GRASSROOTS football and netball clubs across the state can apply for a share of $600,000 to improve their club as part of an annual road safety rewards grants program.
The Transport Accident Commission has kicked off this year’s TAC Club Rewards program, which encourages local clubs to promote road safety to members during the season.
The program, now in its fifth year, allows AFL Victoria-affiliated football and netball clubs to apply for rewards of up to $10,000 to spend on club initiatives like club transport, new equipment and uniforms or facility upgrades.
So far this year, 121 people have died on Victoria’s roads and more than half of those deaths have happened in regional areas, where tens of thousands of local footballers and netballers travel for games and training.
As part of this year’s program, clubs will be asked to start conversations and be part of the campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of speeding, with the tagline: ‘Show up for your team. Slow down on the road.
Road safety is paramount and all of our football-netball clubs travel vast distances on our roads each weekend.
I would be happy to provide letters of support for eligible applications.
More information on the Club Rewards Program can be found at tac.vic.gov.au/about-the-tac/community/grants/tac-club-rewards-program
Jade Benham,
Member for Mildura
