Media Releases

Grassroots sporting organisations in eight flood affected local government areas (LGAs) will benefit from almost $12 million in NSW Government support to help get community sport back in action.

NSW will cement itself as the nation’s premier sporting State through the second round of the NSW Government’s Centre of Excellence Fund, with applications now open.

Women and girls will benefit from funding to help enhance sports facilities and boost participation, with applications now open for two NSW Government grant programs.

The next generation of Matildas will begin their football journey as part of a new program encouraging girls to team up with their dads and develop a lifelong love of the world game.

Surf Life Saving NSW (SLSNSW) clubs are set to benefit from more than $5 million to help the upgrade, restoration and construction of surf life saving facilities, thanks to the NSW Government’s Surf Club Facility Program.

Women and girls across NSW are pivoting to where hoops dreams can take them, as the best female basketball players battle it out on the court at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022.

NSW is set for a major economic injection with Sydney set to host a suite of action-packed matches as part of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which starts in less than two weeks’ time.

NSW families saved more than $18 million on swimming lessons during the first year of the First Lap learn to swim voucher program, with the State Government reminding parents to take advantage of the second $100 voucher which became available on 1 July.

Summer sport registrations are officially open and families are being encouraged to take advantage of the State’s enormously successful Active Kids Voucher program, so children can get back to playing sport without breaking the family budget.

From Woolgoolga to Murrumbateman, and everywhere in between, cricket fans in regional NSW will kick off the countdown to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with the help of a ‘biggest hit’ virtual reality experience.

Wollongong will host the biggest sporting event in its history commencing this weekend, with the world’s best cyclists coming to town for the 2022 UCI Road World Championships.

Local football clubs and players will benefit from more than $6 million to help build or upgrade community infrastructure and boost female participation as part of the NSW Government’s Football Legacy Fund.