More than $500,000 will be spent on improving facilities at the Waratah Sports Club in north Orange after government funding was announced on Tuesday.
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The club will receive a $544,016 grant for a project that involves construction of new changes rooms and toilet blocks.
It involves construction of two change rooms designed for women, an extra toilet block for males and females plus two additional toilets designed to the needs of people with disabilities and/or mobility issues.
The grant was part of Round One of the the state government's Regional Sport Facility Fund which will see $50 million awarded over two years for new and upgraded sports facilities in regional NSW.
Sam Farraway MLC said it would provide Orange with a "modern, fit-for-purpose" sports facility.
"Sport is part of the fabric of the Orange community," he said.
NSW sports minister Natalie Ward said the Regional Sport Facility Fund would help promote healthy lifestyles across regional NSW while stimulating local economies and boosting employment.
Mrs Ward said the fund provided grants to councils, local sporting bodies, NSW State Sporting Organisations, State Sporting Organisations for People with Disability, National Sporting Organisations and private enterprises.
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