Berwick City Soccer Club will benefit from the increase in funding for the Labor Government’s The World Game Facilities Fund (TWGFF) after Luke Donnellan MP announced a grant of $100,000 to the Berwick City Soccer Club at Jack Thomas Reserve.
This funding will support the installation of drainage and irrigation and will upgrade the playing surface to warm-season grass for three junior pitches at Jack Thomas Reserve.
“We’re big supporters of community sport, and this grant will allow Berwick City Soccer Club to support more players and teams who want to play the world game,” member for Narre Warren North MP Luke Donnellan said.
“We want as many Victorians as possible to be living a healthy and active lifestyle, that means we need to give as many Victorians as possible access to quality facilities.”
Berwick City Soccer Club is the largest club in Casey with significant participation of females, juniors and people with a disability. This funding will improve the quality and safety of the pitches for the juniors and enable those juniors on the waiting list access to a pitch.
The Labor Government recently announced that it had doubled funding available through TWGFF due to the program’s popularity.
TWGFF will now invest $5 million to support local soccer clubs and organisations instead of the original $2.5 million.
TWGFF offers grants of up to $250,000 for projects such as lighting, pitch redevelopments and unisex accessible change rooms.
With over 350,000 participants statewide and millions of fans tuning in to the recent World Cup, soccer is more popular than ever, especially amongst women and girls.
TWGFF is helping local football clubs upgrade existing facilities or build new ones across Metropolitan Melbourne and regional Australia.
The funding is part of the Labor Government’s strong boost to sport and active recreation – to encourage all Victorians to get out there and get active. Since 2014 the government has invested over $34 million in football facilities.
