- More
than 100 key sports industry representatives come together at Peel Sports Forum
to share and learn
- Key
issues for discussion include spectator behaviour, mental health and how
to keep teenagers in sport
- Guest
speakers include veteran Hockeyroo Rachel Lynch and sports commentator
Mick Colliss
Spectator behaviour, club
mental health and well-being and retention of teenagers in sport will be the
key issues discussed today at the ninth annual Peel Sports Forum.
More than 100 key sports industry
representatives in the Peel and South-West will convene to discuss these and
other issues facing the sport industry.
Minister for Sport and
Recreation David Templeman will officially open the event that has attracted
representatives from State Sporting Associations, local governments, club administrations,
and volunteers.
Guest speakers include veteran
Hockeyroo Rachel Lynch, Executive Manager Game Development and Community
Football for the Western Australian Football Commission Troy Kirkham, sports
commentator and modern-day poet Mick Colliss, and Jodii Maguire Director of Think!
Performance Psychology.
The forum provides a
platform for delegates to exchange ideas, share best practices, and strengthen
partnerships that will drive the future of sport and recreation delivery in the
Peel and South-West.
The State Government has
supported sport delivery and participation with several recent investment
opportunities, including:
- $4.9 million
to continue the Regional Athlete Support Program to help talented regionally-based
athletes meet their full potential;
- An additional
$7.5 million annually over the next two years for community sport and
recreation facilities throughout WA; and
- $440,000 to help
SportWest develop an initiative that invests in the future of the WA sport
sector.
Comments
attributed to Sport and Recreation Minister David Templeman:
"Sport and recreation is a
growing industry, with sport delivery and participation constantly evolving.
"Forums like these allow
our key sports representatives to leverage the good work being done across the
industry, to share best practice approaches, hear fresh perspectives from
industry experts, and strengthen partnerships that will help them to develop the
appropriate supports and structures that will enable the industry to thrive."
