Sporting clubs denied funding in Sport Australia grants scandal want answers from Government
- jamessnow321
- Jan 29, 2020
- 1 min read
Aggrieved sporting clubs that missed out on desperately needed money are demanding more answers about why they were dudded in a scandal-ridden Federal Government sports grants program.
Club representatives who spent hundreds of hours preparing applications in the hope of completing much-needed repairs to facilities, only to be overlooked by the Government, have labelled the process "gut-wrenching" and hit out at the "underhanded" tactics that appear to have been used.
The ABC yesterday revealed a spreadsheet developed by then-sports minister Bridget McKenzie's office, which detailed the rating Sport Australia gave clubs that applied for community sports funding.
It showed 94 of 223 projects deemed "successful" in the first round of Government funding failed to meet the threshold set by Sport Australia to receive funding.
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