{"id":946017,"date":"2026-10-30T05:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/946017\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T05:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T05:44:10","slug":"project-inspire-cricket-australia-westpac-offer-aud-2000-grants-to-14-womens-cricket-clubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/946017\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Inspire: Cricket Australia, Westpac offer AUD 2,000 grants to 14 women’s cricket clubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fourteen women involved in community cricket across Australia will receive additional support to strengthen opportunities for women and girls at their clubs through Cricket Australia\u2019s Project Inspire, with Westpac providing AUD 2,000 to each participant\u2019s community club, an official news release from CA stated.<\/p>\n

\"ProjectAustralian crickets Sophie Molineux and Georgia Voll interacted with Cricket Australia\u2019s Project Inspire participants. Photo courtesy: Cricket Australia\/ Facebook<\/p>\n

The announcement was made during a three-day immersion workshop in Melbourne, where the 14 participants of the second intake of Project Inspire came together as part of Cricket Australia\u2019s ongoing Women and Girls Week.<\/p>\n

Australia women\u2019s cricket star Phoebe Litchfield surprised the participants during a session at Westpac\u2019s Melbourne offices on October 30, announcing the financial support for their respective clubs.<\/p>\n

Project Inspire is designed to develop leadership skills, confidence and connections among women involved in community cricket. The program is facilitated by Australian cricket great Belinda Clark and experienced coach and facilitator Chris Rubick.<\/p>\n

It combines structured leadership development with practical experience, allowing participants to apply what they learn through coaching sessions and activities at their clubs.<\/p>\n

Project Inspire 2.0 participants are: Elle Weston, Dunsborough Cricket Club (WA), Libby O\u2019Brien, Merewether District Cricket Club (NSW), Michelle Lussick, Weston Creek Molonglo Cricket Club (ACT), Kalea Leary, Wynyard & Districts Cricket Club (TAS), Stacey Taylor, Sheidow Park Cricket Club (SA), Emily Oliphant, North Perth Cricket Club (WA), Jacqui Brown, Kingston Heath Cricket Club (VIC), Ava Danholt, Wembley Districts Junior Cricket Club (WA), Dawn Kilkelly, Lindfield District Cricket Club (NSW), Cathy Allen, Bunbury and Districts Cricket Association (WA), Hannah Ward, Waratah Cricket Club (NT), Mehnaaz Ahmed, North Sydney District Junior Cricket Club (NSW), Gillian Gerry, Ginninderra Cricket Club (ACT), Carrie-Ann White, Surfers Paradise Cricket Club (QLD)<\/p>\n

Cricket Australia Chief of Cricket James Allsopp said the programme had brought together women leaders from community clubs across every state and territory.<\/p>\n

\u201cProject Inspire has helped us to connect with some wonderful leaders from community clubs in every State and Territory and see the incredible work they have been doing to support women\u2019s and girls\u2019 cricket at grassroots level,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs they continue to learn and develop their leadership under the expert guidance of Belinda Clark and Chris Rubick, this generous support from Westpac will be put to great use and make a significant, positive impact for women and girls at their clubs.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Cricket Australia, we\u2019re grateful for the investment and support of Westpac in women\u2019s and girls\u2019 cricket, from grassroots level with Project Inspire and the Her Game Grows fund, through to their support of our national Women\u2019s team,\u201d Allsopp added.<\/p>\n

Michelle Klein, Westpac Chief Growth, Brand and Marketing Officer, said the funding would help participants turn their ideas into action and create more opportunities for women and girls in local cricket.<\/p>\n

\u201cWestpac is proud to support the women who are making a difference in community cricket. They know their clubs and what their communities need, Project Inspire gives them practical skills, useful connections and support to build on the work they\u2019re already doing. We hope this support will help bring some of their ideas to life and create more opportunities for women and girls to play, volunteer and take on leadership roles in their local communities,\u201d Klein said.<\/p>\n

Project Inspire is part of Cricket Australia\u2019s broader effort to strengthen women\u2019s leadership and increase participation in community cricket. Westpac also supports the Her Game Grows fund and the Australian women\u2019s national team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fourteen women involved in community cricket across Australia will receive additional support to strengthen opportunities for women and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":946018,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[564],"tags":[64,63,740,18587,513248,85,7298],"class_list":["post-946017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cricket","tag-cricket-australia","tag-project-inspire","tag-sports","tag-womens-cricket"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=946017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/946018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=946017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=946017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=946017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}