GLASSHOUSE Hinterland AFL Club has received more than $95,000 to repair a scoreboard thanks to a grant from Caloundra MP Jason Hunt.
The club applied for a special round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants after flooding in early 2022 destroyed the club scorecard and equipment.
Glasshouse Hinterland AFL President Craig Bales said it was a much-needed boost to the club.
“We will be using the funds for an electric scoreboard that both we and the Landsborough cricket club can use, and even other people who use the facility… as well as getting some new signage,” he said.
“We are getting new equipment due to some water damage from the storms this year but also because we just brought back our senior men’s team and trying to start a senior women’s team.”
Craig said the upgrades and improvements had a wider benefit for the community and youth.
“It’s a good thing for the club and for the grounds, it brings local kids to their local grounds rather than travelling to use other Sunshine Coast club fields instead,” he said.
“In your area you are going to have this great facility with an electric scoreboard which will make kids want to play there, so we are hoping it’ll attract more kids to the game and to the club.
“We are looking forward to an exciting 2023, we’ve got great ideas in the plans… we hope to keep growing our numbers and growing the club.”
The local AFL club was also recently one of ten community AFL clubs from across Australia to win $20,000 from Bunnings’ 2022 Helping Hands competition.
These cash prizes went to clubs wanting to improve their facilities for their AFLW teams, which the Glasshouse Hinterland club are using to make their change rooms more family and women friendly.