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2021 Active Schools Grants To Help Get Kids Moving

Dozens of schools across Victoria will receive a funding boost to help get kids moving as they return to school for term two, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison today congratulated Principal Seona Murnane and students from Mt Rowan Secondary..

Welcoming The Bulldogs Back To Mars Stadium

The Andrews Labor Government is supporting the return of AFL to Mars Stadium, one of the state’s premier regional stadiums, for the first time today since 2019. Acting Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Mary-Anne Thomas acknowledged a sold-out crowd of 7000 for the..

Ballarat sports shine bright thanks to new lighting

Local Ballarat football, netball, cricket, soccer, ultimate frisbee, and touch football are just some of the sports set to set to light up thanks to new lighting at Russell Square Recreation Reserve in Ballarat. Member for Wendouree, Juliana Addison MP today joined City of Ballarat..

Female-friendly change for Ballarat sports

Local Ballarat football, netball, and cricket are just some of the sports set to benefit from new female friendly facilities at Western Oval in Ballarat. Member for Wendouree, Juliana Addison MP today joined Cr Samantha McIntosh from City of Ballarat to officially open the new..

Ballarat Soccer Club scores new lights

The growing junior and senior ranks at Ballarat Soccer Club can now practice their skills day and night thanks to new pitch lighting at the popular Pleasant Street Reserve in Ballarat. Member for Wendouree, Juliana Addison MP today joined City of Ballarat Councillor Belinda Coates..

Construction underway for Delacombe PS new gym

Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison today joined with Delacombe Primary School Principal Scott Phillips to inspect the initial construction works on the school’s $6.5 million competition grade gymnasium. The project includes the construction of a competition grade indoor gymnasium along with associated facilities such as..

Boosting women’s facilities at Mars Stadium

Ballarat may soon be home to elite AFLW games, with work to begin shortly to redevelop competition-level female friendly change facilities at Mars Stadium. Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison and Member for Buninyong Michaela Settle joined City of Ballarat Councillor Samantha McIntosh today to announce..

Preventing Youth Crime Through Sport

The Victorian Government is using the power of community sport to connect with disengaged young people across the state with an early intervention program led by Football Victoria. Parliamentary Secretary for Crime Prevention Frank McGuire today announced $150,000 in funding for the Empowering Lives through..

Safety boost for White Flat Recreation Reserve

Safety and landscape upgrades have revitalised Ballarat’s popular White Flat Recreation Reserve thanks to a grant of almost $188,000 from the Victorian Government’s Public Safety Infrastructure Fund. Five new CCTV cameras have been installed to improve surveillance across sporting facilities, clubrooms and public restrooms. The..

Helping Ballarat’s competition survive and thrive

Community sport in Ballarat has been given a boost thanks to support from the Victorian Government aimed at helping local leagues and associations ride out the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and come back ready to play. Member for Buninyong Michaela Settle and Member for Wendouree Juliana..

Important funding milestone for Alfredton Recreation Reserve

Ballarat families will soon be able to enjoy great local sporting facilities with Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison today announcing the full $3.7 million for the transformation of the Alfredton Recreation Reserve has been signed off by Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence. With over..

HELPING BALLARAT’S SPORTS CLUBS SURVIVE AND THRIVE

Member for Buninyong Michaela Settle and Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison today announced 15 grants of $1,000 have so far been approved in the electorates of Buninyong and Wendouree from the Government’s Community Sport Sector COVID-19 Survival Package. Local sports clubs are an integral part..

GRAND DESIGNS TAKING SHAPE AT BALLARAT SPORTS EVENTS CENTRE

The multi-million-dollar expansion of Ballarat Sports Events Centre (B.SEC) is a step closer, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government. Member for Wendouree Juliana Addison said final funding arrangements for the projects were now complete, and final design guidelines were being drawn up. It’s hoped construction..

More Grants To Boost Road Safety

Football clubs across Victoria that want to work with their local communities to educate the importance of road safety will be able to apply for their share of the $1.3 million Toward Zero Club grants program. Minister for Road Safety and the TAC Jaala Pulford..

T20 WORLD CUP TROPHY TOUR ARRIVES IN BALLARAT

With just over 40 days to go until the Australian Women’s Cricket Team kick start their campaign at Junction Oval against New Zealand to secure the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, cricket fever is rising with the arrival of the T20 Trophy Tour in Victoria…

SUPPORTING BUSHFIRE AFFECTED ANIMALS AT BALLARAT CUP

Ballarat harness racing enthusiasts are set for a racing bonanza on Saturday 18 January, with 100 per cent of gate takings going towards Wildlife Victoria to support bushfire affected animals. It will be spectacle for the whole family, with the pace picking up at the..

Sporting clubs in Ballarat set to benefit from VicHealth funding

There are more opportunities for people living in Ballarat to get active and healthy with six local sporting clubs sharing in over $737,000 in funding from VicHealth for sports clubs across the state. Through VicHealth’s funding, local sports clubs have created more opportunities for women..

Floor curling boost in Ballarat

A new sport is taking off in Ballarat with some financial help from the Andrews Labor Government. The Member for Wendouree, Juliana Addison, today visited Ballarat Badminton Stadium to announce a $5,000 grant for all abilities floor curling. Floor Curling is a modified version of..