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Question and Answer Tracking Details

1368 - FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN SPORTS

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events, and Minister for Sport

What steps is the Government taking to encourage the participation of girls and young women in New South Wales sport at all levels from amateur to professional?

Answer -

Initiatives include:

  • The Government provides grants to local and State sporting organisations to provide sports participation opportunities at all levels for girls and young women across New South Wales.
  • Funding partnerships with the Regional Academies of Sport and the NSW Institute of Sport ensure talented athlete opportunities are also offered to girls and young women throughout New South Wales.
  • The provision of Board Director training for State Sporting Organisations and aspiring female directors has also been a key strategy to address areas such as governance, leadership, strategic planning and equity in sport.
  • The Government provided $27 million towards Netball Central at Sydney Olympic Park which hosted preliminary games for the Netball World Cup. Netball is the largest female participation sport in New South Wales.
  • The Government has provided Womensport and Recreation NSW funding for their Linking Local Government project. This project is in its fourth year of operation. It works in partnership with Local Councils to ensure needs of women and girls in equity, access and participation are promoted as priorities in Council strategic and land use planning for sport and recreation.
  • The Government provided a grant to Cricket NSW to support participation pathways for female cricket. This assisted with an expansion of the Breakers Cricket Junior League, increased participation in New South Wales Women's Grade Cricket competition and increased participation in T20 Blast Schools Cup.
  • The Office of Sport also works with State sporting organisations in an advisory capacity, is a member of the AFL NSW⁄ACT Female Participation Strategy Group and participated in the 2020 Vision for Netball NSW workshop.

Question asked on 15 September 2015 (session 56-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 29
Answer received on 19 October 2015 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 35