Community sport is facing a risk of going under after covid lands teams in financial strife.
The Australian sports foundation surveyed 833 Australian community sporting groups to learn more about the effect the pandemic has had. The data found 83% of groups are earning around $20,000 less than they were prior to the pandemic and 13% fear they will go under completely.
The foundation’s CEO, Patrick Walker said out of the 70,000 community sporting groups in Australia, this statistic equates to around 9000 groups. The foundation has launched a new fund for those who would like to make a donation which can be found at sportsfoundation.org.au