Skating just for fun, come and try sporting days and more chances for females to be active will result from more than $16,000 funding to be shared among six Border and North East clubs.
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More than 220 groups received VicHealth Active Club grants including Beechworth and District Hockey Club ($3000), North East Roller Derby ($1710), Tawonga Mount Beauty Bowling Club ($2956), Wangaratta Junior Magpies Football Club ($3000), Cobram Roar Football Club ($3000) and Yarrawonga Mulwala Table Tennis Association ($2665).
The planned projects will see more female teams at Cobram Roar, which will also promote the This Girl Can campaign, the introduction of a women in table tennis program, school hockey clinics, bowls days and opportunities for girls to play junior football.
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North East Roller Derby coach Emma Todd said her club's grant would help provide equipment for participants in the weekly Quad Fit program.
"It's not competitive, not contact, it's just learning some skating skills, having fun and getting fit," she said.
"We'll be upgrading bearings and wheels and buying some new gear that we need to keep our stocks up to supply to people who are brand new skaters, which makes it more accessible because there's not that big upfront cost."
North East Roller Derby will be hosting the Statewide Stampede finals in September, involving eight teams from around Victoria.
"We're a bit of an alternative sport, being roller derby, and it's something different for someone who's not interested in a mainstream sport," Ms Todd said.
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