Program Function: The Her Sport Her Way Grant Program is a key initiative of the NSW Government’s Her Sport Her Way strategy. The Program aligns with the Office of Sport Strategic Plan and supports sports participation plans. It provides more than $2.5 million over four years to assist our NSW State Sporting Organisations to develop and deliver new initiatives to increase participation of women and girls in sport, on and off the field, and build cultures of diversity and inclusion. This year the Program continues to have a particular focus on initiatives that target adolescent girls.
Program Term: Applications opened on 19 October 2022, closed on 16 November 2022 and grants were announced in January 2023. Projects are expected to commence from 1 February 2023 and be completed by 30 June 2024.
Applicants: A total of 37 applications were submitted for consideration, 26 of which were successful. The total amount awarded through Her Sport Her Way 2022/23 is $625,280 for projects with a total value including co-contributions of $1,157,056.
Source Agency: The NSW Office of Sport administered the Program on behalf of the NSW Government. Final decisions on the award of funding were made by the Minister for Sport.
| Recipient Organisation | Recipient LGA | Project Title | Project Location | Brief Project Description | Total Amount Awarded |
| AFL NSW/ACT | City of Sydney | Female Leaders and Mentors Program | Bent St Moore Park NSW 2021 | Designed to champion female leadership in our sport and accelerate the development of the next generation of female leaders in three key streams – coaching, officiating and club governance. AFL NSW/ACT will identify 45 female leaders who are already in our games ecosystem and enhance their leadership skills by delivering training and education opportunities that will enable them to build upon their skills as well as gain exposure to other aspects of our sport. | $29,000 |
| AFL NSW/ACT | City of Sydney | Inside the Swans Academy | Bent St Moore Park NSW 2021 | An inside look at a group of teenage female athletes from the Sydney Swans Academy as they train, form friendships, and strive for the opportunity to make their dreams as an athlete come true. The docu-series will highlight the pathway that is available for female Australian football athletes in New South Wales to play at the highest level of professional sport and inspire the next generation to take up the game an achieve their dreams. | $15,000 |
| Basketball NSW | Municipality of Strathfield | Grit for Girls in Basketball Program | 11-21 Underwood Rd Homebush NSW 2140 | Pilot program focuses on girls 14-16 in the Basketball NSW High-Performance Program to increase participation in adolescent girls. In collaboration with world-renowned Performance Psychologist Karen Haddad, a series of workshops will be presented to educate and empower girls, parents, and coaches on dealing with mental health and body image issues. | $40,850 |
| Cricket NSW | City of Parramatta | She Can Play 2.0 | Silverwater Rd Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 | Provide a free 4-week coaching session delivered locally by female coaches. The participants will build confidence in their skills and playing ability, leading to being able to take part in local cricket opportunities. The female coaches delivering the program will develop in confidence as well as build on their coaching skills with access to coaching education. | $20,000 |
| Cricket NSW | City of Parramatta | Sydney Social Smash | Silverwater Rd Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2128 | Pilot a mid-week, post work, social cricket league for women of all ages and abilities. The Women's Social Smash will be an 8-week T10 competition (90min), with 9 players per side. It will look to appeal to women who want to participate in a social, team sport, but who don't have the time or desire to commit to weekend activities. | $19,000 |
| Diving NSW | Maitland City | Diving into female leadership with Coaching and Officiating | Olympic Blvd Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 | Attract, develop and retain female coaches and officials. Increase the number of female coaches and expose them into the High-Performance environment. Continue to support female coaches through a scholarship program. Recognise achievements of female coaches and officials. Provide opportunities to recruit, retain and increase the number of coaches and officials through education and mentoring. Continue to target adolescent athletes into coaching, officiating and other leadership roles. | $10,400 |
| Football NSW | Blacktown City | Youth Female Coach Development Program | 235 Meurants Ln Glenwood NSW 2768 | In partnership with 5 Associations attract, upskill and provide paid coaching opportunities for 60 female coaches in 2023. Identified youth female coaches will be provided formal coaching qualifications and paid football coaching opportunities within Association & FNSW program. All coaches will be invited to join the FNSW Female Coaching Networks to ensure they are supported post this program | $40,000 |
