MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is encouraging sporting clubs and recreation facilities from across the region to apply for the Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program.

The program is aimed at providing a grant of up to $3000 for clubs and facilities across New South Wales to purchase Automated External Defibrillators.

Mr Moylan said it is important sporting organisations are equipped to respond to life-threatening emergencies on and off-the-field.

“Whether you’re playing footy at the park or cheering on the sidelines, cardiac arrest can affect anyone at any given time,” Mr Moylan said.

“Having a defibrillator on-hand following cardiac arrest can be the difference between life and death.

Sapphire City Gymnastics received funding to purchase an Automated External Defibrillator from the 2023-24 Local Sport Defibrillator program.

“A person’s chance of survival can double, or even triple, if a defibrillator is used in conjunction with CPR.

“I encourage clubs and organisations to apply for this funding because you never know when you made need a defibrillator.”

The Local Sport Defibrillator Program 2025-26 is open to applicants within the bottom five socio-economic indexes for areas determined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Eligible postcodes in the Northern Tablelands are: 2347, 2354, 2358, 2359, 2360, 2361, 2365, 2369, 2370, 2371, 2390, 2397, 2399, 2400, 2401, 2402, 2403, 2404, 2405, 2406, 2409, 2410, 2440, 2453, and 2833.

The Minns Labor Government has unfortunately omitted Armidale from the list of eligible postcodes.

For more information and to apply, visit Defibrillator Grants Now Open.

Applications close December 1 or until funding allocation is exhausted.