Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Funding boost for 40 local sporting champions

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.

“The 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,” Mr Pitt said.

“The 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.

“We also have Hervey Bay twins Alex and Max Rott who will represent Australia at the NACRA 15 World Championships in Barcelona in October.

“It’s 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.

“Congratulations again to all recipients and I encourage local athletes to apply for Round 2 which is taking applications now.”

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

 

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

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