House of Assembly Fifty-First Parliament, Second Session (51-2) 51 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Question Time Recreation and Sport Funding RECREATION AND SPORT FUNDING Mr BIGNELL House of Assembly Mawson RECREATION AND SPORT FUNDING Mr BIGNELL (Mawson) (14:47): My question is to the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing. How is the government supporting recreation and sporting organisations to understand better what grants are available to assist their members? The Hon. M.J. WRIGHT House of Assembly Lee Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Finance Minister for Government Enterprises Minister for Recreation RECREATION AND SPORT FUNDING The Hon. M.J. WRIGHT (Lee—Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Finance, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing) (14:47): I thank the honourable member for his question and I know he has a very strong interest in this area. The government is pleased to be able to provide over $11 million in grants to community based active recreation and sporting organisations, peak industry bodies, local government and schools through five grants programs managed by the Office for Recreation and Sport. These groups use their funding to build new community sporting facilities, purchase new sporting equipment and run programs to get people more active. The government has just finalised the Recreation and Sport Funding Handbook which details the funding opportunities available and provides a very useful introductory source of information for the South Australian community. It outlines the five grants programs available: the Active Club Program; the Community Recreation and Sport Facilities Program; the Inclusive Recreation Inclusive Sport Program; the Move It! Making Communities Active Program; and the Statewide Enhancement Program. It also directs the reader towards the program most suited to their organisation's needs. These five grants programs play an integral role in developing physical activity opportunities for all South Australians. The Recreation and Sport Funding Handbook has just been published and, in coming weeks, it will be sent to all state parliamentary electoral offices, local government and state sporting and recreation organisations. I am sure this funding handbook will further assist recreation and sport organisations to apply for funding so they can continue to provide increased sporting programs and services to their communities.