Tom Price Netball Association Awarded Community TAB Sports Grant
11 April, 2018
Community TAB of Racing and Wagering WA (RWWA) has awarded Tom Price Netball Association a $4000 grant as one of the first sporting clubs to receive a grants after the program was launched in November.
Out of over 200 sporting clubs from around WA who applied for a grant from Community TAB, Tom Price Netball Association is one of two groups to receive a grant this month.
The grant will go towards uniforms and player development.
Kristie Williams Secretary North West Co-ordinator Tom Price Netball Association said the netball association is a large part of the wider community in Tom Price.
“The large majority of young girls, adolescents and adults are a part of our association in some way, and we also allow students from the local high school to develop themselves by being part of the association in roles such as coaching, umpiring and skills in order to develop themselves,” Ms Williams said.
“These young ladies often take great initiative and pride in assisting the association and provide great models and support for the younger girls in the community.
“This grant will allow us to order in new uniforms which will be available to our junior players in our association and we will also be able to place some money into developing our juniors in our association to improve on their skills and game play.”
RWWA Chief Executive Officer Richard Burt said it is an exciting new initiative for Community TAB and a great opportunity for sporting clubs.
“We recognise the importance of grass roots sport throughout WA and understand that it takes time and resources to keep a club running within the community, so we are excited to be giving the opportunity to help relieve this burden on clubs,” Mr Burt said.
“RWWA has been supporting the WA sport and recreation industry for many years through providing over $30million of TAB turnover over 10 years to the Department of Sport and Recreation (DSR) and more recently through Community TAB sponsoring the WA Football League and WA Integrated Football Program.
“Community TAB has been giving back to the WA community since 2014 through major partnerships, state-wide fundraising programs and sponsorship of prestigious events.”
Community TAB will provide one grant each month to a sporting club to further their contribution to the sport and recreation industry in WA.
Once a club applies for a grant, the application will stay within the pool until the grant is awarded.
Sporting clubs can apply for a grant at communitytab.com.au. Terms and Conditions apply.