18 Jan 2010

Projects registered with the ASF must be sport related.  Matters relating to supporting everyday operational activities of clubs or commercial activities are unable to be registered with the ASF.  In the case in question, the ASF could register a facility development project with the club, including plans for the areas that will directly benefit the sporting nature of the club (change rooms, toilets, gym, storage areas).  The commercial areas of the club (kitchen, dining, bar) could not be included in the ASF project.

However, most facility projects include a number of funding streams, possibly including state and local government, sponsorship, self funding and fundraising via the ASF.  Subject to availability of other funding options, the facility upgrade could still go ahead in its planned entirety, with non-ASF funding used for the commercial areas.