LAHORE The Australian Government has provided the Pakistan Netball Federation a grant of Rs 1.5 million as part of the Australian Sports Outreach Program. I am delighted to announce that the Pakistan Netball Federation will receive an A$18,000 sports development grant for 2010-11, Australian High Commissioner Tim George said. The Pakistan Netball Federations project is one of several sporting projects the Australian Government has assisted over the past three years. Since 2008-09, the Australian Government has provided more than Rs 7 million (equivalent to A$88,500) to various sporting bodies, including the Pakistan Cricket Board and the Pakistan Football Federation. We also hope that the Pakistan Netball Federations initiatives will have important spillover effects on the wider community, such as promoting health and well-being, and enhancing social cohesion, he added.