Squash is one of the world's most physically demanding sports — and one that has faced significant infrastructure challenges in Australia as court numbers have declined over recent decades. Yet squash remains a valuable sport: high intensity exercise, accessible to all ages, and well-suited to time-poor adults seeking efficient fitness. Grant funding supports court maintenance and development, club programs, junior squash, and the events that sustain squash communities.
Australian squash landscape
Squash's health case
Squash has been identified in research as one of the healthiest sports:
- Forbes list: squash consistently cited as top sport for health
- High cardiovascular intensity
- Flexibility and coordination demands
- Social: doubles and group formats
Challenges for squash
Sport Australia
Community sport grants.
State sport agencies
Squash development funding.
Squash Australia
Club development; junior programs; court development.
Court development
Club operations
Junior squash
Health programs
Court survival
Squash courts are closing across Australia. Applications for court maintenance or development address a structural challenge to the sport's survival.
Health value
Squash has a genuinely strong health case. Applications that frame squash as health infrastructure — particularly for time-poor adults — can access health funders alongside sport funders.
Junior development
Without junior players, squash faces long-term decline. Applications for junior programs in schools and clubs address the sport's sustainability.
Tahua's grants management platform supports squash funders and community sport organisations — with participant tracking, court utilisation data, program reach measurement, and the reporting tools that help squash funders demonstrate their investment in Australia's squash communities.