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Reason for our kids to dream of glory on home soil
South East Queensland’s winning bid for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games provides all Australian children the chance to dream of representing their nation on the world’s biggest stage, right here at home writes Australian Sports Commission Chair Josephine Sukkar AM.
This article was first published in The Australian on 24 July 2021, page 34.
2032 has become a giant target to aim towards, aligning our sports, our infrastructure, and our communities to leave a positive legacy for a post-COVID Australia. With sport as the ‘vehicle’ for that change.
It is an enormous privilege to lead the Australian Sports Commission, and its two arms, the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and Sport Australia, and the important work that has been carried out since 1981.
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Director of St John Ambulance health services Len Fiori… “It’s either life or death and we know the defibrillator will make that difference.”
VICTIMS of cardiac arrest are eight times more likely to survive after Len Fiori of St John Ambulance handed out 10 defibrillators to Australian charities at Government House this morning (March 10).
The event marked the launch of a new St John Ambulance-branded defibrillator, and the St John director of health services, Mr Fiori, said having more AEDs (Automatic Electronic Defibrillators) in the community will greatly benefit the 30,000 people who die from cardiac arrest annually.
“It’s either life or death and we know the defibrillators will make that difference,” he said.
Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, along with 2022 Commonwealth Games prospects, are amongst the Australian athletes who are stepping up to support.
Volunteering Australia’s ‘Re-engaging Volunteers and COVID-19’ survey, received nearly 600 responses over December 2020 and January 2021, highlighting some worrying statistics. Although COVID restrictions have eased considerably across Australia, over half of the 600 respondents surveyed, said their organisations needed more volunteers, with four out of ten finding it difficult to re-engage or recruit volunteers. These results are particularly concerning, as recent Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows that pre-COVID, the rate of Australians volunteering and the time they give, continue to decline. In 2019, 7% less Australians volunteered for an organisation compared to 2010 and their contribution was 143 million less hours compared to 2014 (a 20% decrease).