Onslow and Exmouth sporting facilities receive $153,963 after recent damages

3/9/99
Sporting facilities hardest hit by Cyclone Vance in the towns of Onslow and Exmouth and flood affected Moora are set to benefit from the support of Sport and Recreation Minister, Norman Moore.
Mr Moore said that the Community Sport and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF) would provide $153,963 immediately towards repair costs and the upgrading of 23 sporting facilities.
Each year, the Coalition Government commits $8 million to the CSRFF program to assist sport and recreation groups to construct new or upgrade existing facilities.
Applications for the next round of funding are currently open with the relevant Government authorities and are due to close at the end of September.
"Sporting facilities provide the community with a resource which enables them to develop vital social networks and development skills and it is therefore essential that we support the efforts of these valuable sporting organisations,"
Mr Moore said.
"The attraction and popularity of competitive sports revolve around the fact that they give goals to strive for and promote discipline.
"It is essential that rural towns have the facilities to encourage greater community involvement and responsibility."
Mr Moore commended the sporting organisations and their volunteers who had made a huge effort to rectify some of the flood and cyclone damage for the benefit of their communities.
Media contact: Julie Cole 9481 2044

Organisation	Project	Grant
Exmouth Football Club	fencing, goals, scoreboard, lights	$1,202
Exmouth Horse & Pony Club	sheds, stalls, jumps, power poles etc.	$8,436
Exmouth Kart Club	ablutions, fencing, lights, power etc.	$13,666
Exmouth Netball Club	fencing, lights, goals, seating, signs, shed etc.	$3,227
Exmouth Rifle Club	shed etc.	$4,000
Exmouth Softball Club	shed, backnet, bench	$601
Exmouth Squash Club	two court backwalls	$6,666
Exmouth Swimming Club	storage, clubroom, etc.	$11,400
Exmouth Tennis Club	replace courts and fencing	$33,189
Exmouth Game Fishing Club	replaced fixed gantry and signs	$2,359
Winning Bush Gymkhana	shed, toilets, stables, engine room etc.	$15,400
Shire of Exmouth	cricket nets	$264
Shire of Exmouth	fencing at Krait Street Park	$114
Shire of Exmouth	fencing at Rotary park	$173
Shire of Ashburton	light pole at Onslow Tennis courts	$2,233
Shire of Ashburton	repair verandah and a/c plant at Onslow S.C.	$1,333
Shire of Moora	repair pool lining	$5,000
Moora Waratahs Hockey Club	replace goal nets	$700
Central Midlands Netball Assoc:	fence and playing surface	$18,000
Moora Riding & Pony Club	resurface training/comp surface, repair facilities	$11,000
Moora Bowling Club	repair green and club house facilities	$2,000
Moora Waratahs Hockey Club	raises height specification on new building	$10,000
Miling Tennis Club	replace clubrooms	$3,000
	Total:	$153,963