Hunter sporting clubs and organisations are being encouraged to share their experience following the Sports Rorts scandal.
An independent review by the Auditor General, into the Community Sports Infrastructure Grant program, found the Morrison Government had used the exercise to pork-barrel funding with the aim of winning seats in marginal areas.
The Labor held Hunter electoratse of Paterson received $167,000 and Shortland was granted $277,113.
Meanwhile the Coalition seats of Lyne and Robertson were awarded a total of over $2.1 million from the $100 million dollar fund.
A select committee to further investigate the issue has been launched, with Newcastle MP, Sharon Claydon saying now is the time for locals to have their say.
Ms Claydon believes there were a lot of local organisations that were overlooked in their applications, and now is their chance to contribute to the discussion.
"These organisations have an increasing demand on their field and ovals, change-rooms, canteens and more," she said.
"They applied on what should've been a competitive, merit-based grants program, but they got completely by-passed by a very cruel and selfish focus from a Government just trying to win marginal seats. That is not okay, by anyone's measure."
Ms Claydon says the committee will look into the delivery and decision-making processes involved throughout the grants program.
She explains that the inquiry will put the program guidelines, the assessment process, and the requirements places on applicants under the microscope.
"It will also look at the role of senior Government offices, including that of the Prime Minister's own office, in hand picking winners in marginal seats," she said.
Ms Claydon is encouraging locals who applied for the funding to contribute to the committee.
She's hoping to get a lot of feedback from Hunter Valley sporting bodies and organisations before submissions close on 21 February.
The committee is scheduled to report in late March.
Ms Claydon urges anyone with further information about the program to get in touch with her office before then.
