Sport

Regional young athletes receive a financial leg-up

Oct 24 2024 Updated 2 hours ago

Geoff Mann

2 min read

Federal Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton, presented certificates to three of the athletes who are to receive financial assistance to fulfill their sporting dreams under the Local Sporting Champions program. The athletes are Ethan Ward of Dubbo, Will Cale of Narromine, and Tully Pickering of Dubbo.. Photo: Supplied

A total of 24 young athletes from the region recently received financial assistance to fulfil their sporting dreams under the Local Sporting Champions program.

The young sportspeople from Coonabarabran, Dubbo, Gilgandra, Narromine, Condobolin, and Walgett together with those from Broken Hill, Gongolgon, Gunnedah, Narrabri, Ungarie, and Warialda received grants of up to $750 to assist with t...