Truss congratulates local sporting champions
18th April, 2011
Federal Member for Wide Bay, Warren Truss has announced the latest round of successful applicants from the Australian Government’s Local Sporting Champions program. “It is pleasing to see so many talented and ambitious young sporting men and women in our region. I congratulate the winners and wish each competitor well in their events,” Mr Truss said.
“The Local Sporting Champions program is designed to assist young local sportsmen, women and teams, to compete in significant sporting competitions, such as state and national championships,” Mr Truss said.
Grants of $500 per individual and $3,000 per team are available for people aged between 12 and 18 years to help meet the costs of participating in those events, including travel, equipment, uniforms, and accommodation.
In order to be eligible to receive a Local Sporting Champions grant, applicants:
• must be aged 12 to 18 years (inclusive);
• must be required to travel a distance of 250 kilometres or more, return.
• be participating in an official national sporting organisation (NSO) endorsed state or national sporting competition, or national school sport competition.
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is responsible for the overall management and coordination of the program and applications are assessed quarterly by the ASC to verify the eligibility of each applicant.
Applications for grants can be made at any time throughout the year, either through the Australian Sports Commission by visiting the website www.ausport.gov.au/champions or by contacting Mr Truss’ office on 1300 301 968.
The successful applicants are:
Name Location Sport Event
Grace Wilkins Tewantin Futsal Futsal National Titles
Clare O’Brien Gympie Cricket National Girls Cricket Championships
Nathan Caulley Maryborough Softball Knox Bailey Shield
Emma Kingdom Maryborough Water skiing Tournament Water Ski Australia
Rodger Pogson-Manning Sunrise Beach Cycling 2011 MTBA Australian XCO Championships
Peta Dray Gympie Touch National Touch League
Jack Curran Gympie Athletics Junior National Track and Field
Bobbi Burns Goomeri Polocrosse Australian Junior Classic
