MELTON'S sporting community has thrown its support behind establishing a rugby league club in the city.

Melton Council and the Victorian Rugby League held a meeting recently to gauge interest from the community in forming the club.

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The council's leisure and facilities manager Adrian Burns said people from schools, other sports, new players, past players and players from other clubs who live in Melton all put their hands up to help.

He said 40 people aged five to 30 want to play while another 20 said they would serve on a committee or assist in some way.

Mr Burns said with the city's fast growth there had been a growing interest for a rugby league club.

"In the past two years council in conjunction with the VRL and Melbourne Storm Development has hosted two rugby league clinics in Melton for children aged 5 to 12 years," Mr Burns said.

"Both clinics were very successful with over 40 children attending each clinic and they have generated significant community interest in people wanting to play rugby league."

He said there was certainly enough interest to warrant forming a club and the council was helping to form a committee.

Committee elections will be on December 4 at Mt Carberry Children's and Community Centre at 6pm.

People are encouraged to attend if they would like to serve on the committee or be part of a working group.

Once a committee is elected, promotion and recruitment of players and coaches can begin.