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Sport and Recreation Sector Update - Friday 25 June 2021 (update)

The NSW Government has released an updated Public Health Order this evening, commencing from 12:01am, Saturday 26 June 2021. Rules and restrictions apply to people who live or usually work or study in the City of Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra, and Randwick local government areas (affected areas) to protect the community from COVID-19. The Public Health Order outlines the conditions under which community sport and recreation activities may take place in the affected areas and more broadly across

Sport and Recreation Sector Update - Friday 25 June 2021

The NSW Government has announced an extension of restrictions across Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Wollongong, Blue Mountains and Shellharbour. In addition, stay-at-home orders are being introduced for at least one week for those who live in, or whose usual place of work is in, Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick and City of Sydney Councils.

Sport and Recreation Sector Update - Thursday 24 June 2021

Following the announcement by the Premier yesterday, the Public Health (COVID-19 Greater Sydney) Order (No 2) 2021 was published overnight and includes revised rules and restrictions for the sport and active recreation sector. The NSW Government COVID-19 website provides a comprehensive summary of the new rules and restrictions relating to Greater Sydney, including maps and definitions for Greater Sydney and Metropolitan Sydney and other areas where restrictions apply including ...

Sport and Recreation Sector Update - Thursday 6 May 2021

Given the latest cases of community transmission and updated health advice from the Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant, COVID-19 restrictions will be temporarily tightened across Greater Sydney. The following measures will be effective from midday today, 6 May 2021 (enforceable from 5pm) until 12:01am Monday, 10 May for the Greater Sydney region (including Wollongong, Central Coast and Blue Mountains)

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST for NSW STATE TEAMS NATIONALS 2021

Inline Hockey Australia (ILHA) has announced that this year’s National Championships will be held in Queensland from Saturday 25th September 2021 to Saturday 2 October 2021. Championships are being held at Crestmead (Logan Metro Indoor Sports & Event Centre). ILHNSW would like to field a state team in as many divisions as possible. Age Divisions are as follows.

Junior Inline Hockey School Holiday Camp

Maximum Skating are holding a FREE April School Holiday Inline Hockey Camp (5yr+). Any ILHNSW trainee coaches needing to finalise their Practical Coaching hours and interested in getting some hands on coaching, feel free to contact Alex MacKenzie for more details.

Celebrating International Women's Day - Her Sport, Her Way Artistic workshop

SkateNSW Artistic held a development workshop, 'Her Sport, Her Way', on Sunday 7 March at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope. The workshop was presented by SkateNSW’s own Internationally recognised World Skate Level 2 Coach, Esther Ambrus, assisted by Gawaine Davis, Alicia Brown, Alexandra Ravenscroft-Mulvey and Robert Karp. 30 Skaters & 6 Coaches/Officials attended the Artistic Development Workshop, learning new skills, and celebrating diversity of Female participants ...

SkateNSW Artistic 'Her Sport, Her Way' development workshop

SkateNSW Artistic is holding a development workshop, 'Her Sport, Her Way', this Sunday 7 March at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope. The seminar will be open to SkateNSW CAT 1, 2 or 3 members and aimed at Rising Stars to Championship level skaters, with a strong emphasis on inclusivity and interclub friendship. Registrations close Friday 5 March at 12pm. For more information or to register please visit https://www.skatensw.org.au/events/

Vale Gordon Homes

On behalf of the Skate NSW Artistic Committee I would like to express our condolences on the passing of Gordon Homes Gordon has been a fixture at skating events and training for more years than I can remember. His smiling face and friendly manner were a great comfort to many a nervous skater. Gordon you will be missed by all our skating family. Thank you for everything that you did for our sport.

The Need for Speed - 24Skate a success

The Sydney leg of the 2020 24Skate was conducted in our usual relay format. All up 14 skaters participated, doing either 667m or 1000m turns. The event started with a wet track which gradually dried through out the two hours. Thanks to the below skaters who took part in the event and a big thankyou also to the helpers on the day who ensured that the event ran smoothly.

Updated advice for community sport and recreation activities

The Chief Health Officer has released updated advice relating to community sport and outdoor education and recreation activities, to commence from Saturday, 26 September 2020. We would like to echo the Chief Health Officer's message of thanks for your support in implementing the additional community sport recommendations over the past six weeks.

Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program

The Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program allocates $4 million over four years to assist sporting clubs across NSW in the purchase and maintenance of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). An AED is a life saving device which delivers a controlled shock to an individual experiencing cardiac arrest, increasing their chances of survival. The Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program provides NSW sports clubs and councils the opportunity to acquire an AED package for their club or

Australian Sports Foundation Active Kids Grant

We are excited to announce that our Active Kids Grant applications are open from tomorrow, 1 September. The Active Kids Grants have been established with the aim of providing every child with the active childhood they deserve, by supplying them with the equipment they need to participate in sporting activities.

Local Sport Grant Program

The Local Sport Grant Program (LSGP) aims to increase regular and on-going participation opportunities in sport in NSW. Through this program we are working towards our goals to achieve: Participation: Everyone in NSW participating in Sport and active recreation throughout their life Places and Spaces: Everyone in NSW having access to places and spaces for sport and active recreation Sector Sustainability: The sector continues to grow sport and active recreation across NSW.

Letter from the Chief Health Officer to the sport and recreation sector

Today, the Office of Sport received a letter from the Chief Health Officer, Dr Kerry Chant. The letter documents additional public health recommendations relating to the delivery of community sport and recreation activities. The letter seeks that the following recommendations are implemented by Wednesday 19 August 2020, and are anticipated to remain in place for the next six weeks. Updated 19/08/2020 Updated 26/08/2020 (final)

Latest COVID-19 case locations in NSW

Confirmed COVID-19 cases are associated with the following locations and have been classified by NSW Health for action. - Increased testing and surveillance - Self-isolate and get tested immediately - Monitor for symptoms This information will be updated if further locations are identified. Locations are removed when 14 days have passed since the last known date that a confirmed case was associated with the location.

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