Groundbreaking grants for community sports facilities

57 new projects will share in more than $13.9 million thanks to our 2026-2027 Local Sports Infrastructure Fund.

The boost will support the roll out of over $35.8 million in new and upgraded facilities statewide.

The Fund helps communities looking to build new or breathe new life into ageing or run-down local sport and active recreation facilities.

Successful projects include $500,000 towards a new Youth Space in Koroit that will feature a pump track, upgraded multi-sport court, footpaths, shelters and landscaping.

In Keilor Park, $250,000 will help light up the Keilor Park Athletics Centre.

The project includes installation of 200 lux LED lighting around the track and 100 lux LED lighting over the infield soccer pitch, with Keilor Little Athletics Club, Keilor St Bernard's Athletics Club, Keilor Park Soccer Club and the wider community all set to benefit.

In Horsham, $500,000 will also deliver a new pavilion at the Natimuk Bowling Club, replacing their old clubrooms destroyed in the January 2026 bushfires.

Initiatives like these are also about inclusion, fair play, creating jobs, stimulating local economies, and improving the health, wellbeing, and social outcomes for Victorian communities.

The Community Sports Infrastructure 2024 Outcomes Statement – a Sport and Recreation Victoria (SRV) report, highlights the positive impacts of government-funded projects.

Over two years, more than 330 funded facilities have helped increase participation by almost 43 percent or over 70,200 new participants, including a 19 percent increase in girls playing sport.

That’s more people of all ages and abilities swimming, playing soccer, netball, volleyball, skateboarding, cycling and more at a range of facilities from skate parks to netball courts, close to home.

And it’s not just participation that’s booming, local economies have been boosted with over 1,170 direct full-time jobs supported in the delivery of more than $538 million worth of community sport and active recreation infrastructure across Victoria.

For more information about the fund and successful projects visit Local Sports Infrastructure Fund.