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2026/27 Women In Sport Coaching Scholarships

2026/27 Women In Sport Coaching Scholarships

Womensport & Recreation Tasmania was proud to support Abbie Genders from Friends’ Swimming and Annalea Reid from Badminton Tasmania as recipients of our women in coaching scholarships, delivered alongside the Tasmanian Institute of Sport (TIS). The scholarship...

Congratulating our Emerging Coach Scholarship recipients

Congratulating our Emerging Coach Scholarship recipients

WSRT is proud to announce the recipients of our inaugural Emerging Coach Scholarships -  three outstanding women who are making a positive impact within their sporting communities and are committed to continuing their coaching journey. The response to this year's...

Celebration & inspiration – IWD School Girls Brunch

Celebration & inspiration – IWD School Girls Brunch

What a fantastic morning we had yesterday at the WSRT School Girls Brunch celebrating International Women’s Day at Ninja Stadium in Hobart!   300 students, teachers and guests joined us for a morning filled with inspiration, powerful stories and great insights...

NEW Emerging Coach Scholarships – apply now

NEW Emerging Coach Scholarships – apply now

Our fundraising campaign for our NEW Emerging Coaches Scholarship program is now open, and we want to give an enormous shout out to Lutruwita the Label, whose generous donation will fund an entire scholarship. How wonderful is it to see Tasmanian businesses backing...

IWD School Girls’ Brunch 2026 – book NOW

IWD School Girls’ Brunch 2026 – book NOW

Following last year's success in Devonport, we've headed south this time, and the big event is at Ninja Stadium on Tuesday, 10 March. We're proud to have St Lukes as our major sponsor, and it promises to be an incredible morning. We have a stellar lineup of...

Live Well, Live Long & Get Active Glenorchy

Live Well, Live Long & Get Active Glenorchy

GAP – EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO LIVE WELL, LIVE LONG AND GET ACTIVE A case study on how Get Active Program (GAP) facilitator Corina McCarthy addressed both the challenge of adapting her Get Active Program (GAP) for a diverse group, and the challenge of participants...

Get Active Program – Move & Thrive in Binalong Bay

Get Active Program – Move & Thrive in Binalong Bay

A GAP CASE STUDY Susan Rigney is a small business owner and fitness instructor who resides in the beautiful township of Binalong Bay on Tasmanian’s east coast. Binalong Bay is a rural locality in the local government area of Break O'Day (BOD). The 2021 census1...

Get Active Program – Risdon Vale

Get Active Program – Risdon Vale

A GAP CASE STUDY Sam Webster is the Centre Manager at Risdon Vale Neighbourhood Centre (the centre).  Sam has held this position for ten months. Sam has a wide range of skills gained working in surprisingly varied jobs within Australia.  Sam’s resume includes using...

Our Commitment to the Child & Youth Safe Framework

Our Commitment to the Child & Youth Safe Framework

In July 2023 the State Government released a guide for organisations Introducing Tasmania’s Child and Youth Safe Organisations Framework. This document provides guidance on the type of organisations that are legally required to comply with the Child and Youth Safe...

Tasmanian Community Achievement Award for GAP

Tasmanian Community Achievement Award for GAP

Twenty years | Four thousand participants | Life-changing outcome In October we received the Active Tasmania Award in the Tasmanian Community Achievers Awards for our Get Active Program, also known as GAP. It was a wonderful addition to our 20th anniversary...

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