The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) mission is to lead and enable a united high performance (HP) system that supports Australian athletes/teams to achieve podium success.
The AIS Share a Yarn Initiative presents the Share a Yarn Map as a resource for High-Performance sport; to facilitate learning, and a respect for the traditional owners of the land in which the system operates and athletes train and compete. The map aides connection to land, community, sport and one another, for performance and wellbeing outcomes.
The Share a Yarn Map, is an opportunity to highlight and encourage the power that sport has to promote reconciliation.
We would like to acknowledge the Australian Olympic Committee, Paralympics Australia and Commonwealth Games Australia for their support with this project.
Artwork by: Shaenice Allan 2020 (TOAC), Walking the Journey Through the Dreaming. Used with permission
Through programs like #ShareAYarn, we are committed to our reconciliation journey for all Australians. We recognise the outstanding contribution Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders have made, and continue to make to sport. We denounce racism in any form #InThisTogether.
Australian High Performance Sporting Facilities
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High Performance Sporting Facility | State | Share a Yarn Ambassadors | Traditional Language, Social or Land Groups | Programs | Relationships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACT Academy of Sport | ACT | Ngunnawal | |||
Australian Institute of Sport | ACT | Beki Smith | Ngunnawal | AIS Share a Yarn Initiative | TOAC, Murumittigar, Wanta Aboriginal Corporation, Tiwi Academy, Diamond Spirit, AIME Canberra |
Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence | ACT | Ngunnawal | |||
Netball Australia Diamonds Program | ACT | Ngunnawal | Diamond Spirit, Shooting Stars | ||
Rowing Australia Men's National Training Centre | ACT | Ngunnawal | |||
Archery Australia Para-Program | NSW | Dharug Nation, Eora | |||
Australian Sailing High Performance Facility | NSW | Rebecca Hancock | Dharug Nation, Eora | ||
Australian Sports Commission Sydney Office | NSW | Dharug Nation, Eora | |||
Diving Australia Sydney Performance Pillar | NSW | Dharug Nation | |||
Football Federation Australia National Programs | NSW | Jada Whyman, Kyah Simon | Dharug Nation | ||
Future Matildas High Performance Training Centre | NSW | Jada Whyman | Dharug Nation | ||
Jindabyne Sport and Recreation Centre | NSW | Ngarigo | |||
New South Wales Institute of Sport | NSW | Emma Fessey, Rowena Meredith, Mitch Bullen, Amanda Reid, Rebecca Hancock, Amy Ridge, Mariah Williams | Dharug Nation, Eora | Murama Healing Centre | |
Paddle Australia New South Wales Sprint Training Hub | NSW | Kuring-gai | |||
Paddle Australia Slalom Centre of Excellence | NSW | Dharug Nation | |||
Perisher Ski Resort | NSW | Ngarigo | |||
Rowing Australia Women’s National Training Centre | NSW | Emma Fessey, Rowena Meredith | Dharug Nation | ||
Shooting Australia Sydney International Shooting Centre | NSW | Dharug Nation | |||
Softball Australia New South Wales Hub | NSW | Dharug Nation, Eora | |||
Surfing Australia High Performance Centre | NSW | Bundjalung | |||
Thredbo Ski Resort | NSW | Ngarigo | |||
Northern Territory Institute of Sport | NT | Larrakia | |||
Archery Australia Centre of Excellence | QLD | Yuggera | |||
Diving Australia Brisbane Performance Pillar | QLD | Yuggera | |||
Geoff Henke Olympic Winter Training Centre | QLD | Yuggera | |||
Paddle Australia Sprint National Centre of Excellence | QLD | Bundjalung | Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre | ||
Pizzey Park | QLD | Katie Kelly | Bundjalung | ||
Queensland Academy of Sport | QLD | Katie Kelly | Yuggera | ||
Shooting Australia Brisbane International Shooting Centre | QLD | Yuggera | |||
Triathlon Australia Gold Coast Performance Centre | QLD | Katie Kelly | Bundjalung | ||
Australian Cycling Team | SA | Amanda Reid, Sarah Gigante | Kaurna | ||
Beach Volleyball Centre of Excellence | SA | Chris McHugh | Kaurna | ||
Diving Australia Adelaide Performance Pillar | SA | Kaurna | |||
South Australia Sports Institute | SA | Chris McHugh, Michelle Wilson, Laura Hodges | Kaurna | ||
Shooting Australia South Australia Target Rifle Centre | SA | Kaurna | |||
Tasmanian Institute of Sport Launceston Campus | TAS | Tyerrernotepanner | |||
Tasmanian Institute of Sport Hobart Campus | TAS | Nuonenne | |||
Athletics Australia High Performance Office | VIC | Beki Smith, Rhydian Cowley, Caitlin Sargent, Brad Hore | Boonwurrung | Raise the Bar Academy | |
Australian Sports Commission Melbourne Office | VIC | Boonwurrung | |||
Basketball Australia Head Office | VIC | Laura Hodges | Woiworung | ||
Golf Australia High Performance Training Facility | VIC | Boonwurrung | |||
Melbourne Sports Centre | VIC | Boonwurrung | |||
Mount Buller Olympic Training Centre | VIC | Jonty O’Callaghan | Taungurong | ||
O'Brien Icehouse | VIC | Boonwurrung | |||
Shooting Australia Melbourne Gun Club | VIC | Woiworung | |||
Softball Australia High Performance Hub | VIC | Janice Blackman | Woiworung | ||
Taekwondo High Performance Hub | VIC | Boonwurrung | |||
Victorian Institute of Sport | VIC | Jemima Montag, Gabrielle Coffey | Boonwurrung | ||
Diving Australia Perth Development Pillar | WA | Wajuk | |||
Hockey Australia Centralised Training Program | WA | Brooke Peris, Mariah Williams, Renee Rockliff | Wajuk | ||
Western Australia Institute of Sport | WA | Brooke Peris, Brad Hore, Alex Winwood | Wajuk | Kit for Kids Program | Wirrpanda Foundation |
West Coast Fever Gold Netball Centre | WA | Wajuk | Shooting Stars |
The information included in this map was sourced directly from National Sporting Organisations and the National Institute Network. All information pertaining to traditional social, language and land groups was sourced from the AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia, opens in a new tab. As stated by AISATSIS those social, language and land groups provided are general locations of larger groups, that may contain smaller groups or clans. Additionally, boundaries can be flexible and alternate spellings may exist.
The AIS thanks AIATSIS for their ongoing work in the community and for the resource provided in their Indigenous Land Map which continues to help educate many.
The AIS recognises the ever changing environments and relationships that exist in high-performance sport and as such are aware of the need for the Share a Yarn map to be updated, with continued input and collaboration.
If you would like to make additions to the Share a Yarn Map, or request amendments, please email athleteappearances@sportaus.gov.au