The Morrison Government has strengthened its investment in sport as part of the 2021\u201322 Budget.
\nMinister for Sport Richard Colbeck said the Budget commitment spanned school sport through to high performance programs ensuring the health and wellbeing of Australians at every level.
\nThe Australian Government\u2019s $245.8 million investment in sport includes:<\/p>\n
\u201cSport is a centrepiece of our way of life in Australia and the Morrison Government has never been more committed to ensuring it remains accessible to anybody with a passion to compete or just improve their health and wellbeing,\u201d Minister Colbeck said. The Morrison Government has strengthened its investment in sport as part of the 2021\u201322 Budget. Minister for Sport Richard Colbeck said the Budget commitment spanned school sport through to high performance programs ensuring the health and wellbeing of Australians at every level. The Australian Government\u2019s $245.8 million investment in sport includes: $40.8 million to extend … Continue reading “Investment to strengthen sport across Australia”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11392\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u201cOur Sporting Schools Program has already proved a significant starting block to teach hundreds of thousands of children about the benefits of sport and what they can achieve with hard work and persistence \u2013 it will now continue.\u201d
\nThe program, delivered by Sport Australia, is open to all schools and children up to Year 8.
\nIt has a particular focus on student groups known to have lower activity levels, including girls aged 12 to 14 years and those in disadvantaged and remote locations.
\n\u201cThe Government\u2019s commitment to our high-performance athletes is also ongoing, with our significant and growing investment offering stability and reassurance for those focused on making their mark on the world stage,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\nStrengthening and promoting women\u2019s sport also remains a priority with $17 million to support the hosting of two major international women\u2019s sporting events – the FIBA Women\u2019s Basketball World Cup 2022 and the FIFA Women\u2019s Football World Cup 2023. $2.9 million is also being made available to leverage opportunities through other major international sporting events hosted by Australia.
\n\u201cThese events will support Australia\u2019s economic recovery from COVID-19 and no doubt contribute to increased participation and prominence in sport for women and girls,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\nThe Government will continue to act on the recommendations of the 2018 Review of Australia\u2019s Sports Integrity Arrangements (the Wood Review) by providing an investment of $24.9 million in Sport Integrity Australia, maintaining the agency’s foundation anti-doping, criminal intelligence and administrative capabilities.
\nIt will also invest $3.4 million to continue and enhance connections to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and reinforce domestic integrity capabilities in preparation for major sporting events.
\nAdditionally, $4.9 million will be allocated to strengthen child safeguarding practices and ensure the safety and protection of children.
\nA dedicated team will be established within Sporting Integrity Australia to work with all recognised National Sporting Organisations to embed child safeguards, and drive cultural change in line with national requirements such as the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations.
\nAnother $1.8 million will help streamline the regulation of sports wagering through a new Australian Sports Wagering Scheme (ASWS).
\nThe ASWS will bring together regulatory approaches across Commonwealth, state and territories jurisdictions to ensure there is a framework to protect the integrity of sport, and make Australian sporting competitions more resistant to ever evolving manipulation tactics.
\n\u201cEach of these measures will strengthen the integrity of Australia\u2019s sporting landscape as we reinforce measures to protect the rights of athletes and ensure they compete on a clean and even playing field,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\nThe Morrison Government will also provide a three year extension to the Water and Snow Safety Program with a total investment of $39.1 million.
\nFunding will be provided to Surf Life Saving Australia, the Royal Life Saving Society of Australia, AUSTSWIM, Lawrie Lawrence\u2019s Kids Alive program and the Ski Patrol Association to continue their valuable work.
\nThe Morrison Government\u2019s 2021\u201322 Budget can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"