Truss congratulates local sporting champions
21st August, 2012
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, with a high number of skilled, dedicated and committed people applying for the grants. That also made awarding the grants all the harder, as there are only a few to be allocated in each funding round,” Mr Truss said.
“I congratulate the winners and wish each competitor well in their events.”
“The Local Sporting Champions program is designed to assist local young 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.
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
Samuel Bembrick Gympie Soccer Special Olympics Junior National Championships
Orlyn Fisher Murgon Basketball Wide Bay Basketball Competition
Sophie Furber Maryborough Calisthenics 24th National Calisthenics Championships
Lachlan Haines Marcus Beach Football Australian Football Championships
Timothy Heffernan Maryborough Swimming 2012 Swimming and Diving Championships
Peter Primavera Tinana Swimming Australian Swimming Age Nationals
Matther Rieck Gympie Soccer Special Olympics Junior National Games
Shauna Smith Tinana Calisthenics ACF National Calisthenics Championships 2012
Kate Smyth Maryborough Calisthenics 24th National Calisthenics Championships
Team Grant
Aldridge Volleyball Team Volleyball National Volleyball Schools Cup
