Australian Sports Commission

Vale Kevan Gosper AO

We mourn the passing of Kevan Gosper AO, who played a defining role in the formation of the Australian Institute of Sport.

As the inaugural Chair of the AIS, a position he held from 1980-1985, Gosper and AIS Director Don Talbot oversaw the official opening of the nation’s first dedicated high performance sporting facility on January 26, 1981.

There were few areas of sport that Gosper didn’t make an impact on. As an athlete, he represented his country at two Olympics (1956, 1960) and two Commonwealth Games (1954, 1958), and continued to serve Australian sport through roles including President of the Australian Olympic Committee and Vice President of the Sydney 2000 Organising Committee.

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We couldn't be prouder to have supported Aussie Travis Bazzana with a Local Sporting Champions grant when he was starting out in the Baseball NSW junior leagues.

From Stealers Baseball and Softball Club to Ryde Baseball Club Inc, to Team Australia Baseball and Oregon State University, today the Cleveland Guardians selected Travis first in the MLB draft. The first time an Aussie has been taken in the first round, let alone at the top!

Congrats Travis!

How it started versus how it’s going 💫

We’re proud to have assisted the Australian record holder and 5th FASTEST Women EVER for the 1500m Jessica Hull through our Local Sporting Champions grant program back in 2013!

Congratulations Jess on an amazing performance at Wanda Diamond League👏👏

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Jumping into July with a huge week of news:

✅ AIS Arena reopens after $15m upgrade
☑️ Sport Volunteer Coalition’s annual report recgonises achievements
✅ Boccia Australia's Daniel Michel & Jamieson Leeson take over podcast
☑️ QUT (Queensland University of Technology) and the Australian Institute of Sport join forces to boost student-athlete wellbeing

More via https://www.sportaus.gov.au/media-centre

| A record $283 million investment in sport announced by the Prime Minister The Hon Anthony Albanese at the Australian Institute of Sport

The $54.9 million additional para sport funding, doubling the existing support.

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What. A. Week!

☑️ ASC welcomes record investment in Olympic and Paralympic sport from the Australian Government
✅ Bedggood & Keeney dive into the Australian Institute of Sport Win Well Podcast
☑️ New partnership helping Aussie kids get active these school holidays
✅ Registrations open for a free online webinar on “Coaching Women and Girls"
☑️ AIS launches new online concussion course for healthcare practitioners

More via the ASC Media Centre.

Today Prime Minister The Hon Anthony Albanese was back at Australian Institute of Sport to announce a record $283 million investment in sport over the next two years which lays the foundation for sustainable success in the lead up to the hashtag Olympic and Paralympic Games and beyond.

The Australian Sports Commission has joined forces with QIC Real Estate to bring sport into shopping centres across Australia. The collaboration aims to showcase sport at all levels, fostering national pride and inspiring future athletes, volunteers, grassroots clubs, and participants of all ages within schools and the local community.

Canberra Centre Castle Towers Eastland Pacific Epping Robina Town Centre Hyperdome Shopping Centre Grand Central Shopping Centre Pacific Epping Westpoint Shopping Centre Watergardens Woodgrove Shopping Centre Bathurst City Centre Big Top Shopping Centre Forest Lake Shopping Centre Kippa-Ring Shopping Centre Merrifield City Nerang Mall Pittwater Place Shopping Centre Australian Institute of Sport

Beginners. Legends. A record number of competitors and spectators. The world's largest female participation surf event.

Incredible two days from Surfing Australia celebrating women in surfing at Seas The Day, Kingscliff Beach, New South Wales.



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What's your favourite Olympic moment?

As we celebrate , we look back at one of Australia’s greatest Olympic achievements - Australia’s unbelievable 4×100m relay heroics at Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

Share your favourite memory or photo in the comments below 👇🏼

A quick triple for your Friday:

✅ She Hoops basketball scholarship camp takes over AIS in Canberra
✅ AIS Win Well Podcast: Episode 5 with Danni Di Toro & Melisssa Tapper
✅ Para-equestrian Emma Booth shares AIS ETC rehab story

More via our socials or ASC Media Centre.

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“I swam at my first Olympics at 16, now I’m 32, and I’ve just had one of my favourite moments.”

So much respect for four-time Olympian Cate Campbell from her peers in the pool tonight.

Take a bow Cate, you have left a stunning legacy on Australian sport.

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Another week in books, and it was a big one around the ASC and Australian Institute Of Sport (AIS). Your catch up is below:

☑️ Nine high-performing women coaches are gaining hands-on international experience through the AIS Experiential Learning Program
✅ The Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship & Mentoring Program, supported by the ASC & AIS, is offering 32 Scholarships to Australian athletes
☑️ Freestyle Mogul Skiing coaching duo Ethan Topalovic (National Generation 2032 Coach Program) and Pete McNiel (2022 AIS Coach Summit Program) discuss their mentoring relationship
✅ Rowing Australia's Spencer Turrin and Angus Widdicombe host Episode 4 of the AIS Win Well Podcast
☑️ 11 athletes selected to take part in the third edition of the AIS Virtual Internship program

More via the ASC Media Centre or on our socials!

