There are more than 150 sports clubs based around PAE. From baseball to soccer, basketball to tennis, these clubs offer recreational and sporting opportunities to the community. The PAE Sports Network is the place to stay up to date about support for clubs, resources, training and funding opportunities.
Join the network
If your sport or recreation club is based in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, we invite you to join our PAE Sports Network. You will receive access to regular newsletters from the Sport and Recreation Development Co-ordinator, with opportunities to attend webinars and workshops, access first hand news about developments in PAE, learn when grants are available and receive tools and resources to help your club. As a member, you will also get to participate in workshops and initiatives with our Northern Sport and Recreation Network, which is a joint initiative between the Cities of Port Adelaide Enfield, Tea Tree Gully, Playford, Salisbury, Charles Sturt and Prospect.
Register to join PAE Sport Network
Past workshops and webinars
If you missed attending some of our recent workshops and seminars, here are the video links so that you can catch up.
- Modern fundraising and revenue
- The secrets of successful clubs
- How to create a culture of volunteering in your club
- Financial management
- Sports club fundraising
- Amazing social media strategies for sports clubs
- First Impressions – recruiting new members to your club
- Effective meetings
- Roles and responsibilities
- Enhancing parent engagement in youth sport by Associate Professor Sam Elliot (Flinders University)
- Attracting, retaining and re-engaging members in community sport by Associate Professor Sam Elliott (Flinders University)Modern Fundraising & Revenue
Growing for Gold
This program encourages local young people aged 3-16 to participate in sporting and recreational activities within the community. It's a fun way to make new friends, build confidence and learn new skills.
Growing for Gold happens during Term 3 School Holidays – 27 September to 12 October 2025.
Register to try a range of new sports in your area for FREE from 18 August - 22 September.
For more information visit growingforgold.com.au
Grants for sporting clubs
We provide grants to sports clubs and groups, to deliver activities, develop facilities, purchase equipment and organise events.
Community Impact Grant
CLOSED
Up to $7,500
The Community Impact Grant program supports not-for-profit community groups and organisations with projects and initiatives that help local communities thrive by building community wellbeing, cohesion and capacity for PAE residents.
Equipment Grant
OPEN until funding exhausted.
Up to $2,000
The Equipment Grant program aims to assist not-for-profit community groups and organisations to purchase urgent or necessary equipment they require in order to deliver services, activities, or supports to the PAE community.
Requests for sport related equipment (e.g. balls, goals, uniforms, etc.) will not be considered under this grant program and should be made through Council’s Sport and Recreation Grant program.
Events Grant
CLOSED
Up to $15,000*
The Events Grant program aims to help create a community that is inclusive, cohesive, creative and prosperous through the support of a program of accessible and diverse community events and festivals across the City.
Neighbourhood Events - up to $1,000
Community Events - up to $7,500
Regional Events - up to $15,000
There are 3 funding rounds available each year:
- Round 1 – opens on 1 April 2026 and closes on 31 May 2026 – recommended for events held between July 2026 and November 2026
- Round 2 – opens on 1 August 2026 and closes on 30 September 2026 – recommended for events held between December 2026 and March 2027
- Round 3 – opens on 1 December 2026 and closes on 31 January 2027 – recommended for events held between April 2027 and June 2027
Quick Response Grant
OPEN until funding exhausted.
Up to $500
The Quick Response Grant program aims to support not-for-profit groups and organisations with emerging or unexpected needs and opportunities that will make a positive difference to the PAE community.
Sport and Recreation Grant
CLOSED
Up to $2,500
The Sport and Recreation Grant program aims to build strong and sustainable sport and recreation clubs through good governance practices as well as participation programs and pathways for the benefit of the PAE community.
Growing for Gold
Growing for Gold is a free program offered annually in the Term 3 school holidays that encourages young people to come and try a variety of sport and recreation activities that are offered by our local sport and recreation clubs to find the one they love. This program is delivered in conjunction with Cities of Port Adelaide Enfield, Salisbury, Playford and Tea Tree Gully. To register your club to be involved or to register for sessions as a participant, visit the Growing for Gold website.
Resources and services for sports clubs
Sport Australia’s free online club assessment tool 'Game Plan' replaces the Club Health Check and provides advice on topics including workforce values and behaviours, marketing and technology.
The Victorian-based Sports Community provides free and membership-based resources, tips, training and webinars in all aspects of club management.
This Victorian Government resource provides information and templates in all aspects of club management.
This site provides guidance on prohibited substances and methods in sport, abuse of children and others in sport, the manipulation of sporting competitions, and protecting people from bullying, intimidation, discrimination or harassment.
Play by the Rules provides information, resources, tools and free online training (now hosted by Sport Integrity Australia) to increase the capacity and capability of administrators, coaches, officials, players, parents and spectators to prevent and deal with discrimination, harassment, child safety, inclusion and integrity issues in sport.
Good Sports provides tools, resources and accreditation for clubs around alcohol management, smoking regulations, mental health, illegal drugs, safe transport and helping to create a safe, welcoming, family-friendly environment.
Many grants are available to assist grass roots sporting clubs. The grants are open at different times of the year and through a variety of agencies and organisations.
Play it On is a social enterprise that provides funding to assist children from financially challenged families to participate in their chosen sport. Play it On collects pre-used sports gear, rejuvenates it and sells it online. The profits raised provide a subsidy for sporting club fees for eligible children. Ways that you can assist or benefit are detailed on their website.
The South Australian Government, through the ORSR, has developed the 'Club of the Future' guide to support clubs to explore innovative ways to deliver quality experiences, share resources, services and facilities, increase affordability and promote contemporary approaches to volunteering.
Welcoming Clubs is Welcoming Australia’s overarching initiative for programs that embrace the power of sport and recreation as a vehicle for inclusion, opportunity and belonging for all members of the community.
The Here For The Game Community Program aims to disrupt the normalisation of gambling in sports. It provides simple resources to help busy volunteers reduce gambling harm. Even if gambling is not common at your club, it’s a great way to educate your members and supporters, set a good example for young people and help prevent harms associated with gambling. It's free to join for all South Australian community clubs.
