Tasmanian Government Deploys 400,000 Dollars to Accelerate Female Sports Participation Strategy

The Tasmanian State Government has officially distributed nearly $400,000 in targeted development funding through its Her Path to Play program.

This funding is designed to increase the long-term participation and retention of women and girls across all tiers of the state’s active recreation sectors. A total of 38 successful sporting organisations will share the financial resource to establish sustainable community pathways.

The grant allocation aims to diversify female representation beyond standard on-field participation by heavily underwriting leadership development. Successful projects will actively support women stepping into vital operational roles, including coaches, match officials, administrators, and executive positions.

The competitive funding round attracted intense market interest, receiving comprehensive applications from more than 90 independent sports bodies across the region. Tasmanian Minister for Sport Nick Duigan validated the strategic scale of the rollout, confirming a diverse range of sports achieved funding.

Minister Duigan noted the 38 successful grant recipients will offer programs encouraging greater involvement of women and girls across various sporting roles, including players, coaches, officials, administrators and other leadership positions.

The Her Path to Play program received significant interest from more than 90 organisations around Tasmania, with the successful applicants offering a diverse range of sports and projects.

Duigan highlighted specific club allocations within the state-wide framework.

“One of these recipients, the North Esk Rowing Club, will receive $20,000 to deliver a project focused on supporting the recruitment and retention of girls aged 11 to 18 years within the community.”

“The club will deliver activities to support the transition from school rowing to club membership through its winter rowing program, which will provide coach development and leadership opportunities for the participants.

“I look forward to seeing the positive results that Her Path to Play will deliver in the coming years – I’m confident it will level the playing field for women and girls,” Duigan said.

Other commercial sports activations receiving funding include ParaQuad Tasmania’s Her Path to Wheelchair Basketball program and Badminton Tasmania’s Shuttle Smash: Girls into Badminton program. The Tasmanian Indoor Cricket Girl’s Program will also receive critical capital to expand its regional operations.

These targeted grant distributions will roll out immediately to establish a highly inclusive and economically resilient athletic ecosystem.

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