South Australia (SA)

Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing

The Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing, opens in a new tab is the lead agency for the South Australian Government's policy on sport and active recreation. They offer a range of grants to help the sports industry to develop programs and facilities.

Programs, resources, and reports

• The Power of Her, opens in a new tab, (accessed 10 November 2025). Brings together a range of resources and programs from the South Australian Government to help advance gender equality in sport.
  • Women's Sport Season
  • The Power of Her Awards
  • Women in Sport Taskforce
  • Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing resources including Inclusive Uniform Guidelines, Gender Play Gap Guidelines, Equal Access and Scheduling Policy Template.
• The Power of Her - Infrastructure and Participation Program, opens in a new tab, (accessed 28 July 2025). The objective of this grant program is to build on and deepen the legacy of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup by providing funding for dedicated facilities, improvements to facilities, equipment and programs for girls’ and women’s sport in South Australia. Successful projects will foster and enhance the participation of female athletes in sport by addressing key challenges and barriers to female participation.
• Sport and Women Wikipedia Project, opens in a new tab, (accessed 28 July 2025). This list includes both those born in South Australia and those who represented South Australia at Olympic, Paralympic, Commonwealth Games and the international level or who represented South Australia at the national level. Journalists and sports administrators who have made a significant contribution to development, promotion and advancement of women's sport in South Australia are also included in this list.
• Keeping Young Women in Sport Project. The Office for Recreation and Sport funded several State Sport Organisations in 2013 to develop reports on how to keep young women involved in sport:
  • Lacrosse SA Project: Keeping Young Women in Sport, opens in a new tab, W. Piltz, Lacrosse SA, (2014). This study sought to investigate the participation patterns of young women (15-24 years old) in Lacrosse in South Australia. It focused on identifying the reasons why young women drop out from participation in the sport whilst others continue to participate. The study also focused on identifying strategies to promote participation for young women in lacrosse to foster their retention in the sport.
  • Women’s Rowing in South Australia Engaging with the Future of Rowing, opens in a new tab, Jessica Molsher-Jones, Rowing South Australia, (2014). The report investigated why young women between the ages of 15-24 chose not to be involved in Rowing within South Australia. It was designed to better understand all possible influences directly attributed to the retention and loss of female rowers and to investigate the strengths and weaknesses of current and former rowing programs, facilities and experiences within the rowing community.