Australia: Geelong City Signs Up to Pilot Aimed at Increasing Accessibility and Inclusiveness in Sport
Asia-Pacific, Built Environment, June 24 2021
AUSTRALIA: The City has put its support behind the national Sport4All program, as one of six Victorian LGAs to sign up to the initial pilot in the state.
Sport4All aims to help sporting clubs and schools become more accessible and inclusive to enable people with disability to have choice and control over where and how they would like to participate in sport.
The new program has been commissioned and funded by the Australian Government in collaboration with Sports Australia and is delivered by Get Skilled Access, a Disability Owned Business Enterprise founded by Paralympic Gold Medallist and Grand Slam champion Dylan Alcott.
To support the pilot the City is assisting in the recruitment of a ‘Local Hero’ Disability Inclusion Program Coordinator to assist in the delivery of Sport4All by engaging with local sporting clubs and schools.
The part-time Local Hero role will be offered as a six-month opportunity and will be filled by a person with disability who has been involved in sport as a player, volunteer or administrator.
The person that fills the role will support clubs and schools by bringing [...]