Winning ideas funded in July 2018

Winning ideas funded in July 2017

Winning ideas funded in February 2017

 AFL Victoria - Female Indigenous Program 
An initiative for young indigenous women aged 16-20 years old about providing more opportunities to play AFL through carnivals, competitions and camps across metropolitan and regional Victoria. The program will also offer training and education for these women to develop their communication and decision making skills, resilience and a strong sense of cultural identity. 

Bushwalking Victoria’s Escaping Your Comfort Zone
Body positive hiking for plus size women.  This program aims to improve the self-esteem of plus-size women through a specialised hiking program, combined with a supportive friendship group.

Cricket Victoria in partnership with Proud2Play – Proud Cricket
An education program for Victorian Cricket Clubs to foster a more supportive culture for LGBTQI young people and increase their participation in cricket.

Collingwood Basketball Association – Stay, Play, Lead and Succeed  
A mentoring program for young people, predominantly of South Sudanese backgrounds, to keep them engaged in club basketball through a leadership development approach.

Sport Central in partnership with Golf Victoria – Ballarat District FlexiGolf Pass
A new initiative amongst Ballarat District Golf Clubs to engage local families and local golfers in a more convenient and affordable manner, with shorter game formats and casual memberships.

 Winning ideas funded in May 2016 

 Gymnastics Victoria – Team Gym 
A recreational gymnastics program for young people and teenagers who have never tried gymnastics.  It also gives gymnasts who no longer fit traditional programs a way to maintain involvement.

Cricket Victoria – Indoor 4’s 
Aims to boost cricket participation through an informal, fun and flexible program played between teams of four, for less than half an hour, at any time that suits the participants.

City of Greater Geelong, with GMHBA 
A flexible, fun 10-week web-based workplace team challenge that encourages moving more and sitting less in workplaces, at home and in the community.

Tenpin Bowling Victoria, with Tenpin Bowling Australia – Strike and Stride 
This program aims to get more Victorians active by providing Tenpin Bowling discounts when people walk to the bowling alley.

Aquatics and Recreation Victoria, with YMCA Victoria – Before school Energy Active Sports Tribe
A before school group activity program for 10-to-12-year-old kids, run out of leisure centres. Run on school term basis, the program includes a healthy breakfast and transport to school.

 Winning ideas funded in November 2015

 Melbourne City Football Club – City Strikers Walking Football 
City Strikers is a modified walking football program (no running or contact) that encourages older people to become more physically and socially active.  The program also trains Young Leaders from multicultural backgrounds to run the program in community.

Squash & Racquetball Victoria – Pop Up Squash 
Aims to introduce and re-engage people with squash by transforming empty retail space into temporary street squash courts.

BMX Victoria – Pumped for BMX
Aims to utilise under-programmed BMX facilities within local councils to deliver a new 6 week program for local primary school children.

Waterpolo Victoria – Bumpa Ball
Sees participants playing modified games of water polo whilst floating in blow-up tubes. 

Basketball Victoria – Stride Basketball
Aims to engage sedentary office workers during office hours via a 'Stride Corporate Cup' at the State Basketball Centre.

Softball Victoria, with Blue Earth – Active Families Playing Together
A program run within playgroups to allow parents to play softball 7s whilst children engage in games, before everyone plays together in a fun, mixed age format.