Nine local sports stars will receive grants to help them participate in state and national competitions.
The young sportsmen and women will each receive a grant of $550 or $750, to the total value of $5,550, through the Liberal and Nationals Government’s Local Sporting Champions grants program which supports participants aged 12 to 18 to help meet the costs of participating in sporting events, including travel, equipment, uniforms and accommodation.
“Wide Bay has a strong track record in producing skilled and successful sports champions, and I congratulate these outstanding young athletes on their success in this latest round of the Local Sporting Championships program,” Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien said.
“The cost of representing Wide Bay at state or national titles can be quite high, especially when long-distance travel and accommodation is required, so this funding will help to ease that pressure on local families, and help our young athletes achieve their sporting goals.”
The following Noosa athletes have been successful:
Jackson Holland from Noosa Heads and Rory Ramsden from Tewantin will be playing cricket at the Queensland School Sport State Championships.
Riley Woolmer from Pomona will also be picking up a bat at the Queensland Junior Cricket Championships.
Mitchell Peterson from Noosaville will be competing in the Surfing Australian Junior Online Surf Championships.
Finella Gibbs-Beal from Noosaville and Oscar Rechtin from Noosa Heads will be swimming at the 2022 Australian Open Water Championships.
Noosaville’s Lola Gibbs-Beal will also be diving into the pool at the 2022 Australian Age Swimming Championships.
“There were many applications for the Local Sporting Champions Program and only limited grants are available, but I am really impressed by the depth of talent, the level of commitment, and the ambition and pursuit of excellence, that the applicants demonstrated.”
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is responsible for the management and coordination of the program, with grant recipients selected by a local panel. Applications for the grants can be made at any time, through the Australian Sports Commission’s website www.ausport.gov.au/champions.
