Sportswatch Winter 2018

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Sportswatch Winter 2018

What’s Inside From the QSport Office Page 3 Queensland’s Budget for Sport and Recreation Page 5 2018 QSport Conference Page 6 Sport and Active Recreation Strategy Page 8 QSport Workshop for 18-24 year olds Page 9-10 Sport, Recreation and Play Awards Page 12 Royal Commission Fast Facts Page 13 2019 Polocrosse World Cup Page 16 INAS Global Games Page 18

Members of the QSport Board with State Minister for Sport Hon. Nick de Brenni MP (third from left) and Staff at Sport House, Milton on 20th June

State ups allocation for sport and recreation in 2018-19 The Queensland Government has allocated $186.7M for expenditure on sport and recreation in the State Budget handed down on 12 June for the 2018-19 financial year – an increase of $28.3M (17.8%) on the allocation in last year’s Budget. The figure includes $9.25m budgeted to be raised from user charges, fees and other sources. Minister de Brenni has indicated that $37.3M has been made available under initiatives to upgrade sports infrastructure to support Queensland children and healthy communities. A further $31M of capital including grants will support sport and recreation clubs at the grassroots level through the delivery of key infrastructure and $15M under the Female Facilities Program for functional and inclusive change rooms and sporting facilities for women and girls. More details on Queensland Government expenditure since 2015 and other aspects of this financial year’s allocation are on Page 5 and were covered by Minister de Brenni when he met the QSport Board in late June along with time frames, etc for consultation on the Queensland Sport and Active Recreation Strategy in coming months.

Sportswatch is a quarterly publication of QSport which is an independent collective of State sporting organisations established to enhance the development of sport in Queensland. Sportswatch aims to inform readers and views expressed in Sportswatch are not necessarily those of QSport. No responsibility is accepted by QSport for consequences emanating from actions or failures to act on material within this publication. For contributions, advertisements and enquiries, contact the QSport Office at Sports House, Cnr Castlemaine and Caxton Streets MILTON Q 4064 Telephone 07 3369 8955 Facsimile 07 3369 8977 Email admin@qsport.org.au


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