Wyong Leagues Group will again run its subsidy program for the 2025 junior rugby league season with $100 relief for each child to help pay fees.
Participation numbers in junior rugby league on the Central Coast were significantly boosted last season with the introduction of the Wyong Leagues Group Junior Rugby League Subsidy Program.
In introducing the program, the Group acknowledged that in tough financial times, families faced an uphill battle to pay registration fees which could impact junior registration numbers.
Rather than allowing young players to miss out on playing their sport Wyong Leagues Group launched its subsidy program in February 2024.
The program provides parents of children between the ages of five and 13 with a subsidy of $100 per child toward their fees.
The Wyong Leagues Group Junior Rugby League Subsidy program has two key goals.
The first is to ensure retention of juniors whose families might be struggling to meet the full weight of playing fees, thereby protecting the sport from participation erosion.
Secondly, the program could potentially increase the level of participation in rugby league for boys and girls by removing the cost barrier, which in turn allows a broader reach of the sport.
The program has proved to be so successful, the Board of the Wyong Leagues Group recently voted unanimously to commit to repeating it for the 2025 season.
The decision came only days before the program received the prestigious John Stipe Award from Leagues Clubs Australia for outstanding community achievement.
This award is given only in exceptional circumstances.
Wyong Leagues Group CEO Ben Coghlan said that working directly with Rugby League Central Coast, NSW Rugby League and the individual clubs on the Coast, the Group would once again marshal support and commitment for the program as well as play a pivotal role.
“The campaign has been immensely successful on every measurable result,” he said.
For information on the Wyong Leagues Group Junior Subsidy Program go to