Five sets of siblings are among the 40 recipients of the latest Local Sporting Champions round of funding.
Federal Member for Hinkler Keith Pitt met with some of the Hervey Bay recipients this week to congratulate them on their successful grant.
âThe Local Sporting Champions and Local Para Sporting Champions programs give our local athletes a financial boost to help with the cost of competing at state, national and international competitions,â Mr Pitt said.
âThe sports represented in the Round 1 2024-25 grants include basketball, AFL, rugby league, triathlon, hockey, athletics, skipping, volleyball, table tennis, soccer, cricket, touch football, surf lifesaving and swimming.
âWe also have Hervey Bay twins Alex and Max Rott who will represent Australia at the NACRA 15 World Championships in Barcelona in October.
âItâs fantastic to see our young athletes being selected to represent the state and nation, and these grants help with the added costs of travelling to compete at this level.
âCongratulations again to all recipients and I encourage local athletes to apply for Round 2 which is taking applications now.â
The Local Sporting Champions program is for competitors, coaches and officials aged 12-18 to assist with the costs of attending state, national or international championships.
For more information on applying for Round 2 2024-25 visit Local Sporting Champions | Australian Sports Commission (sportaus.gov.au). Applications close on 31 October 2024 at 11.59pm.
Round 1, 2024-25 Local Sporting Champions recipients
Hervey Bay
Alex Prouatt | State Basketball Championships Under 14 |
Audrey Puilingi | 2024 State AFL Championship |
Lorraine Puilingi | AFL 10-12 yrs Girls SSA National Championship |
Utah Blaikie | QLD Representative School Sport State Championships 13-15 Years AFL |
Matthew Collings | 2024 U14 State Basketball Championships |
Deena Budby | QRSS 15-18 yrs Girls State Championships Rugby League |
Dylan Smith | School Sport Australia Triathlon and Aquathlon Championships (11-19 years) |
Alexander Rott | Nacra 15 World Championship |
Maximilian Rott | Nacra 15 World Championship |
Owen Taylor | U18 Boys and Girls National Hockey Championships |
Breanna Taylor | National Championships 13-15 Years Girls and Boys Hockey |
Ava Topp | Australian Football State Championships 13-15 years |
Alex Pershouse | State Athletics Championships |
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Bundaberg
Micah Edser | U14 Boys State Basketball Championships |
Amity Hannay | QRSS 10-12 years Hockey State Championships |
Elieahn Bradshaw | 2024 Australian Rope Skipping Championships |
Ava McCaig | 2024 Hockey Queensland U16 Australian National Championships |
TeAmo Fowler | State Basketball Championships |
Ethan Lambert | Queensland Volleyball – Intermediate Schools Cup |
Lincoln Carter | 2024 National Table Tennis Championships |
Janiru Hewamadduma | 2024 National Table Tennis Championships |
Sithuki Hewamadduma | 2024 National Table Tennis Championships |
Meredith Sheather | 2024 National Table Tennis Championships |
Corey Jacobsen | Wide Bay School Sport 2024 State Championship Football 10-12 Boys |
Tobias Lamond | 2024 Indoor Cricket National Championships |
Harper Kaplan | National Youth Touch Football Championships |
Ethan Giles | Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships |
Aarj Day | 2024 Australian Surf Lifesaving Youth Championships |
Tully Dorgan | National 13-15 Years Boys Hockey Championships |
Asha Hutchinson | National Youth Touch Football Championships |
Isabella Wyllie | 10-12 yrs Hockey State Championships |
Leon Black | School Sports Australia National Championship AFL |
Christian Rae | QLD Rugby League Championships 11-12 years |
Zaide Barlow | National Youth Touch Football Championship |
Connor Castelli | U16 Boys Hockey Australia Championships |
Sophie Castelli | u18 Girls Hockey State Championships |
Sophie Aitkenhead | U/14 Australian National Hockey Carnival |
Levi Hack | National Youth Touch Football Championships |
Amelie Ing | School Sport Australia Swimming Championships |
Ruby Smith | Under 18 Women State Hockey Championship |
