Melton City Girls Can

Melton City Council is proud to launch Melton City Girls Can (MCGC) in April 2025. MCGC will celebrate, support and create new opportunities for people who identify as women and girls in the City of Melton to participate in sport and active recreation.

Inspired by VicHealth’s This Girl Can campaign and delivered in partnership with local sports clubs and community groups, MCGC aims to enable women and girls to get active in ways that work for them. Whether it’s a little or a lot, what matters is moving your body and having fun - on your own terms, in your own way.

Up to $500 for sporting clubs and community groups

In 2025, Council is offering local sports clubs and community groups up to $500 to deliver programs or purchase equipment that support and encourage women and girls to participate in sport and recreation across the municipality.

If you’re part of a local club or group who are interested in delivering an event or activity for MCGC in April, please complete an expression of interest (EOI).
Expressions of Interest close: Sunday 2 March 2025.

Complete an EOI  

Why Melton City Girls Can? 

Evidence shows that women and girls participate in organised sport at significantly lower rates than men and boys. Research tells us that girls drop out of community sport at twice the rate of boys by the time they are teenagers.

Many women hesitate to try new activities because of fear of judgement or feeling like they’re not “fit enough” to start. In fact, women are twice as likely as men to put off getting active because they worry about what others might think or feel unwelcome in sport and recreation environments.

MCGC will look to break down these stereotypes, build confidence and create inclusive and welcoming spaces for all. Whether it's your first time trying something new or returning to a sport or activity that you love, this is for you!

Why should your club become more inclusive for people who identify as women and girls?

Increasing women’s and girls’ participation helps sport clubs to grow membership, boost revenue and improve performance by expanding the talent pool. Inclusive clubs attract more players, supporters, and sponsors while fostering stronger teams and leadership pathways. Clubs that are diverse and welcoming to people of all genders and backgrounds build positive role models, stronger communities and more successful sporting cultures.

To support this, Council has recently adopted its Allocation of Sport and Recreation Facilities Policy and accompanying Fair Access in Sport Action Plan.

Fair Access Workshops for Sports Clubs 

Council and GenWest are working together to deliver a series of workshops for leaders, coaches and decision makers at clubs, to help you understand what changes have come into place, what this means for you, how you can support the prevention of gender based violence and ways your club can be more inclusive for women and girls. Following this, clubs will have the opportunity to express their interest in receiving free support from GenWest to develop tailored action plans to facilitate increased participation from women and girls.

To register your space at a free ‘Fair Access’ workshop, please follow the link below to your preferred session to make a booking on the Melton Learning Directory website.

SESSION 1

Where: Online 
When: Wednesday 26 March
Time: 6.30pm - 8pm  
Register  

SESSION 2

Where: Cobblebank Stadium: Multipurpose Room
When: Wednesday 2 April
Time: 6.30pm - 8pm  
Register

SESSION 3

Where: Diggers Rest Sport & Community Pavilion
When: Thursday 24 April
Time: 6.30pm - 8pm  
Register