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Media Alert 24/06/11

 Sport for All

Participation and Inclusion

Event:            

Crucial conference on grassroots Sports participation           

Date:               

Monday, 27 June 2011

Time:               

9.30am – 4.30pm

Venue:          

Moonee Valley Function Centre at the Moonee Valley Racecourse,

Members Gate 1, McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds VIC. (Melway 29A7)

Photo Opp:     

1pm Grant Hackett and group of grassroots sports representatives

In Attendance:

Senator Kate Lundy, Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister, The Hon Hugh Delahunty, Victorian Minister for Sport and Recreation, Grant Hackett, Head of Sport and Entertainment, Westpac.

James Demetriou – Sports Without Borders Chair

 

Media Contact:

Thomas Demetriou                                                           

M: 0400 002 953 

Email  tom.demetriou@sportswithoutborders.org


Rick Willis

Media Officer                                                                     

Network Four

 M: 0411839344

 

 

National Youth Week

10th to 18th of April, 2010

Loads of events happening around the country.

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Tuesday
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Youth Action Day 26/06/10

 

SWB launches Youth Action at North Melbourne FC with Minister Pike in attendance

 Sports Without Borders has the following media opportunities this week:

Saturday 26th June 2010

Sports Without Borders officially launches its Youth Action pilot program at the North Melbourne Football Club with Minister Bronwyn Pike in attendance

Youth action is an organised technology driven physical sports activity process for children including refugee and newly arrived Australian youth aged 5- 14 years who undertake fun games and simple athletic movements. SWB see its Youth Action program as key to physical sports participation with community and sporting groups that enables social inclusion.

The pilot draws youth from the local North and West of Melbourne. Youth Action focuses on improving personal development and social skills, improve youth’s physical health, self- esteem, promoting multiculturalism and social cohesion. The North Melbourne football club facility; The Learning and Life Centre has facilitated participation in the event by community youth groups including the Kensington Flemington Junior Sports Club, YMCA Buncle street, Doutta Galla Youth Limited, The Centre based in Errol Street as well as the North Melbourne Rotary Club, and Victoria Market.

About Fusion Sport

Youth Action participants will use Fusion Sports SMARTSPEED™ hi-tech wristbands, an Australian developed, world first, wireless, computer controlled Training, Coaching and Training Test system.

Minister for Education Bronwyn Pike will be joined by Sports Without Borders Chair James Demetriou and Melbourne City Councillor Jennifer Kanis for the formalities at Arden Street.

When: 10.00 – 12.00pm (Minister Pike will be attendance between 10 -1045 am)
Where: North Melbourne Football Club (ground floor - multipurpose stadium)

Media will be able to obtain vision and photos of Youth Action in operation and light refreshments will be served afterwards compliments of the North Melbourne Rotary Club

For contact: Tom Demetriou - Media and Communications advisor to Sports Without Borders:

Mobile: 0400002953

Email: tom.demetriou@sportswithoutborders.org