Media Releases

The Minns Labor Government is investing in grassroots rugby union right across New South Wales, with $2.15 million being injected into local communities through the first round of the NSW Rugby World Cup Legacy Program.

The Minns Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to women and girls in sport, launching the Her Future in Sport Hub, a dedicated careers resource designed to inspire the next generation of women to pursue a career in sport.

NRL club the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are getting behind a NSW Government campaign to keep kid’s sport fun this winter by urging spectators to keep sideline behaviour positive.

The Minns Labor Government has awarded $5.45 million to NSW Surf Life Saving Clubs through the Surf Club Facility Program.

NSW sporting organisations can apply for their share of $500,000 funding for innovative initiatives that will increase participation in sport by women and girls, both on and off the field as part of the Minns Labor Governments Play Her Way Innovation Program.

NSW community sport is the winner after the NSW Government awarded $4.49 million through the Local Sport Grant Program.

The NSW Government and Parramatta Eels have joined forces on a program aimed at preventing violence, improving mental health and promoting respectful behaviour in junior rugby league across western Sydney.

The Minns Labor Government is continuing work to build a safer New South Wales for women, investing an additional $500,000 into the Run My Way initiative to help increase women's participation in running in public spaces.

The Minns Government is backing safer community sport by delivering new lifesaving equipment to clubs across the state, with more than 190 sporting organisations receiving defibrillators through the NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program.

The NSW Office of Sport and Panthers Foundation, the official charity of the Penrith Panthers, have joined forces on a program aimed at reducing domestic, family and sexual violence in the Central West.

Women walking on our streets, in parks and near transport hubs will be safer due to a new $15 million investment by the Minns Labor Government to improve public spaces and transport hubs.

The Minns Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to build better communities, today unveiling the first look at the new $63.5 million Carss Park Pool and marking a major milestone in bringing this much-loved facility back to life.