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  Prime Minister Julia Gillard sets Olympic and Paralympic sporting challenges to Australian primary school children
  07 Dec 2011
  

  Prime Minister Julia Gillard joined excited kids at Red Hill Primary School in Canberra to announce the Prime Minister’s Olympic and Paralympic Challenges.
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  Minister for School Education presents AASC Super Site certificate
  25 Nov 2011
  Botany After School Care is recognised for delivering fun, safe and inclusive sports activities.
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  Community coaches breathe new life into active after-school sport
  23 Nov 2011
  Toomelah Public School in regional NSW, is looking forward to exciting new sporting activities.
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  Applications open for 2012 National Officiating Scholarships
  27 Oct 2011
  Professional development opportunities for officials aspiring to the national level.
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  Special Olympics Board member makes her mark in sports leadership
  27 Oct 2011
  Helping women to reach their leadership potential.
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  Eumungerie Public School students band together
  27 Oct 2011
  Touch football team involves the whole school.
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  New generation of surfers catch waves
  26 Sep 2011
  Australia launches a world-first national program to get more kids surfing.
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  Aussie T-Ball program to boost baseball
  26 Sep 2011
  Australian Baseball Federation launches Aussie T-Ball program.
  
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  Junior hockey breaks 10 year drought on NSW South Coast
  23 Sep 2011
  New junior hockey competition highlights success of Active After-School Communities program.
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  Research reveals more inactive children get physically active after school
  26 Aug 2011
  Evaluating the impact of the Active After-school Communities program.
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  International Women’s Cricketer of the Year joins AASC team
  26 Aug 2011
  Shelley Nitschke will inspire more children to get involved in sport.
  
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  ASC supports inclusive Fair go, Sport! program
  27 Jul 2011
  Promoting safe and inclusive sport for all participants. 
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  Helping to get kids active after school
  25 May 2011
  

  Federal Government commits $43.9 million to the continuation of the AASC program in 2011-12 budget
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  Kids sail towards a healthier lifestyle
  25 May 2011
  Primary school students set sail in after-school yachting adventures.
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  Volunteers ─ the heart and soul of Australian sport
  25 May 2011
  Around 1.7 million people across Australia volunteer to support our young sporting champions
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  Indigenous grants support dual athlete on her way to the top
  25 May 2011
  Queenslander Wasie Toolis juggles elite competition in athletics and netball
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  Helping to get kids active after school
  10 May 2011
  Federal Government commits $43.9 mil to the continuation of the AASC program in 2011-12 Budget
  
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  Minister pays tribute to sporting volunteers
  09 May 2011
  Minister for Sport praises Australia's largest volunteer sector to mark National Volunteer Week.
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  Government tackling the gender divide in sport
  17 Mar 2011
  Women in sport leadership initiatives launched today
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  Active After-school Communities program kicks off for 2011
  16 Mar 2011
  ASC program continues boosting club membership
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  ASC celebrates 100 years of women in sport
  16 Mar 2011
  Recognising the achievements of women in sport
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  ASC scholarship helps football referee beat the odds
  15 Mar 2011
  Referee Jared Gillett reaches A-League with help from ASC scholarship
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  Call for Australian sport organisations to tell their story
  15 Feb 2011
  The ASC invites sports to contribute to ASO email newsletter
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  Leadership grant to help more young women hit the slopes
  15 Feb 2011
  Team Buller Skiing awarded $10 000 grant
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  Queensland children return to school with support from AASC
  15 Feb 2011
  Queensland AASC staff raced to be ready for 2011 school year
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  Sport helping to bridge the indigenous divide
  08 Jan 2011
  Indigenous children participate in traditional Indigenous games.
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  The grass grows greener for Australian sport
  21 Dec 2010
  Australian Government announces more than $11m a year for NSOs in new participation funding
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  Students run, jump and throw for new athletics challenge
  21 Dec 2010
  AASC delivers new Athletics Play activities to St Joan of Arc primary school in Sydney.
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  Travelling far and wide for the 2010 WA ‘Be Active’ Touch Football State Championships
  21 Dec 2010
  Competitors recently flocked from far distances for the 2010 Be Active WA State Championships
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  Active After-school program gears up for 2011
  17 Dec 2010
  Minister for Sport announces 3,162 active after-schools and care centres for 2011.
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  Connecting kids with athletics
  15 Dec 2010
  Minister for Sport launches new manual to help deliver athletics to primary school children.
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  National Coaching and Officiating Conference opens in Melbourne
  23 Nov 2010
  A conference for those who drive and impact coaching and officiating in the Australian sports system
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  Junior sport program awards celebrate community sport champions
  28 Oct 2010
  Active After-school Communities program awards highlight star deliverers
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  Inspiring women to score leadership roles in football
  28 Oct 2010
  ACT Football Federation (Capital Football) receives $10 000 Sport Leadership grant
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  National road trip for aspiring Indigenous boxers
  28 Oct 2010
  National Talent Identification and Development program completes two-month tour
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  Scholarship coaches excel at Youth Olympics
  28 Sep 2010
  National scholarship coaches lead diving, shooting and rowing coaching
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  Children 'Play for life' at campaign launches across Australia
  15 Sep 2010
  Dozens of sports showcased at 'Play for life...join a sporting club' state and territory launches
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  Leadership grant places Danielle on the world stage
  14 Sep 2010
  Victorian Danielle Pascoe has become Australia’s second ever female national yachting judge
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  South Australian Gymnastics coaches given leg up
  25 Aug 2010
  Port Lincoln Gymnastics Club has received a $3000 grant to develop its female coaches.
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  Passionate cyclist helps everyday women to achieve their goals
  11 Aug 2010
  Cyclist Carly Williams is using her leadership grant to encourage others to get the most out of life
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  New campaign highlights benefits of club sports for kids
  11 Aug 2010
  'Play for life...join a sporting club' is inspiring children around the country to get active
  
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  'Play for Life...join a sporting club' campaign encouraging kids to get active
  22 Jul 2010
  Australian Sports Commission hosts 150 'Try a Sport' days to highlight health and learning benefits.
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  Next generation of female sport leaders announced
  12 Jul 2010
  Minister Ellis announces recipients of the 2010-11 Sport Leadership Grants and Scholarships  
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  Grant helps talented race walker to follow her dreams
  02 Jul 2010
  Local Sporting Champions grant program assists scores of junior athletes to achieve their sporting goals.
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  Former refugees start inclusive football club in South Australia
  25 Jun 2010
  Winners of the Australian Sports Commission's All Cultures inclusive sport competition.
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  Cross cultural mentor training to develop female sports leaders
  16 Jun 2010
  Guidance on sports leadership is now available in Mandarin.
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  Laureus Sport for Good Foundation visits Sydney
  09 Jun 2010
  The ASC celebrates its ten-year partnership with the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.
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  National coaching conference: strengthening talent identification
  01 Jun 2010
  Inaugural National Talent Identification and Development Coaching Conference.
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  Increasing opportunities for children to get healthy and physically active
  24 May 2010
  Spreyton Primary School boosts participation through 18 sports.
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  New report reveals poor coverage of women in sport
  21 May 2010
  Commission issues new report: Towards a Level Playing Field: sport and gender in Australian media.

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