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08 Sept 2023- ASC
- Play Well
Sydney workshop key step on sport participation strategy journey
A November launch date has been set for Australia’s first codesigned National Sport Participation Strategy following a sector-wide workshop in Sydney.
06 Sept 2023- ASC
ASC grant helps broaden skills and create opportunities
Having begun her career as an athlete and working through health science and sports management, Djoeke Hoedemaker says a Women Leaders in Sport grant has given her even more skills to further her career.
04 Sept 2023- ASC
Thrive with Pride Ambassador’s Rainbow Bowls event shines bright
Para Jackaroo Serena Bonnell has rolled out the inaugural Rainbow Versatility Pairs bowls tournament at Club Tweed on the Gold Coast with plans for next year's event already underway.
01 Sept 2023- ASC
New AusBike education program to get kids back on bikes
AusCycling has announced a new cycling education program, backed by the ASC, designed to give kids aged 5 to 12 the foundational skills needed to build their confidence and competence.
31 Aug 2023- ASC
Kieren Perkins: The value and benefits of sport in education
Australian Sports Commission CEO Kieren Perkins OAM has addressed education leaders and teachers at EduTECH, one of Australia’s biggest tech education events.
31 Aug 2023- ASC
Women Leaders in Sport grant further enhances physician’s leadership skills
Sports physician Dr Diana Robinson AM says a WLIS grant helped make her a better, more supportive and empathetic leader and is encouraging more women to apply.
30 Aug 2023- ASC
PhD study on Indigenous experiences in high performance sport seeks participants
Kamilaroi man Kurtis Leslie is seeking Indigenous coaches, officials, sport administrators, and athlete leaders from Olympic and Paralympic sports to participate in a PhD study on their experiences in high performance sport.
29 Aug 2023- ASC
Gen32 coaches lead Aussies to success at Commonwealth Youth Games
The future of Australian sport is bright after the next generation of Aussie coaches and athletes dominated at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago.
28 Aug 2023- ASC
Local Sporting Champions, where are they now? The Basketball World Cup!
Five players on the Boomers team contesting at 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup were once junior athletes applying for an ASC Local Sporting Champion (LSC) grant.
28 Aug 2023- ASC
Curtis McGrath paddles towards Paris with one year to the Paralympics
Today marks one year until the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games and paracanoe sprint legend Curtis McGrath OAM has been busy training at the AIS European Training Centre (ETC).
25 Aug 2023- ASC
Course launched to help primary teachers spark a lifelong love of sport
Aussie kids across the country are set to benefit from a free online program aiming to encourage a lifelong engagement in sport and physical activity.
25 Aug 2023- ASC
Olympic Champion speaks to the power of inclusion this Wear it Purple Day
Matthew Mitcham OAM, says having an inclusive training environment changed his life and set him on the path to diving gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.