01 July 2021

New tool to check and enhance wellbeing in sport

National Sporting Organisations will be able to measure and continually enhance their approach to athlete and staff wellbeing thanks to a new tool being launched by the Australian Institute of Sport.

30 June 2021

New Sport Australia program helping sports boost capability

Sport Australia is supporting the growth of small-to-medium Australian sports through its new $600,000 Capability Building program.

30 June 2021

Reset moment still driving Olympic surfer Sally Fitzgibbons

Just weeks before her Olympic Games debut, champion surfer Sally Fitzgibbons has revisited the 2015 moment that still drives her success, as part of the new IGTV series on Instagram called AIS Reset.

29 June 2021

“Sport is for everyone”: AIS partners with Pride in Sport

The AIS has strengthened its commitment to creating a safe and supportive community for LGBTIQ+ athletes, coaches and staff by becoming a Principal Partner Member of Pride in Sport.

25 June 2021

Hockeyroos at home at upgraded recovery centre

The opening of a new state-of-the-art change room and recovery facility has given Australia’s women’s hockey squad, the Hockeyroos, a huge boost ahead of the postponed Tokyo Olympic Games.

25 June 2021

COVID-19 still affecting Australia’s return to sport

COVID-19 remains a deterrent when it comes to rates of participation in organised sport but the pandemic has driven up rates of participation in socially-distanced sports and recreational activities.

22 June 2021

AIS and AOC partnership supporting athlete mental health

In a positive step to support even more Olympic athletes, past and present, the AIS and Australian Olympic Committee have also signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will increase accessibility to the AIS Mental Health Referral Network.

18 June 2021

AIS offering ten scholarships to optimise athlete health and success

The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is continuing its commitment to support a preventative healthcare model in high performance sport by offering ten scholarships for the Master of Applied Clinical Epidemiology (MACE) program.

16 June 2021

Sport Australia and Volunteering Australia evolve partnership to bring sectors together

Under a new Memorandum of Understanding signed last week, the partnership is set to explore further opportunities for collaboration and examine ways to enhance the volunteer experience.

14 June 2021

Sports strengthened in COVID-19 fightback with $17m Core Participation funding

Sport Australia has allocated $17.26 million to NSOs and NSODs, to help drive sport participation initiatives across the country.