Six Victorian State Sporting Associations (SSAs) will be focusing on planning better community facilities in coming months thanks to a share in $163,000 of funding from the Victorian Coalition Government.

Victoria’s premier equestrian venue, Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre, is set to deliver a top line-up of equestrian events in the coming months starting with the 2013 Melbourne International 3 Day Event in June followed by the 2013 Australian Showjumping Championships in September.

Twenty-seven months after it was destroyed by floods, the Newbridge Recreation Reserve was officially re-opened today by Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty ahead of today’s Loddon Valley Football League round-five clash between Newbridge and Mitiamo.

Up to forty-five year 9 and 10 secondary students from Melbourne’s west, who have been identified by their communities as future leaders, are set to participate in an innovative eight-month course that uses Australian Rules football to develop leadership potential.

More people in Box Hill will be getting more active, more often following today’s official opening of the new $2.5 million pavilion at Springfield Park in Box Hill North by Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty.

Victoria’s sporting bodies will play an integral role in providing Victorians of all abilities with an opportunity to participate in sport thanks to the Victorian Coalition Government’s ongoing commitment to increase participation by improving the Access for All Abilities Program.

A total of 337 sporting clubs are set to start their seasons in top gear, bolstered by a share of more than $325,000 from the latest round of the Victorian Coalition Government’s Sporting Uniform Grants Program.

Wimmera netball fans can now get online to find out the latest local netball news and information following today’s launch of the new Wimmera Netball Association’s website by Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty.

A new chapter has begun in the life of Melbourne’s Olympic Park with its redevelopment as a football oval and running track now open and available to the public, Minister for Major Projects David Hodgett announced today.

At today’s final of the Stawell Gift, Minister for Sport and Recreation Hugh Delahunty joined Stawell Gift and Challenge competitors including Jamaican Olympic sprint legend Asafa Powell and Australian Olympian Josh ‘the Boss’ Ross to announce $40,000 from the Victorian Government’s Significant Sporting Events Program towards the 2013 IAAF Qantas Melbourne World Challenge.

Maryborough and District Gun Club’s grounds and clubrooms in Carisbrook are on target for a major upgrade following today’s announcement of an $85,000 funding boost.

More people in the Pyrenees Shire will be getting more active, more often, following today’s announcement of over $53,000 in Victorian Coalition Government funding towards two new plexipave tennis courts at the Amphitheatre Tennis Club.

More people in Golden Plains will be getting more active, more often, following today’s announcement of a $100,000 funding boost towards a major upgrade of the Haddon Recreation Reserve Clubrooms.