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| Community Information and Services/Sport| Resources about sports and recreation activities |
 Culture and Recreation
Portal - cultureandrecreation.gov.au [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The Culture and Recreation Portal provides access to online services and information in the fields of culture and recreation, from all levels of government and the non-government sector. This is one of several Australian Government customer-focused portals providing access to services and information, arranged around a single entry point www.australia.gov.au. | | Author | Australian Government - Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts |
| Active Australia [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | Active Australia is about encouraging more Australians into sport and physical activity and improving the places where sport and physical activity occur. It also seeks to help train and educate the sport and physical activity industry to better manage their business and be more responsive to customer needs and concerns through joining the Active Australia networks. | | Author | Statutory Authority - Active Australia, Australian Sports Commission |
| Australian Commonwealth Games Association [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) is the national body responsible for Commonwealth Games operations, publicity and development in Australia, specifically providing and organising funding, clothing, travel, accommodation and accreditation of athletes and officials to each Commonwealth Games. | | Author | Community Organisation - Australian Commonwealth Games Association |
| Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation Inc. [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) is a national professional association representing people who work in the areas of Health Education, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, Dance, Community Fitness or Movement Sciences. The Mission of the Council is to promote healthy lifestyles for all Australians and particularly to study and promote its areas of focus. | | Author | Peak Body - Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation |
| Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The AIS leads the development of elite sport and is widely acknowledged in Australia and internationally as a world best practice model for elite athlete development. The AIS is a pre-eminent elite sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. | | Author | Australian Government - Australian Sports Commission |
| Australian Sports Foundation [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The Foundation is an Australian Government organisation committed to improving opportunities for all Australians to participate in sport. The Foundation generates funds from the community and business sectors that assists schools and community groups to develop sport. | | Author | Statutory Authority - Australian Sports Foundation |
| CoachingJobs [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | This website is a sports coaching industry website for employment & job opportunities within Australia. If you are looking for a job as a Sports Coach, Instructor, Trainer, Lifeguard, Pool Attendant or another similar role within the coaching industry, this is where you will find it. | | Author | Commercial - Coaching Jobs |
| Pedal Power ACT | | Description | Pedal Power ACT Inc is a non-government organisation, founded to act as a rallying point for cyclists in the Australian Capital Territory and Queanbeyan regions, and to represent the interests of cyclists in Canberra. | | Author | Community Organisation - Pedal Power ACT Inc |
| Play by the rules [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | Play by the rules is designed to promote sport and recreational activities as fun and safe activities which are free of abuse, discrimination and harassment. The website, provides information about equal opportunity laws, rights and responsibilities in sport and recreation, and has a downloadable fact sheet explaining the behaviours of club and association members. It also offers free, tailored online training courses for administrators, managers, coaches, umpires, officials, players, participants and volunteers. | | Author | State Government - TAFE South Australia Online Education Services |
| Pony Club Victoria [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | Pony Club Victoria aims to: encourage young people to ride and to learn to enjoy all approved types of sport connected with horses and riding; to provide instruction in horsemanship and riding and to instil in the members the proper care of their animals; and, to promote the highest ideals of sportsmanship, citizenship and loyalty, thereby cultivating strength of character and self-discipline. | | Author | Community Organisation - Pony Club Victoria |
| Royal Life Saving (RLS) [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | Royal Life Saving are in the business of saving lives through providing quality safety services, education programs, resources and consultancy. The Society operates wherever there is a demonstrated need throughout Australia and the Asia Pacific Region. | | Author | Community Organisation - Royal Life Saving Society Australia | | Language | Some publications available in Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and Arabic |
| Smartplay [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | Smartplay is a sport safety and injury prevention program. Smartplay aims to reduce the incidence and severity of sport and recreation injuries and carries the slogan 'Warm Up, Drink Up, Gear Up' which represent simple yet important injury prevention practices for all sports participants, coaches and administrators. Smartplay operates in the ACT, NSW, Victoria and South Australia. | | Author | Smartplay |
| Sport Leadership Grants for Women program [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The Sport Leadership Grants for Women program is an initiative of the Australian Government that is jointly managed by the Australian Sports Commission and the Australian Government Office for Women.
The grants are available in five key areas: high performance coaching and officiating; Indigenous women; women in disability sport; women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and women in general sport leadership.
The program is aimed at providing women with an opportunity to undertake sport leadership training. | | Author | Australian Government - Australian Sports Commission |
| SportJobs [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | SportJobs is an organisation run by people passionate about the sporting industry. The lack of advertised employment opportunities for people looking to find jobs in sport was the primary inspiration for this site.
SportJobs is a two fold service. First, it allows for sporting organisations to advertise their employment vacancies. Second, it serves as a central site for people looking for sporting jobs and enables them to search for the most current and leading sporting positions to enhance their professional careers. | | Author | Commercial Organisation - SportJobs |
| Sportspeople [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | Sportspeople is a recruitment agency for the sport, leisure, fitness, coaching and aquatic sector. Organisations may also list their vacant volunteer positions. It also offers a number of HR Services designed to assist employers manage their valuable staff resource. | | Author | Commercial Organisation - Sportspeople |
| Trust for Young Australians - Scholarships [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | The Trust Athletic Scholarships program and Swimming Scholarships are designed to assist young people aged 14 to 18 who have the potential to be elite athletes or swimmers but whose families have some difficulties meeting the financial expenses. The Trust Tennis Award program is designed assist Indigenous young people to develop their tennis potential. | | Author | Community Organisation - Trust for Young Australians |
| VicSport, Victoria [YOU WILL NOW LEAVE THE community.gov.au WEBSITE] | | Description | VicSport is an independent non-government member based organisation representing over 170 members of the Sport and Recreation Industry and their affiliated groups. Key roles are to:
Advocate
Facilitate
Communicate
Investigate
Educate
Build a Stronger Industry | | Author | Peak Body - VicSport |
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