Supporting extra girls and ladies to play tennis | 22 January, 2025 | All Information | Information and Options | Information and Occasions

Tennis Australia has obtained nearly a million {dollars} to assist extra girls and ladies to play tennis and benefit from the psychological and well being advantages sport offers.

The Albanese Authorities has supplied $992,000 to ship applications in as much as 60 golf equipment to enhance the participation and retention of girls and ladies from Culturally and Linguistically Various (CALD) communities.

The funding is supplied underneath the participation and tools stream of the federal government’s $200 million Play Our Method Program to take away boundaries confronted by girls and ladies in sport.

From July 2025, Tennis Australia will work with as much as 60 tennis golf equipment throughout Australia, supervising tailor-made measures in every membership to help 30 CALD girls and ladies on common.

“Equality, inclusion and variety – each on and off the courtroom – are on the coronary heart of every little thing we do. This extra funding from the Authorities will assist our ongoing work with girls and ladies in tennis – now with a give attention to culturally various communities,” Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley stated.

“The funding will assist break down boundaries, create lasting alternatives and encourage the following technology of gamers from all backgrounds to succeed in their full potential in tennis and past.”

Minister for Sport Anika Wells added: “Regardless of Australia’s proud historical past in girls’s tennis, too many ladies and ladies are both not making an attempt the game or dropping out as they get into their late teenagers. We’d like extra folks from extra various backgrounds enjoying extra sport.

“This funding might assist us develop a Brisbane 2032 Olympian or Paralympian to problem for a tennis medal.

“Taking part in tennis and different sport has nice advantages for our well being and psychological well being as people, and in addition brings folks and communities collectively. This Play Our Method program will make it safer and simpler for ladies and ladies from all backgrounds to get lively with tennis.”

This system goals to assist 1800 CALD girls and ladies. From over 600 functions, Tennis Australia was considered one of 124 sporting organisations awarded funding underneath the Play Our Method participation and tools stream.

The extra funding will assist the work already executed as a part of Tennis Australia’s Ladies & Women Technique – which was developed three years in the past with a imaginative and prescient that there aren’t any limits for ladies and ladies on and off the courtroom.