The growing sport of pickleball will be soon offered in Trafalgar after a $4000 start up grant was announced.
Raewyn McMahon said Trafalgar Park Bowls Club was "really excited" to receive the funding via the State Government's "Sporting Club Grants Program".
"Watch this space," Ms McMahon said of the start up program. "It's offering something just a little bit different".

The club was one of 12 local sporting clubs to receive funding in the latest grant allocation. From basketball to bushwalking pursuits, they will share in more than $19,000.
Member for Eastern Victoria Region Harriet Shing said the State Government was "backing the heartbeat of local communities with a new wave of sports club grants."
She said the grants aimed to provide more opportunities for people to get involved in the community and sports they loved.
Other successful local applicants include: Drouin Dragons Soccer Club - $903 for first aid kits; Hallora Cricket Club - $1000 for junior cricket balls; Longwarry Football Club - $864 for new footballs; Longwarry Netball Club - $959.92 for new netballs; Neerim District Junior Basketball Club - $1000 for new uniforms; Trafalgar Tennis Club - $993 for balls and racquets; Warragul Badminton Club - $1000 for junior uniforms; West Gippsland Bushwalkers - $2030 for first aid training; Warragul Amateur Swimming Club - $4500 for six athletes to travel to National Swimming Championships; Bunyip Equestrian Club - $1000 for equipment; and, Garfield Cricket Club - $990.50 for new uniforms and first aid equipment for juniors.
Acting Minister for Community Sport Gayle Tierney announced 827 grants across Victorian sports clubs totalling more than $1 million.
"We're getting behind local sports clubs - making sure they have the facilities and equipment they need to support their local communities," she said.
The Trafalgar Park Bowls Club project was amongst those highlighted by Ms Tierney. She explained the grant would help introduce pickleball to the community with a new 40-week program for people of all ages and abilities to get involved.
Pickleball is a racket or paddle sport in which two or four players hit a plastic ball over a net.
Ms McMahon said the club was preparing to offer an indoor pickleball court. The funding follows a Baw Baw Shire grant of $2980.
"I just kept hearing about this pickleball," she said of the decision for its introduction.
Noting it was popular overseas and all ages could play from kids to grandparents, Ms McMahon explained "it's still very energetic but the ball doesn't bounce as hard and fast as tennis."