Community engagement
Programs and resources that connect athletes with opportunities in both sporting and non-sporting communities.
- Community partnerships program. The program connects current and former athletes with community organisations around the country who align with their values and passions. The program allows athletes to experience a wide range of meaningful engagements and explore a new purpose outside of their sport career.
- Get involved. Connect with opportunities to participate, volunteer, coach or officiate. Explore more than 60 sports and find a local club for you.
- Mental Fitness Program. The program sees current and former elite athletes deliver powerful talks to high school aged people about how to keep mentally fit through sharing evidence-based research and stories of resilience.
- Share a Yarn. A program for current and former First Nations athletes and allies which creates safe and affirming environments to support cultural connectedness and improved wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high performance athletes.
- Thrive with pride. The program aims to support rainbow athletes and allies to drive LGBTIQ+ inclusion initiatives within Australian sporting communities, helping to celebrate and empower LGBTIQ+ peoples.
