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Australian Football - A Game for all

Harry played Australian Rules Football to help him integrate into Australian society and developed a passion for the game

Australian Football League Multicultural Camp

The first Multicultural Australian Football League (AFL) Camp exposed kids from 25 different nationalities to the AFL talent pathway. It is hoped this camp will become a yearly event providing the opportunity to bring all cultures together to play the game.

Basketball gives African girls more independence

Young team of girls from African backgrounds find playing basketball gives them more independence from their families.

Brunswick Zebras

A suburban soccer team in Melbourne, includes new arrivals & refugees by tapping into their passion & knowledge of the world game. Their expertise in coaching & familiarity to the game of soccer assists settlement, supports assimilation & empowers people from diverse cultures.

Junior soccer team breaks through cultural barriers

A diverse soccer team with players from Vietnam, China, Burma and Africa break through cultural barriers to form a cohesive team.

Lawn bowls program allows participants to learn English while they bowl

Lawn bowls becomes a avenue to learn English, while developing a love of sport.

Lifesaving Victoria

Have developed a program to encourage people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds to be lifesavers. Participants and organisers of the program discuss their experiences and why lifesaving for CALD communities is so important.

Midnight Basketball

Midnight Basketball is a national social inclusion programme to help youth identify & embrace positive opportunities.

Sudanese athlete overcomes diversity to run for Australia

Refugee and up-and-coming athlete Duer Yoa survives war-torn Sudan to be the first Sudanese athlete to run for Australia.

Sudanese National Basketball Tournament

The Sudanese National Basketball Tournament was held in December 2009 with participants from around Australia attending the event which encourages Sudanese communities to participate in basketball.

Sunshine Heights Cricket Club

The Sunshine Cricket Club prides itself on its very multicultural mix of ethnicities at the club, in both the senior and junior levels.

Talented soccer player defies gender and cultural stereotypes

Cindy Lay defies traditional East Timorese stereotypes to play soccer.

Touch Football

Legendary touch player Tony Eltakchi shares his story on how he became involved in Touch Football. Tony is from a Lebanese background & talks about how his parents didn’t understand what sport in Australia was & how he is helping to attract people from a multicultural background to Touch Football.

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Did you know?

Australia is one of only two nations to have competed in every modern Summer Olympic Games.

Quick numbers

700 athlete scholarships offered on average annually at the AIS.
263 current and former AIS athletes competed at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
143 Olympic medals have been won by athletes from the AIS since its establishment.
35 thousand kilometres were swum by Petria Thomas while at the AIS.
0.5 million people visit the AIS each year