September 6th, 2025Better facilities for grassroots sport and local communities

Applications are open for the 2025-26 Local Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSIF), which creates better places to play, train and compete across Victoria.

The fund has three streams including community facilities, community sports lighting, and planning with councils being able to apply for between $40,000 and $500,000 for projects

Potential projects include new or improved sports courts, lights, change rooms, playgrounds and skate parks, to benefit local clubs and communities.

All Victorian councils and Alpine Resorts Victoria are eligible to apply in partnership with their local sport and recreation clubs, sport associations and leagues with a focus on projects that will support local communities and groups to increase participation including amongst women and girls.

Successful projects funded through a previous round include $250,000 towards a new family recreation space at Dandenong’s Greaves Reserve featuring a multi-use court for basketball and soccer, a tennis half-court with rebound wall, and connecting pathways.

Fawkner’s popular Charles Mutton Reserve also received $200,000 to deliver a 150 lux LED lighting upgrade on both sports ovals – providing the Northern Saints Football Club with more playing and training time on their ovals to meet growing demand.

At Frankston Park, $250,000 is delivering bigger and better home and away change rooms for teams from the Frankston Football Club and Frankston Dolphins Reclink Football Team to help them host games.

For more information about the fund and to apply visit sport.vic.gov.au. Applications close on December 2.