EDUCATION & TRAINING - Merlino Calls Foul On Bad Spectator Behaviour - VIC Minister for Sport

A new campaign has been launched to promote positive encouragement during basketball, soccer, football and netball finals across Victoria. The VIC Government's Encourage the Kids, Support the Game campaign aims to put an end to ugly spectator behaviour at junior sporting matches.

SPORT DEVELOPMENT - Spence: Last chance to nominate Qld women for sports Rising Star Awards - QLD Minister for Sport

The focus on improving the recognition of women in sport continues with Queensland currently seeking out outstanding female athletes for the Department of Sport and Recreation Rising Star Awards. Fifteen successful athletes will receive scholarships of $1,500 each, to help them with travel and training costs.

FUNDING & GRANTS - $35 Million to help Queenslanders get active - QLD Minister for Sport

The Queensland government has released $35 Million in funding to provide Queenslanders with more opportunities to get active. Under the $30 Million Major Facilities Program, local sporting clubs and organisations can apply for up to $1.5 Million, to help build new and improved sporting infrastructure in their local community.

TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Surfing Queensland Launches Online Payment System - Surfing Queensland

Surfing Queensland has launched a revolutionary online payment system that will modernise the public's ability to access programs and events across the state. The customised software, designed to cater for the nuances of surfing administration, sets parameters on entry numbers, divisions and criteria and within seconds confirms acceptance to the entrant via email, amongst a range of features.

SPORT DEVELOPMENT - Aussies dream of international sporting glory - survey - Sydney 2009 World Masters Games

The Sydney 2009 World Masters Games has commissioned an independent online survey recently of 1,000 Australians aged 35 and over about their love of sport. In a key result, a major proportion admitted they had dreamt of competing at a major international sports event, which is exactly what the Games provide.

SPORT DEVELOPMENT - Australian success, but sport at a critical point - Australian Sports Commission

In a noteworthy report relevant to all levels of sport in Australia, the chair of the Australian Sports Commission has commented this week that one of the fundamental issues confronting modern Australian sport is that we have had to spread our limited resources too thinly across too many sports. See the comments here.

EDUCATION & TRAINING - Burn-out and burning desire - walking the tightrope - NSW Sport & Recreation

A new forum event will present real-life case studies of pre-elite athlete burn-out, and explain how to identify it, understand it and ways you can prevent it. The Going the Distance forum will provide valuable insights for parents, coaches, administrators, sports trainers, Regional Academies of Sport and educators of athletes at the pre-elite level.

TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - High-tech tracking device for Olympic success - Australian Sports Commission

The latest weapon in Australian athletes' training arsenal has just been added thanks to a new collaboration announced by the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and the CSIRO. In a world first, a mobile radio transmitter attached to an athlete or equipment can monitor an athlete's location, speed and position relative to other athletes.

SPORT DEVELOPMENT - Distinction Awards recognise outstanding Sport and Recreation service - QLD Sport Minister

13 awards have been handed out to Department of Sport and Recreation and Queensland Academy of Sport staff from across the state, recognising the commitment of key sport administrators helping to provide a range of opportunities to get out and get active – from grass roots athletes through to the elite.

EDUCATION & TRAINING - Olympic inspiration should be met with sport safety - Sports Medicine Australia

A useful range of Preventing Sports Injury fact sheets has been released by Sports Medicine Australia spanning a number of Olympic sports such as running, basketball, football, gymnastics, hockey, softball, tennis and volleyball. The fact sheets inform sports participants how to prepare their bodies for their chosen sport.

TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Big boost for aquatics funding - SA Minister for Recreation and Sport

New facilities for elite aquatic sports at the Adelaide Aquatic Centre in North Adelaide will receive subsidies of $500,000 per year over the next two years to assist elite swimmers, divers, water polo players and canoeists and their clubs, allowing costs for athletes to be kept to a minimum.

TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - New home for women's cricket - South Australian Cricket Association

The SA Government and the South Australian Cricket Association have finalised a long-term deal to secure a home for women's cricket in South Australia. The partnership is expected to cater for one of Australia's fastest growing sports while also looking after other grassroots users of the facility.

FUNDING & GRANTS - Cowboys Community Fund - Caring For North Queenslanders - North Queensland Cowboys

The Cowboys Community Fund, supported by Coca-Cola Amatil, is continuing its commitment to improving the quality of life for North Queenslanders with the donation of over $26,000 in the latest round of community grants. The 12 grant applications will assist both charities and individuals to purchase specific equipment and fund programs and activities.

TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - New drought-proof oval for Monash School and community - ACT Minister for Education and Training

Construction of a new $600,000 artificial grass oval in the ACT has just begun, with the innovative 6,000 square metre field to ensure that the facility will be available for use by the local community and sporting organisations even in times of severe drought.

SPORT DEVELOPMENT - Australia Chairs International Sport Summit - Minister for Spor

Some important lessons about sport administration are sure to flow out of the meeting of Sport Ministers from the Commonwealth of Nations, which have gathered this week in Beijing to examine the latest developments in sport and explore ways to work together to develop initiatives to improve society through sport.

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