Professional footballers from the Western Bulldogs will host free clinics in Stawell, Ararat and Horsham next month as part of the club’s annual community camp.

The Bulldogs have an affiliation with the City of Ballarat, where they host their community camp each year, but will extend the camp to include clinics in the Wimmera and Grampians regions this year.

Clinics will be at Horsham City Oval, Ararat’s Alexandra Oval and Stawell’s Central Park from 5pm to 6pm on December 10.

AFL Wimmera Mallee regional manager Ange Ballinger said eight Bulldogs players would stay in Horsham on the night of the clinic before visiting schools in Horsham and Stawell on their return journey the following day. 

Four players will stay in Ararat and visit Ararat schools following their clinic.

Ms Ballinger said she was ‘delighted’ that Bulldogs players would visit the region.

“It is the first time in many, many years that an AFL community camp has made its way to Stawell and Horsham, and I am delighted that the Western Bulldogs see great value in visiting our football-loving towns,” she said.

“Let’s see the Wimmera-Mallee extend a very warm welcome to the Bulldogs and give them every reason to return again and again.”

The clinics will be open to all children aged five to 12, with places limited to 200 for each clinic. 

Attendance is free, but children must be registered online to attend.

For more information on the clinics, people can call Ms Ballinger on 0427 825 519.

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