It offers a Foundation Program designed for individuals either looking to start, or are in the early stages, of a sports media career.

The Program aims to support participants to develop:

• an understanding of the sports media industry and options for career pathways
• practical skills including commentating and calling play‑by‑play, producing for all media platforms (radio, TV, online and podcasting), pitching and framing stories and storytelling, interview techniques, capturing the play (inc. photography and videography), research and preparation
• clear and individualised goals for future career development
• a network to support individuals in their pursuit of paid employment.

To be eligible for the Program, applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• demonstrate an interest in sports media
• identify as a woman including those who are trans, gender diverse or sistergirl
• be 18 years of age or over
• live in Victoria.

Applications from eligible individuals who are also from targeted or under-represented groups are strongly encouraged. These include:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
• women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities
• women with a disability
• women from regional and rural communities
• the LGBTIQA+ community
• women from low socioeconomic areas.

Applications are open from Wednesday 28 February 2024 and close 5pm AEDT, Wednesday 27 March 2024.

Step 1: Check your eligibility

Check the detailed information contained in the Program Guidelines to see if you are eligible.

Step 2: Apply online using Grants Online

The link to apply online can be found on the Change our Game website

The application will include the Application Questions set out in Section 3.2.

Make sure you have the information you need on hand including required documentation and click on ‘Start new application’ to complete and submit your application through Grants Online.

It is strongly encouraged that you save your application regularly, or develop your responses in a separate document, to minimise the risk of information being lost prior to submitting your application.

You will receive an application number when you submit an application. Please quote your application number in all correspondence relating to your application.

To submit an application visit the Change Our Game website

For preliminary information on this or any other Change Our Game program please contact the Office for Women in Sport and Recreation:

Email changeourgame@sport.vic.gov.au