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25 June 2026- AIS
'A toolkit every coach needs': AIS mentorship program shaping the next generation of coaches
After benefitting from regular check-ins with mentor Shayne Bannan, Paddle Australia's Senior Women's Coach Laurence Fletcher didn't need convincing to rejoin the Australian Institute of Sport’s (AIS) High Performance Coach Mentorship Program for a second year.
23 June 2026- ASC
- Play Well
Play Well investment opens doors for skate and calisthenics communities
Skate Australia and the Australian Calisthenics Federation will receive Play Well funding from the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) for the first time.
18 June 2026- AIS
AIS Accelerate event opens new doors for retired athletes
After spending time throughout the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Accelerate program exploring career pathways and the importance of networking, participants recently had the opportunity to put those lessons into practice at an industry connection event.
17 June 2026- AIS
- ASC
ASC welcomes funding to prepare athletes to take on the world’s best
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has welcomed the Australian Government’s $513 million investment in sport, strengthening support for athletes to perform on the world stage on the road to Brisbane 2032 and beyond.
29 May 2026- ASC
- Play Well
Australian Commonwealth Games Team to inspire nation to ‘Play Well’ at Glasgow 2026
From local Aussie clubs to Glasgow, an innovative new partnership will unite millions of people in community sport with our Australian Commonwealth Games Team on the world stage.
27 May 2026- AIS
- ASC
- Win Well
Australian sport All In for Connection to Country
Australia’s High Performance Sport System is marking National Reconciliation Week 2026 by going All In for reconciliation and Connection to Country.
22 May 2026- ASC
- Play Well
Participation leaders mark five years of collaboration
More than 120 participation leaders from across Australian sport gathered at the AIS Campus in Canberra for the Participation Leaders Network (PLN) conference, marking five years of collaboration and shared learning across the sector.
21 May 2026- ASC
National Volunteer Week shines a light on the volunteers who make sport possible
National Volunteer Week (18-24 May) is celebrating the millions of Australians who help create welcoming and inclusive sporting communities across the country – just like 2025 ASC Sport Volunteer of the Year, Veronica Treloar.
18 May 2026- ASC
ASC celebrates National Volunteer Week with 3 Cheers for Volunteers
Aussies are invited to give 3 Cheers for Volunteers this National Volunteer Week (18-24 May 2026) and put the people powering sport on the map.
11 May 2026- AIS
- Win Well
AIS and QAS leading insights on shaping future champions at Talent ID Conference
The International Talent Identification and Development Conference brought together almost 300 delegates from 16 nations over four energising days across Canberra and Brisbane, to explore current best practice and the future of how to discover and develop the next generation of Australian athletes.
08 May 2026- AIS
AIS Share a Yarn program strengthens First Nations leadership pipeline as new mentors step forward
The AIS Share a Yarn program will build leadership, culture and connection with a new cohort of First Nations athletes stepping forward as mentors.
06 May 2026- AIS
- ASC
AIS tech helping Wunsch chase the extra one per cent
With national swim trials fast approaching, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion Olivia Wunsch has been at the Australian Institute of Sport chasing marginal gains that could shape her Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacs campaigns.