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read moreBelgravia Group Chairman and Chief Executive Geoff Lord has today announced his commitment to boosting physical activity among one million children across Australia per year, launching the Belgravia Foundation at an industry breakfast in Melbourne.
Introducing the registered charity to a crowd of more than 300 industry stakeholders, Lord advised “Belgravia Group is going to achieve this target through our new initiatives, Belgravia Kids and the Belgravia Foundation.
“People who face financial hardship, distress, inequity or other barriers will be able to get help from the Belgravia Foundation.”
Many of the activities will be delivered by new Belgravia Group division Belgravia Kids, headed by former Gymnastics Australia Chief Executive Mark Rendell, which will provide swimming and water safety lessons and gymnastics for children and teens in vibrant community hubs in Australia’s growth suburbs.
Lord (pictured below) commented “Belgravia Kids will be a safe space for children to play, learn and be engaged in their community.”
Both organisations will work in partnership with Belgravia Group’s health and leisure companies and franchise networks, Belgravia Leisure, Genesis Fitness, Coaching Zone, Ninja Parc, Australian Sports Camps and Community Sports Camps, to improve health and wellbeing outcomes among people in Australia’s marginalised communities, as well as children across the country.
Having backed a significant number of business ventures across the leisure industry throughout his professional life, with an ongoing commitment to activity among all ages groups and a particular concern at how the latest Active Healthy Kids Australia (AHKA) report card scored Australia a D- in overall physical activity levels, Lord concluded “I believe we can do more to tackle the increasingly sedentary lifestyle of our children, which can lead to chronic conditions such as obesity, Type 2 Diabetes and heart disease.
“The Belgravia Foundation will work hand in glove with Belgravia Group health and leisure facilities to engage children in physical activity and good old fashioned face-to-face social interaction.”
Belgravia Foundation is a registered charity established to connect people with a disability or experiencing disadvantage to a Belgravia Group aquatic, fitness, sports or recreation facility in over 200 locations across Australian metropolitan and regional areas.
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29th December 2017 - BELGRAVIA LEISURE EXPANDS COACHING ZONE FRANCHISE
17th November 2017 - NEW AUSPLAY FIGURES SHOW FOOTBALL LEADS SPORT PARTICIPATION RATES IN AUSTRALIA
26th October 2017 - AQUATICS AND RECREATION DEEMED KEY WELLNESS CONTRIBUTOR BY BELGRAVIA HEALTH AND FITNESS AUSTRALIA
5th October 2017 - NEW BELGRAVIA FOUNDATION LOOKS TO ENHANCE WELLBEING OUTCOMES AMONG MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES
31st August 2017 - GYMNASTICS AUSTRALIA IN GOOD SHAPE AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE RENDELL MOVES ON
16th August 2017 - GENESIS FITNESS MELTON’S SWIM SCHOOL WINS LIFE SAVING VICTORIA AWARD
2nd August 2017 - BELGRAVIA LEISURE’S ACCESS AND INCLUSION PROGRAM WINS NATIONAL INNOVATION AWARD
1st August 2017 - BELGRAVIA LEISURE ANNOUNCES AUSTRALASIAN FACILITY OF THE YEAR AWARD
5th June 2017 - FITNESS AUSTRALIA BRINGS INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER ON KEY ISSUES
23rd March 2017 - MASSIVE DECLINE IN AUSTRALIANS’ PARTICIPATION IN RUGBY, SQUASH AND TENPIN BOWLING
6th March 2017 - BELGRAVIA GROUP ACQUIRES COMMUNITY SPORTS CAMPS
20th February 2017 - FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REVIVES GIRLS MAKE YOUR MOVE ACTIVITY CAMPAIGN
28th January 2017 - NEW SPORT MINISTER BACKS WOMEN’S SPORT AND ACTIVITY
8th December 2016 - LANDMARK STUDY FINDS SPORT STRUGGLING TO KEEP YOUTH ENGAGED
10th August 2016 - GENESIS FITNESS LAUNCHES THE COACHING ZONE AS ‘THE FUTURE FOR GROUP FITNESS’
21st May 2014 - AUSTRALIAN CHILDREN GET D GRADES IN FIRST EVER PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REPORT CARD
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