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Labor pledges to expand inclusive sport

A program promoting and growing inclusive sport being piloted in Geelong would be greatly expanded across the nation if Labor wins this weekend’s Federal election.

May 20, 2022 Access / Finance / Government / Recreation / Sport /

Melbourne signage ‘Braille Bombed’ to raise accessibility awareness

Monash University researchers are ‘bombing’ signage across Melbourne today with stickers containing braille to highlight the importance of accessibility, as part of this…

May 11, 2022 Access / Education / Parks / Recreation /

Australian Sports Commission Chief Executive Kieren Perkins to address inaugural Sunshine Coast Sports Symposium

More than 200 disability sports industry professionals will join the inaugural Sunshine Coast Sports Symposium at the University of Sunshine Coast (USC), held from 15th to 17th June.…

May 5, 2022 Access / Events / Recreation / Sport /

Optus Stadium’s accessible rooftop experiences an Australian first

Following the opening of Optus Stadium's VERTIGO rooftop experience in March, the experience is now open to people of all abilities with new safety equipment and harnesses allowing…

May 5, 2022 Access / Attractions / Sport / Tourism / Venues /

Inner West Council successfully hosts gender diverse swim night at Ashfield Aquatic Centre

Sydney’s Inner West Council has announced that the Ashfield Aquatic Centre’s hosting of a first Trans and Gender Diverse swim night has been a “raging success”,…

May 1, 2022 ByNigel Benton Access / Aquatics / Culture / Marketing / Recreation /

IAKS to stage first Australasian event to explain the creation of inclusive facilities

With a growing number of members in Australia and New Zealand, IAKS (the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities) is to stage its first ever Australian event at the end…

Apr 16, 2022 Access / Aquatics / Design / Recreation / Sport /

Paralympics Australia welcomes Para-sport integration for Victoria’s 2026 Commonwealth Games

Paralympics Australia has applauded the decision from the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to embrace Victoria’s aspiration to deliver a Games with a strong regional focus along…

Apr 13, 2022 Access / Events / Sport /

AUSTSWIM celebrates a decade of its MATE accessibility workshops

Water safety advocates are celebrating a decade of redesigning diversity in the aquatic industry with the AUSTSWIM Making Aquatics A Terrific Experience (MATE) workshop - which has…

Apr 11, 2022 Access / Aquatics / Education / Safety /