Local sports organisations have yet again been denied the chance to apply for lifesaving defibrillators following the Terrigal Electorate’s exclusion from the Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program.
This is the third time the sporting groups based in the Terrigal Electorate have been excluded under rules put in place by the Minns Labor Government in 2023.
“Yet again, the Minns Labor Government has put politics over people, excluding our local sports clubs from applying for the Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program for the third year running,” Mr Crouch said.
“Defibrillators literally save lives, and every club should have equal chance to apply for them under this program, regardless of the postcode they are based in.”
While in Parliament, Mr Crouch moved a Notice of Motion condemning the move and called for the government to provide funding to all electorates, regardless of postcode or political representation.
“This is a decision that needs to be reversed immediately – athletes regularly travel all across the Central Coast to play sport, and the decision to exclude postcodes in the Terrigal Electorate is simply shameful.”
The Local Sports Defibrillator Grant Program was first established in 2018 by the former Liberal-National Government, aimed at ensuring all electorates across NSW could access funding for defibrillators.
Exclusions were put in place by the Minns Labor Government in 2023 which prevents certain postcodes from being eligible to apply for funding, including the Terrigal Electorate.