JUNE 3, 2022 - YOUTH GRANTS TO HONOUR LOCAL SPORTSTARS

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Nominations for the 2022 Youth Sport Star Awards are now open.

Cassowary Coast Regional Councillor and Community and Culture portfolio holder Trudy Tschui said the annual Sport Star Awards continues to support youth across the Cassowary Coast in their sporting achievements.

“The Cassowary Coast Regional Council supports and recognises youths who demonstrate commitment and achievement to their chosen sport. A total of seven bursaries will be awarded this year to Cassowary Coast youth.”

Cr Tschui said that there was a broad range of categories, including a category for Youth with a Disability Sports Person. Statistics have shown that the participation rate for males and females by age group, shows that people with a disability had consistently lower rates of participation in sport than people with no disability across all age groups.

“Sport and shared physical activities help improve people's health and wellbeing, and foster a strong sense of community belonging and pride and the awards aim to promote, encourage and sustain sporting participation and healthy lifestyles in the Cassowary Coast.”

The grant was launched in 2020, as an annual initiative to encourage and sustain sporting opportunities in the Cassowary Coast Region for youth aged between 8 to 18 years old.

The grant consists of seven bursaries and recipients for each bursary will be awarded $750 and a branded polo shirt. The grant aims to recognise significant sporting achievements in the following seven catagories:

  • Junior Sports Female (Age 8-12)
  • Junior Sports Male (Age 8-12)
  • Senior Sports Female (Age 13-18)
  • Senior Sports Male (Age 13-18)
  • Junior Indigenous Sports Person (Age 8-12)
  • Senior Indigenous Sports Person (Age 13-18)
  • Youth with a Disability Sports Person (Age 8-18) 

Nominations for Council’s Youth Sport Star awards are now open and nominations will close 5:00pm, Sunday 3 July 2022.

 To find out more information please visit: www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/sports-bursary-program or call Council on 1300 763 903.