Sponsorship Fund

In the most recent round of the Sportscover Sponsorship Fund (SSF), seven $1,000 grants were awarded to amateur sporting clubs and associations that were affected by the Victorian bushfires in February 2009. The recipients were chosen from the SSF applications received from clubs up to June 2009.

Murray Anderson said, "We are delighted to be able to help the clubs affected by the bushfires. Grass roots sport is so important and we are pleased to be able to assist these clubs to get back on their feet."

Recipents in 2009

Kinglake Football Netball Club
Kinglake Football Netball Club will use the funds to purchase a ticket box. The bushfires caused over $200,000 worth of structural damages to the clubs grounds, change rooms, public toilets etc.

Marysville and District Cricket Club
Marysville and District Cricket Club lost everything it owned in the February fires including the club rooms, equipment for five teams, memorabilia, etc. The club will use the $1,000 grant to fund the basic equipment required to get a cricket team back out on the field. This includes score books, training balls, nets stumps and bails, etc.

Kinglake Riders Club
Kinglake Riders Club lost all the equipment it owned as a result of the bushfires, including jump wings, training blocks, poles/dazzle-boards and its equipment trailer. It will use the funds to purchase replacement show jump equipment that will allow it to get back on its feet again.

Horsham Golf Bowling Club
Horsham Golf Bowling Club will use the grant to fix / replace burnt rink scoreboards, rink numbers and rubber backing to the bowling green ditch which were all burnt in the Remlaw Bushfire.

Labertouche Badminton Club
The club's hall was used as a drop-in centre for the community as well as volunteers. The club had recently spent $5,000 in upgrading the floors. Due to all the traffic and community meetings the floor will need a repolish, which will cost an estimated $1,000.

Mountain District Pistol Club
Mountain District Pistol Club's shooting range at was overrun by the Dixons Creek bushfire and their shooting shed was totally destroyed. They will use the grant to help replace their Quartz Digital Timers. Kilmore Football Netball ClubKilmore Football Netball Club will use the grant to replace Medical Supplies utilised during the Black Saturday bushfires. The KFNC opened its doors and resources for use as the main staging area for Kilmore East fires.

Recipients from previous years

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