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24 country footy clubs receive WorkSafe grant
21 SEP 2023 BY: AFL VICTORIA
Laharum Football Netball Club in western Victoria is one of the WorkSafe Club Safety Fund recipients in 2023. Photo: Luke Hemer/AFL Victoria
AFL Victoria together with WorkSafe Victoria would like to acknowledge and congratulate the 24 recipients of the 2023 WorkSafe Club Safety Fund.
Through the WorkSafe Club Safety Fund, all Victorian-based country football clubs were eligible to apply for funding of up to $5000 to provide financial assistance to make improvements to the safety of their facilities and to assist with occupational health and safety initiatives for players, volunteers, and spectators.
Clubs were required to provide evidence that a grant is needed to make their facilities safer and show evidence that an Occupational Health and Safety or Risk Management Program is being implemented.
2023 successful WorkSafe Club Safety Fund recipients:
o Avenel Football Netball Club
o Birregurra Football Netball Club
o Bonnie Doon Football Netball Club
o Branxholme Wallacedale Football Netball Club
o Charlton Football Club
o Chelsea Junior Football Club
o Coleraine Football Netball Club
o Dalyston Football Netball Club
o Dunnstown Football Netball Club
o Garfield Football Netball Club
o Geelong Amateur Football Netball Club
o Harcourt Football Netball Club
o Heywood Football Netball Club
o Huntly Football Netball Club
o Kyneton Football Netball Club
o Laharum Football Netball Club
o Leopold Football Netball Club
o Maryborough Football Netball Club
o Moyhu Football Netball Club
o Neerim-Neerim South Football Netball Club
o Penshurst Football Netball Club
o Tallygaroopna Football Netball Club
o Tatyoon Football Netball Club
o Werrimull Football Netball Club
Head of AFL Victoria, Ben Kavenagh, congratulated all clubs on successfully applying for the grant program.
“The WorkSafe Club Safety Fund is just one of the many ways WorkSafe supports our regional and rural clubs. We thank them for helping to ensure that the safety of our players, supporters and environments is always top of mind.
“Providing safe, welcoming and inclusive environments where communities come together is of paramount importance and this program continues to help local football clubs throughout country Victoria.”
WorkSafe Executive Director External Affairs Sam Jenkin said WorkSafe had assisted more than 300 local clubs across Victoria since the WorkSafe Club Safety Fund was established in 2002.
“Country football netball clubs are at the heart of regional communities and WorkSafe is proud of its long history of supporting local clubs to improve safety,” Mr Jenkin said.
“WorkSafe is dedicated to keeping people safe at work, so they can enjoy the things they love – whether that’s playing football, volunteering as an official or just getting along to support your local team.”
To learn more about WorkSafe and AFL Victoria’s more than two-decade partnership, visit: https://www.aflvic.com.au/worksafe-afl-victoria-country
The next round of funding available through the WorkSafe Club Safety Fund will be available in 2024.
