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01 July 2026- ASC
- Play Well
Kids team up with Commonwealth Games athletes to Play Well
Students experienced the excitement of the Commonwealth Games firsthand with a visit from Australian gymnasts Georgia Godwin and Jesse Moore.
30 June 2026- ASC
- Play Well
Help shape the future of disability sport in Australia
Across Australia, many organisations are doing valuable work to support people with disability to participate in sport. However, significant barriers to participation still exist.
23 June 2026- ASC
- Play Well
Play Well investment opens doors for skate and calisthenics communities
Skate Australia and the Australian Calisthenics Federation will receive Play Well funding from the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) for the first time.
29 May 2026- ASC
- Play Well
Australian Commonwealth Games Team to inspire nation to ‘Play Well’ at Glasgow 2026
From local Aussie clubs to Glasgow, an innovative new partnership will unite millions of people in community sport with our Australian Commonwealth Games Team on the world stage.
22 May 2026- ASC
- Play Well
Participation leaders mark five years of collaboration
More than 120 participation leaders from across Australian sport gathered at the AIS Campus in Canberra for the Participation Leaders Network (PLN) conference, marking five years of collaboration and shared learning across the sector.
05 May 2026- Play Well
Paddle’s plan to grow participation
Paddle is the latest sport to align its participation plan with Play Well - Australia’s Sport Participation Strategy.
31 Mar 2026- ASC
- Play Well
Sailing charts course to grow participation to Brisbane 2032 and beyond
Getting more Australians on the water, more often and in more ways is the focus of Australian Sailing’s new national Participation Plan.
03 Mar 2026- ASC
- Play Well
ASC and Sportish team up for Play Well podcast
Some of the country’s biggest names have thrown their support behind Australia’s Sport Participation Strategy, Play Well, by taking part in a new podcast series.
19 Jan 2026- ASC
- Play Well
Supporting access to community sport
Australia is developing its first National Community Sport Infrastructure Plan to support more informed and coordinated decision-making about community sport facilities.
18 Dec 2025- AIS
- Play Well
That’s a wrap: December at the AIS and a look back at 2025
It’s been another big year at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), and there’s no signs of slowing down as we race towards the end of 2025.
07 Dec 2025- ASC
- Play Well
Transformative inclusion efforts earn Veronica Treloar ASC Sport Volunteer of the Year
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) has announced Veronica Treloar, from the Williamstown Swimming & Life Saving Club in Melbourne, as the winner of the prestigious 2025 ASC Sport Volunteer of the Year Award.
14 Nov 2025- ASC
- Play Well
Join the Play Well First Nations Advisory Group
The ASC is calling for EOIs from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people to join a Play Well First Nations Advisory Group.