Football excited for new $100 million fund
The 2020-21 NSW Budget was released by the Government on Tuesday 17 November with some exciting news for the community sporting sector.
A new $100 million Greater Cities and Regional Sports Facility Fund was announced to stimulate local economies, boost employment, and promote healthy lifestyles across the State.
Acting Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans Geoff Lee said the multi-million-dollar initiative would help create and rejuvenate sporting hubs in communities hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new fund will allow football clubs in NSW to improve and upgrade football facilities to a better standard.
The new Greater Cities and Regional Sports Facility Fund will provide football the perfect opportunity to tackle the facility issues that have been identified in our recent NSW Football Infrastructure Strategy 2020-2030.
The strategy has identified the current infrastructure gaps and future requirement needed to better support the largest team-based sport in NSW.
Football collectively congratulates the State Government on its 2020/21 Budget in a year that has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Football looks forward to working with the State Government to improve community infrastructure across NSW now and long into the future.
