest Dept of Sport and Recreation office: http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/contact

• More information on CSRFF funding at: http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/funding 

Minister's office - 6552 6100