Murray Bridge Today (HEADING 1) - Rural City of Murray Bridge

30.2 YOUTH, SPORT AND RECREATION UPDATEAuthor: Kevin HeyndykLegislative ( ) Corporate () Other ( )PurposeThe purpose of this report is to provide a follow up and current status information tothe Committee regarding the Youth Sport and Recreation program.BackgroundIn the February report it was stated that:1. Healthy Murraylands project also finalising their consultation period, one priority isto establish instructor training so that sustainable community exercise programscan begin2. Grant application completed and submitted to the Office for Recreation andSport to develop a Sport and Recreation Strategy3. Grant application being compiled and to be submitted to the Department forPlanning Transport and Infrastructure to develop an Open Space Strategy4. STARCLUB field officer: work with sport and recreation clubs to create strong,vibrant and sustainable clubsUpdate1. In brief, the aim of the Healthy Murraylands project is:‘to help encourage active lifestyles through holistic innovative engagement, byimproving nutrition and increasing physical activity participation to reduce theprevalence of overweight and obesity in the Murraylands’The target group is adults 18 years and older living in the Murraylands at risk ofdeveloping chronic disease related to overweight and obesity.Bianca Gazzola is the Project Coordinator, she is here to present a short summaryof the program and successes to date (Refer Appendix 30.2)2. Sport and Recreation Strategy grant application from the Office for Recreationand Sport for $25,000 was successful.3. Open Space Plan grant application from the Department for Planning Transportand Infrastructure for $30,000 was also successful.It is envisaged that both of these plans will be created concurrently to takeadvantage of the commonalities and get greater value for money.Both of these grants are for matching funding from Council. We are waiting forCouncil’s budget process to be finalised before submitting these projects out fortender.6