Sport
31 October, 2025
Grant boosts little athletics
CAMPERDOWN Little Athletics is jumping into the new season with a $5,000 grant from Coles to support aspiring athletes and community volunteers.
Camperdown was one of 72 grassroots little athletics centres across Australia recently announced as a successful recipient of the 2025 Coles Little Athletics Community Fund.
The centre will share in $250,000 to purchase much needed sports, safety and volunteer equipment.
Camperdown Little Athletics will use its grant to buy new electronic starting equipment, a portable PA system and markers, which centre president Kristy Clarke said would help volunteers to deliver a fun, safe and quality program to young athletes.
“Camperdown Little Athletics has been steadily growing over the last few seasons from 70 to now well into hundreds of kids competing every week,” she said.
“We’ve been operating with outdated cap guns and clappers to start our track events – which can sometimes be in the range of 70-plus races on our Friday night competition, not including false starts.
“This grant will enable us to purchase a modern starting system that our athletes and volunteers deserve in order for our meets to be safer, more accurate and consistent and keep our athletics program running smoothly as we grow.”
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