Congratulations to the dozens of Australians involved in sport who have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

Sport plays a special role across our communities and the athletes, administrators and volunteers recognised today help bring Australians closer together.

📸 Glenn McGrath was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), recognised for his cricket career and work with the McGrath Foundation.

Another huge week in and around the ASC and Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), so here is what you might have missed:

☑️ The AIS European Training Centre in Italy celebrated 50 days until the Olympic Games and 82 until the Paralympic Games
✅ It is Pride Month so it is a perfect time to meet the AIS Thrive with Pride Ambassadors for 2024
☑️ Australian Sailing Team's Olivia Price & Evie Haseldine are this week's guests on The AIS Win Well Podcast
✅ The AIS Practitioner Development Program and Accelerate Program wrapped up Canberra workshops
☑️ The Game Plan workshop series wrapped up 16 workshops delivered to national and state sporting bodies, local councils, regional sport associations, and clubs from across all sports
✅ The Minister for Sport, the Hon Anika Wells MP was back at the AIS catching up with the Water Polo Australia Sharks & Australian Dolphins Swim Team Bronte Campbell

More via the ASC Media Centre or on our socials.

A new addition to the Australian Institute of Sport Thrive with Pride program in 2024 is the introduction of three lead ambassadors who will provide further personal development opportunities and assist with connection within the athlete group.

Taking on this new role are Amelia Catt (Australian Sailing) and Dominic Clarke (Gymnastics Australia) and Anu Francis (AusTriathlon).

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New ambassadors announced for AIS program boosting LGBTIQA+ inclusion in sport On a day that champions inclusion – International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination (IDAHOBIT) – the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is proud to announce its new Thrive with Pride ambassadors.

Today, the National Museum of Australia launched Riding the Olympic Wave an exhibit focussing on breakthrough, action sports like skating, rock climbing, break dancing

Skate Australia and AUSBreaking athletes put on a show to launch the exhibit in style!

You can visit the new exhibit, the Australian Institute of Sport and the National Zoo & Aquarium Canberra with the new Visit Canberra Canberra Mega Pass.

There has been a bit going on this week, so to help you out:

✅ ASC supported skate facility to boost Paris 2024 preparations
☑️ Record number of First Nations athletes return for 2024 Share a Yarn program
✅ ASC joins partners in sport in recommitting to reconciliation
☑️ CommBank Matildas Assistant Coach shares secrets to success with National Generation 32 Coaches
✅ Athletes give back as youth mental health advocates
☑️ 3 Cheers for Australia’s 3 million sporting volunteers

Read the full stories at the ASC Media Centre.

Since 2021, we have joined the Australian Olympic Team, Australian Paralympic Team, Commonwealth Games Australia plus all seven State & Territory Sport Institutes and Academies in committing to the Australian Sporting Network Joint Reconciliation Statement.

ASC joins partners in sport in recommitting to reconciliation The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is proud to again join its partners in sport to reaffirm its commitment to reconciliation.

By adopting the ASC’s Modern Approach to Coach and Officiating, it will ensure Hockey Australia can deliver on a vision of the future, tailored to educating coaches & officials through flexible education and clearer pathways while adding development opportunities.

Hockey Australia adopts ASC’s Modern Coach & Officiating Approach Hockey Australia (HA) has bolstered its ongoing commitment to grassroots hockey, with a two-pronged approach designed to retain players, coaches, officias and volunteers, in collaboration with the ...

Sport at every level requires officials to keep it going.

But how do we retain umpires in community sport?

ASC Director of Coaching and Officiating Cam Tradell sat down with ABC listen to delve into the roots of this issue and explore a more practical way forward.

How do we retain umpires in community sport? - ABC listen With umpires facing regular abuse, low pay and a lack of training, many local competitions are struggling to sustain a healthy number of officials.

We are proud to again join our partners in sport to reaffirm our commitment to reconciliation.

Since 2021, the ASC has joined the Australian Olympic Team, Australian Paralympic Team and Commonwealth Games Australia, and all seven State and Territory Sport Institutes and Academies in committing to the Australian Sporting Network Joint Reconciliation Statement.

Funding has been announced for the latest round of Play Well participation grants with 69 projects greenlit.

As we celebrate National Volunteer Week, we unveil our new modern approach to officiating to better support the one million referees, umpires + officials, who are critical to the sports we love. 👏

This National Volunteer Week, help us celebrate and thank the 3 million sport volunteers across Australia with a big 3 Cheers for Volunteers.