| Hockey NSW | City of Parramatta | Hockey 5s For You | Shirley Strickland Ave Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 | Hockey5s program will be delivered across Regional NSW and Metro areas to increase women and girls’ participation across NSW, particularly targeting new players, including from CALD communities, First Nations and Torres Strait Island and people with all abilities. Hockey5s is a fast, exciting, flexible 5-aside program that can be played anyway on any surface making it a very accessible, inclusive, and diverse hockey format. | $25,500 |
| Hockey NSW | City of Parramatta | Towards 60- Coach Development Program | Shirley Strickland Ave Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 | Increase the number of level 3 accredited female coaches by identifying current level 2 coaches to undergo level 3 accreditation and hence having a greater pool of qualified coaches who are able to undergo the FIH (Federation International Hockey) Coach Development Courses. | $18,225 |
| Karting Australia (NSW) | Coffs Harbour City | Girls Race Too | 446 Wilberforce Rd Wilberforce NSW 2756 | Provide a structured introductory program for building the confidence of adolescent females to participate in karting with the aim of integrating them into a club community to participate in club and female specific events within the sport. | $20,250 |
| Karting Australia (NSW) | Coffs Harbour City | Girls Race Too | 5 Cameron Park Dr Cameron Park NSW 2285 | Provide a structured introductory program for building the confidence of adolescent females to participate in karting with the aim of integrating them into a club community to participate in club and female specific events within the sport. | $20,475 |
| Little Athletics NSW | Dubbo Regional | Expanding Leadership Opportunities into Regional NSW | 33 Gipps St Dubbo NSW 2830 | Identify female youth leaders in three regional hubs and provide the opportunity to upskill and become an advisory group for Little Athletics NSW. Following our previous program open to regional leaders with the camp hosted in Sydney. By having a similar program regionally, we provide an opportunity to identify leaders more regionally and gain their perspective. | $10,100 |
| Netball NSW | City of Parramatta | She Leads Coach Developer Program | 2 Olympic Blvd Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 | A coach developer program empowering young adults from across Netball NSW’s 7 regions in delivering innovative and engaging coaching content to influence experience, retention in participation and diversity and inclusion. Mentor adolescent coaches and lead Netball NSW’s inclusive suite of programs in their region from grassroots to emerging talent. Blends online delivery, a final in-person practical session, aligned with International Day of the Girl 2023, check-ins and assessment conducted at 3 and 6 month intervals. | $15,000 |
| Netball NSW | City of Parramatta | She Leads Video & Digital Change Campaign | 2 Olympic Blvd Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 | Create two videos to empower new parent coaches to become involved as coaches and shift all coaches at a community level towards more child-centred coaching methods that result in more fun and positive experiences for girls in netball. Launched under a "She Leads" digital marketing campaign at the start of the 2023 Winter season. | $15,000 |
| Northern NSW Football | Lake Macquarie City | Advanced Coach Development and Support Network | 13 Park Rd Speers Point NSW 2284 | Focus on retaining accredited advanced licensed female football coaches by providing further opportunities to upskill in addition to a Northern NSW Football (NNSWF) lead ongoing support network. Provide opportunities for continuous development for female coaches through practical and online seminars with highly qualified guest presenters and a focus on retention by establishing an all-female social media network where football relevant information and resources can be shared. | $10,000 |
| Northern NSW Football | Lake Macquarie City | Community Coach Development and Support Network | 13 Park Rd Speers Point NSW 2284 | Focus on increasing participation and creating a supportive environment of on-going learning to aid recruitment & retention of female coaches. Delivery of introductory coaching courses in high schools to engage adolescent girls as coaches. Adolescent girls that complete the course will be encouraged to join the NNSWF Female Coach Network to ensure they are supported and have access to ongoing resources. | $10,000 |
| Northern NSW Football | Lake Macquarie City | Female Referee Inclusion Program | 13 Park Rd Speers Point NSW 2284 | Focus on increasing participation and creating inclusive environments to retain female referees. Delivering introductory match official training, Level 4 Referee Course in high schools to engage adolescent girls as referees. The Female Referee Network will be comprised of female referees registered within Northern NSW Football (NNSWF) for support and assistance from experienced referees and sharing of resources. The procurement of referee uniforms in female sizes and cuts to allow NNSWF to provide fit-for-purpose uniforms. | $10,000 |
