Australia
Land: 7,741,220km2 Population: 16,851,000
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY
1. TRADITIONAL SPORT AND GAMES
Indigenous traditional games:
Marngrook (game of football)
Parndo (game of football)
Pummy (game of tag)
Non-Indigenous traditonal game:
Australian Rules Football (modern game of football based on marngrook)
2. POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT
Men: golf, walking, swimming, fishing, tennis
Women: walking, swimming aerobics/fitness, tennis, netball
3. POPULAR SPECTATOR SPORT
1) Australian Rules Football
2) Horse racing
3) Motor sports
4) Rugby League Football
5) Cricket
4. SPORT LEGISLATION
Australian Sports Commission Act (1989)
Australian Sports Drug Agency Act (1990)
Australian Sports Drug Agency Amendment
Act (1999)
5. SPORT INFORMATION CENTER
National Sport Information Centre
Address: Australian Sports Commission
PO Box 176 BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Tel:(61)2.6214.1369 Fax:(61)2.6214.1681
e-mail: nsic @ausport.gov.au
6. SPORT PARTICIPATION SURVEY
Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted "Population Survey Monitor" to 13,000 of a representative sample of Australian adults over 15 years of age. The result indicates that 54.7% of persons aged greater than or equal to 18 years participate in sport or physical activity: participation rate for males greater than or equal to 18 years is 58.5%: participation rate for females greater than or equal to 18 years is 50.9%.
7. NUMBER OF SPORT CLUB
NA
8. FITNESS TESTlNG PROGRAM
NA
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
Australian Sports Commission
Address: Leverrier Crescent BRUCE ACT 2617
Tel: (61)2.6214.1183 Fax: (61)2.6214.1640
e-mail: spodev@ausport.gov.au
1. FOUNDED YEAR
June, 1984
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Peter Bartels, Chairman of the Board
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Governmentalorganization
4.OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS
To enrich the lives of all Australians through sport.
5. NUMBER OF STAFF
Full-time staff:312 Part-time staff:26 Others:41(casuals)
6. ANNUAL BUDGET
Approx.US$66 million (2000)
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
NA
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS
NA
9. LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
NA
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS
NA
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
NA
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Australian Sports Commission is currently undergoing both a change in policy and direction (to organize sport only) and also a change in structure. The information from point 7 onwards are subject to major change which will be completed in the next 12 months
Life. Be in it
Address: Level 6,150 Queen Street Melbourne
Victoria 3000
Tel: (61)3.9670.5060 Fax: (61)3.9670.5076
e-mail: briandixon@lifebeinit.org
1. FOUNDED YEAR
November,1975
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Hon. Brian Dixon, Chairman
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Non profit organization
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS
Promoting the benefits of participation in sport and an active, healthy lifestyle.
5. NUMBER OF STAFF
Full-time staff:25 Part-time staff:200
6. ANNUAL BUDGET
NA
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
Come'try programs in various sports
Corporate Challenge Program
Games and Activities
World Walking Day
Challenge Day
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS
NA
9. LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
Sports Administration Certificate
Aussie Host Programs
Games Leader Courses
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS
Australian Sports Commission
Recreation Associations
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
TAFISA, ASFAA
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Changing the behavior of the sedentary ‘minority'. Providing adequate resources and facilities for aboriginals .
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Active Australia
Address: PO Box 176 Belconnen ACT 2617
Tel: (61)2.6214.1525 Fax: (61)2.6214.1224
e-mail:activeoz@ausport.gov.au
Australian Institute of Sport
Address: PO Box 176 Belconnen Act 2616
Tel: (61)2.6214.1111 Fax: (61)2.6214.2682
Australian Sports Foundation
Address: GPO Box 4626 Sydney NSW 1044
Tel: (61)2.9256.0992 Fax: (61)2.9252.3651
Australian Olympic Committee
Address:Level 18 The Maritime Centre, 207
Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Tel:(61)2.9245.2000 Fax:(61)2.9245.2098
e-mail:aoc-ioc@aoc.org.au
Australian Paralympic Committee
Address: PO Box N570, Grosvenor Place, NSW
1220
Tel:(61)2.9245.2555 Fax:(61)2.9241.4983
e-mail: auspara@paralympic.org.au
Confederation of Australian Sport
Address: PO Box 342, Curtin Act 2605
Tel: (61)2.6285.1887 Fax: (62)2.6282.3440
e-mail: cas@ sportforall. com.au
