A new round of funding grants is supporting sports shooting clubs to nurture local talents and attract big events.
\nMinister for Community Sport Ros Spence has announced applications are now open for the latest $4 million of the Shooting Sports Facilities Program.
\n\u201cSports shooting clubs allow people to safely get into the sport and make new friends along the way,\u201d she said.
\n\u201cWe\u2019re backing local sports shooting clubs to upgrade their facilities to help boost participation and provide pathways from the grassroots level to elite competition.\u201d
\nEligible sports shooting clubs and associations can apply for grants of up to $300,000 for various works including improving safety at ranges, developing secure storage, purchasing equipment, environmental protection works and upgrades to boost participation.
\nPrevious recipients include Oakleigh Pistol Club which received $300,000 to increase safety at their ranges, SSAA Big Game Rifle Club which received $165,000 to install a safety wall and Yackandandah Pistol Club secured more than $43,000 to install bullet traps to reduce the environmental impact at the site.
\nSince 2014, more than 260 projects have received funding from the Shooting Sports Facilities Program, with this latest round of funding bringing the total to $21.48 million.
\nFrom Olympic gold medallists Russell Mark and Catherine Skinner to Commonwealth Gold trap shooter Laetisha Scanlan, sports shooting clubs in Victoria have a strong history of supporting local talents to make it on the world
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\nFor more information about the program visit sport.vic.gov.au.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A new round of funding grants is supporting sports shooting clubs to nurture local talents and attract big events. Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence has announced applications are now open for the latest $4 million of the Shooting Sports Facilities Program. \u201cSports shooting clubs allow people to safely get into the sport and make […]<\/p>\n