The Rural Travel Fund was developed in response to concerns raised by territorial
authorities about the lack of participation in sport by young people living in rural
communities. Geographical isolation, urban drift, lack of employment opportunities
and access to mainstream funding were identified as barriers to sport participation.
The Rural Travel Fund is designed to help subsidise travel for junior teams
participating in local sporting competitions. The allocation of the fund is based on a
population density formula for territorial authorities whom have less than 10 people
per square kilometre based on 20c per capita (Source : Census Statistics 2001).