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The National Sports & Physical Activity Convention (NSC) has today announced the finalists for the Sport, Recreation and Play Industry Innovation Award Finalists for 2022.

UN Climate Change invites sports organisations to join a new climate action for sport movement, aiming at supporting and guiding sports in achieving global climate change goals.

Come and chat with the global and national industry leaders at their stand (NSC Peak Body Hub) 5.15pm – 6.15pm on Tuesday 12th July. They have many initiatives for local governments to embrace to activate playgrounds, including ‘1000 Play Streets’, a movement to reclaim quiet residential streets as places for neighbours of all ages to connect and play, to create stronger and healthier communities.

Join last year’s overall Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards winners Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT with global film director, Mo Macrae and CEO Mick Garnett, and hear some new ways of thinking about marketing in sport. Learn how you can transform your communication strategies to invite more people to join you.

Do international mega events promote or counteract local sports activities? An active nation begins at local community levels, but where does it start and how do you prioritise resources and needs? As we head towards Brisbane 2032, this session raises and answers some important questions from two different perspectives from Denmark and Queensland.

Embracing generational change is a challenge to modern leaders and participants alike. Appreciating the barriers to participation and the hurdles for future leaders directly from VicHealth’s Future Healthy research together with insights from young Olympians at this session. How can we learn from our future champions today so we can create a successful culture and environment and success for the next decade.

If you are in Melbourne early for the Convention, don’t miss out on one of the tours on Monday 11 July. There are three innovative tours to choose from.

If the most sustainable facility is the one we don’t build, how do we accommodate the need for community sport and leisure infrastructure? With our ageing infrastructure, how can we continue to innovate and adapt to make an impact?

Local governments have a role to play in thinking outside the boundaries and to start at the right point to plan for diverse and inclusive communities.

Kieren Perkins OAM will present his vision for sport in Australia and how sport can make a difference to society and impact on our planning and focus for the next decade with the 10 year runway up to Brisbane 2032.