News
07 Sept 2021- ASC
Sports grants to help build stronger healthier communities
Applications for the second round of Sport Australia’s Participation Grant program have opened, with eligible national sport and physical activity organisations encouraged to apply for grants of up to $450,000 each.
06 Sept 2021- ASC
Australia’s Paralympians triumph and inspire in Tokyo
“The toughest of Paralympic preparations has provided us with the most inspiring of human performances,” said Australian Sports Commission Chair Josephine Sukkar AM, congratulating Australia’s Paralympic team on a triumphant Tokyo Games.
03 Sept 2021- ASC
“I feel like a high performance athlete”: How Taymon Kenton-Smith targeted Tokyo
Confidence is key when competing at the highest level and the AIS Engineering Team has helped Para-archer Taymon Kenton-Smith feel world-class for his first Paralympic Games.
03 Sept 2021- ASC
Hockeyroos goalkeeper Rachael Lynch keeps score for Lifeline
Lynch added an extra incentive for her team-mates during their Olympic campaign when she pledged to donate $100 to Lifeline for every goal scored.
31 Aug 2021- ASC
1000 Play Streets launched to boost outdoor play
Sport Australia is proud to support an initiative aimed at creating one thousand play-friendly streets for children across Australia by 2025.
27 Aug 2021- ASC
Jaryd Clifford Going for Gold in Tokyo
Visually impaired distance runner Jaryd Clifford began 2021 by ‘accidently’ breaking the marathon world record, and he's now looking to take the year up another level with his quest for gold in Tokyo.
27 Aug 2021- ASC
ASC supporting ACT’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is pleased to support the ACT’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout and has approved an ACT Government request to use the AIS Arena as a mass vaccination clinic.
26 Aug 2021- ASC
Building a better world through sport
Sport Australia Acting CEO Rob Dalton will discuss how a more active nation can drive pathways to podiums at the National Sports & Physical Activity Convention in Melbourne on November 10.
25 Aug 2021- ASC
Aussies encouraged to #MakeYourMove
Sport Australia congratulates the Australian Sporting Alliance for People with a Disability (ASAPD) on launching its social media presence and movement #MakeYourMove as the Tokyo Paralympic Games gets underway.
23 Aug 2021- ASC
Support grows for our biggest Paralympic team abroad
Australia’s largest ever team for an overseas Paralympic Games is being backed by record support at home, including investment and innovation from the Australian Institute of Sport.
20 Aug 2021- ASC
Launch of the National Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards
The National Sports & Physical Activity Convention 2021 plays host to the Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards which recognises individuals, not-for-profits, commercial, play, recreation and sport sectors, for their innovations to get more people active.
18 Aug 2021- ASC
Queensland University of Technology partners with the AIS on athlete scholarship
The new sporting scholarship will see $100,000 distributed to 10 elite athletes to help with the costs of living while focused on competing and studying.