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18 Aug 2020- ASC
Indigenous communities to Share a Yarn with elite athletes
Olympic race-walker Beki Smith and Western Sydney Wanderers goalkeeper Jada Whyman are amongst 13 current and former elite athletes who have joined together to ‘Share a Yarn’ with remote Indigenous communities across the country.
18 Aug 2020- ASC
Toolkit launched to help guide return of community sport
Sport Australia has launched a suite of practical resources that focus on giving community sporting clubs and associations a roadmap for the safest return to sport at all levels.
18 Aug 2020- ASC
Sport Australia thanks volunteers: 'one of sport’s greatest assets'
Sport Australia Acting CEO Rob Dalton is encouraging sporting participants to thank their local volunteers this National Volunteer Week saying they play a critical role in a safe return to sport.
18 Aug 2020- ASC
Athletes give thanks to those ‘Changing Communities. Changing Lives’
Australia’s high performance athletes are putting the call out to all sporting participants to acknowledge the generous contribution of our nation’s volunteers as part of National Volunteer Week (18-24 May 2020).
18 Aug 2020- ASC
The phone call that saved Erik Horrie's life
Lifeline saved Erik Horrie. In its own, less dramatic, way, sport rescued him, too.
18 Aug 2020- ASC
AIS Framework helps guide a safer return to sport
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and Sport Australia welcomes the Australian Government’s national principles for a return to sport. The AIS has published a complementary framework to help guide sports through this process safely.
18 Aug 2020- ASC
Aussie athletes uniting for Lifeline in time of need
Commonwealth Games netball gold medallist Caitlin Thwaites and Rio Olympic bronze medallist Dane Bird-Smith are amongst 22 current and former Australian athletes named AIS-Lifeline Community Custodians for 2020-21.
18 Aug 2020- ASC
AIS encourages athletes to 'check in' on their coach
With the impacts of COVID-19 being felt across the globe, the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has focused on the wellbeing and mental health of high performance athletes and has extended to include coaches and support staff.
18 Aug 2020- ASC
Australian athletes come together to commemorate ANZAC Day
ANZAC Day celebrations across Australia will look very different this year, with restrictions around public events and COVID-19 safety measures preventing Australian from gathering and attending the traditional Dawn Services and memorials.
18 Aug 2020- ASC
The Olympian giving back
Jo Brigden-Jones moves between her contrasting but complementary lives as an Olympic sprint kayaker and a paramedic, the ability to perform under pressure common to both.
18 Aug 2020- ASC
AIS Lifeline Community Custodians call to stand together
“Stand together” is the message from 21 athletes who 12 months ago began a life-changing program that sought to inspire those struggling with mental illness by sharing their own personal stories.
18 Aug 2020- ASC
Vale Andrea Mitchell, ASC Board member
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of Board member Andrea Mitchell.