| NSW Baseball League | Blacktown City | Women's Emerging Development Program | 81 Eastern Rd Rooty Hill NSW 2766 | A winter development program for adolescent girls aged 14-18 in both metropolitan and rural and remote areas and from low socio-economic backgrounds that will be run over 8 weeks, cementing baseball's fundamentals skills and progressing to advanced drills and sessions. Designed to fill a gap in sport's talent development structure, led by aspiring coaches who are NSW and Australian female players, assisted by a female pool of coaching talent who have experience at multiple levels throughout baseball. | $30,000 |
| NSW Rugby Union | Bayside | Rugby For Good - Our Turn / Your Time | Cook Ave Daceyville NSW 2032 | Designed to build a female led, designed and delivered program that targets the female adolescent decline in sport participation. Establish a Youth leader / Ambassador working group to oversee and give young women a voice. Marketing campaign to normalise female participation in rugby. Inclusive Rugby experience & Development program that includes female athlete health and wellness education. Legacy resources for coaches, clubs and schools to develop female rugby programs. | $49,200 |
| Swimming NSW | Municipality of Strathfield | The Fast Lane to Coaching Her Way | Olympic Blvd Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 | Empower potential and current female swim coaches and swim teachers by offering opportunities for further education and leadership. Provide opportunities for young female candidates to undertake base level coaching courses, current female coaches to progress to a more advanced qualifications, and elite level female coaches to provide mentoring and leadership to those coming up through the ranks. | $50,000 |
| Triathlon NSW | City of Sydney | Finish Lines Not Finish Times Events | 50 Holt St Surry Hills NSW 2010 | Deliver a series of introductory women’s only training sessions. The sessions will prepare new female participants and provide them with the skills and confidence to participate in their first ever ‘Finish Lines…Not Finish Times’ triathlons, delivered by Triathlon NSW Affiliated Clubs in Sydney and regionally. | $28,000 |
| Triathlon NSW | City of Sydney | Inspire to Tri Next Generation of Female Coaches | 55 Holt St Surry Hills NSW 2010 | Building on the first two years, the program will be a combination of online and in person education featuring mentorship and relationship building directly breaking down identified barriers that inhibit female coaches from commencing and progressing. This will be achieved by capacity building and supporting current and new coaches through the pathway. | $15,580 |
| Volleyball NSW | City of Parramatta | Volleyball Effective Governance Practices | 8 Parkview Dr Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 | Upskilling, training and engaging leaders across our state, prioritising formal educational learning through access to the AICD Foundational Governance Course to provide participants with an understanding of fundamental compliance and performance-related roles and responsibilities of directors, specifically in the areas of governance, risk, financial performance and strategy. | $38,700 |
| Water Polo NSW | City of Parramatta | Girls Making Waves - Inclusion | 8 Parkview Dr Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 | An adaptation of the existing Girls Making Waves participation program addressing the barriers and providing access to water polo for both Aboriginal and young people with disability and their families. The initial two pilot programs delivered in partnership with Kari in Liverpool and The Cerebral Palsy Alliance in Narrabeen, with a view to expand programs into regional locations. | $25,500 |
| Water Polo NSW | City of Parramatta | Girls Making Waves - The Leaders | 8 Parkview Dr Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 | Enable identified female leaders to undertake courses to empower them as individuals and enhance their capabilities as leaders. The Australian Institute of Company Directors course will enable the Water Polo NSW President & Chair of the Board to improve her governance skillset and the Conscious Negotiator Program will enable better decision making of up to 7 identified leaders and encourage cultural change. | $24,500 |
| Motorsport Australia | Boroondara City | Girls on Track - Schools Program | Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek NSW 2766 | Schools program is a development of the Girls on Track Program that will enable facilitated Girls on Track Workshops to be delivered at scale in schools to reach more Girls and communicate the various recreational and career opportunities available for girls aged 8-12 across the state of NSW. | $35,000 |