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This Girl Can Week a success in the South West

This Girl Can Week is a dedicated time when physical activity providers, clubs, gyms, facilities and organisations can offer fun, beginner-f

Disabled Wintersport Australia guide and equipment requests are now open!

Disabled Wintersport Australia guide and equipment requests are now open for bookings! Guide requests are completed by DWA volunteers and as such a

Nominate for the 2021 Victorian Disability Awards

Victorians are invited to nominate outstanding individuals and groups who have increased the rights and participation of people with disability for th

Special Olympics Australia New Coaching Resources

Special Olympics Australia are excited to share with you their new coaching web page. The page lists many resources and guides needed to help 

Learn about Paralympics Australia

It may be a surprise to some that Paralympics Australia’s purpose is much greater than preparing and sending the nation’s top athletes with a disabili

2021 Victorian Disability Awards

Tell us your story – Nominate for the 2021 Victorian Disability Awards. Nominations for the tenth edition of the Victorian Disability Awards are op

Enhancing the Experience of Athletes with Autism in Gymnastics

A unique sporting collaboration between Gymnastics Victoria and Special Olympics Australia is bound to uplift coaching performance and the p

Gymnastics survey

Are you the parent/guardian of a child with disability who does, has done, or has tried to do gymnastics? Researchers from the University of Melbou

Maribyrnong Get Active! Expo

The Maribyrnong Get Active! Expo is a free, five-and-a-half week program designed to showcase sport, recreation and wellbeing opportunities available

Active Monash Pride Night

Active Monash will host its first-ever Pride Night in April, to promote inclusive and accessible physical activity for the LGBTIQA+ community and thei

Wheelchair footy is back!

AFL Victoria invites interested participants to attend their upcoming Victorian Wheelchair Football League come and try day. The day is designed to

Goalball returns for 2021

Do you want to improve your fitness or develop new skills, such as communication and teamwork? Or perhaps you want to make new friends? Why not g

DSR Kids Online Active

Disability Sport and Recreation are proud to announce an exciting new pilot program called DSR Kids Online Active. Developed in partnership with th

Disability Sport & Recreation Autumn camp is go!

This year we’ve played it safe over summer and now Disability Sport & Recreation feel confident to announce their second ever autumn camp!

Introducing Show Us You Can Play!

It is with great pleasure that Disability Sport & Recreation introduce you to Show Us You Can Play! – a unique video and content ca

University of Melbourne research study

Researchers from the University of Melbourne invite parents/guardians of children and young people with disability (under age 25) to take part in a re

Grants For Sports Clubs Affected By Circuit Breaker Action

New support has been announced for grassroots sporting clubs impacted by the recent coronavirus circuit-breaker action, with funding available through

Sporting Club Grants Program

The Victoria Sport and Recreation Victoria Sporting Club Grants Program provides grants to assist in the purchase of sports uniforms and equipmen

World Down Syndrome Day

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is coming up soon on 21st March!   WDSD is an annual opportunity for the global Down syndrome community to

Enjoying parks in a wheelchair

To make it easier for people with limited mobility to see the accessible experiences on offer in parks around the state, Parks Victoria has released t

International Women’s Day 2021

With the approach of International Women’s Day on Monday 8 March 2021, we caught up with three of our ambassadors to ask them what they thin

Reimagining Health: A VicHealth Partnership Grant

Reimagining Health: A VicHealth Partnership Grant offer grants of up to $3K, $10K or $50K for community projects to support Victorians hardest hi

Positions Vacant

Participation and Sector Development is now advertising a VPS 4 Project Officer and a VPS 6 Senior Project Manager internally and

Active Monash to launch new initiative to drive LGBTQIA+ engagement in physical activity.

PRIDE NIGHT 10TH APRIL 6PM-10PM (Book at https://www.monashaquaticrecreationcentre.com.au/News/Pride-Night-2021)  In a first for City of