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‘A national crisis’: 16,000 Australian community sport clubs face collapse in wake of Covid-19 – The Guardian
Survey finds $1.2bn needed to ensure nation’s grassroots clubs survive economic fallout of pandemic
An indication of the potentially devastating effect of the Covid-19 outbreak on community sport on Australia has been revealed, with a quarter of clubs across the nation at risk of closure if suitable financial support is not quickly secured.
The Australian Sports Foundation, a non-profit sports fundraising organisation and charity, conducted a national survey and estimated the countrys 70,000 grassroots clubs need $1.2bn to survive the economic fallout of the pandemic.
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