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This weekend from 4-6 September 2026, the Marie Little Shield will bring netballers with an intellectual disability from...
02/09/2026

This weekend from 4-6 September 2026, the Marie Little Shield will bring netballers with an intellectual disability from across Australia together in Melbourne to compete in the national championships. 🏐🔥

It’s a fitting time to go back to where our own story began, with a woman named Marie Little and a netball court.

Forty years ago, Marie Little saw people with an intellectual disability being left behind without the same opportunities to participate in sport — and decided to change it.

What followed helped establish AUSRAPID — now known as Sport Inclusion Australia — and a movement for greater inclusion in Australian sport.

👉 Learn more about Marie Little and the founding of Sport Inclusion Australia:
https://shorturl.at/DS4F6


Netball Australia Virtus Sport Australian Sporting Alliance for People with Disability

This weekend from 4-6 September 2026, the Marie Little Shield will bring netballers with an intellectual disability from...
02/09/2026

This weekend from 4-6 September 2026, the Marie Little Shield will bring netballers with an intellectual disability from across Australia together in Melbourne to compete in the national championships. 🏐🔥

It’s a fitting time to go back to where our own story began, with a woman named Marie Little and a netball court.

Forty years ago, Marie Little saw people with an intellectual disability being left behind without the same opportunities to participate in sport — and decided to change it.

What followed helped establish AUSRAPID — now known as Sport Inclusion Australia — and a movement for greater inclusion in Australian sport.

👉 Learn more about Marie Little and the founding of Sport Inclusion Australia: https://shorturl.at/DS4F6


Netball Australia Virtus Sport

Inclusion in sport goes beyond the playing field. That’s why we're proud to be one of 29 organisations supported through...
24/08/2026

Inclusion in sport goes beyond the playing field.

That’s why we're proud to be one of 29 organisations supported through the Level the Field 2025–2027 Grant Program, helping us create more opportunities for people with a disability to contribute, lead and help shape the future of sport.

The Grant Program is delivered by Leisure Networks in partnership with the Victorian Government to help sports and community organisations strengthen and expand job opportunities for people with disability in regional Victoria.

More opportunities. More voices. More people with a disability working in sport.

Read more 🔗 https://shorturl.at/Z4QrS

21/08/2026

What a day out on the track yesterday! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💨

A fantastic SEQ Multiclass School Athletics Day at UQ Athletics Centre, bringing together Queensland schools and young athletes to build skills, have a go and enjoy athletics.

Sport Inclusion Australia was proud to attend alongside our Queensland member, Life Stream Australia and support ST James college and the schools from the region — all working together to build local capacity and create more inclusive opportunities for young people through sport.

Athletics stars Alberto Campbell-Staines and Belinda slatter - athlete were also on hand, sharing their experience and supporting students with coaching, drills, relays and plenty of fun.

A great example of what can be achieved when schools, sport and our member network work together. 🧡💙



[VD: Video Montage of the SEQ Multiclass School Athletics Day on the track with schools and students at the UQ Athletics Centre)

21/08/2026

What a day out on the track yesterday! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💨

A fantastic SEQ Multiclass School Athletics Day at UQ Athletics Centre, bringing together Queensland schools and young athletes to build skills, have a go and enjoy athletics.

Sport Inclusion Australia was proud to attend alongside our Queensland member, Life Stream Australia and support St James College and the schools from the region — all working together to build local capacity and create more inclusive opportunities for young people through sport.

Athletics stars Alberto Campbell-Staines and Belinda slatter - athlete were also on hand, sharing their experience and supporting students with coaching, drills, relays and plenty of fun.

A great example of what can be achieved when schools, sport and our member network work together. 🧡💙



[VD: Video Montage of the SEQ Multiclass School Athletics Day on the track with schools and students at the UQ Athletics Centre)

A significant step for our   Australia–India work. 🇦🇺🇮🇳In Gujarat, Sport Inclusion Australia joined Australian and India...
17/08/2026

A significant step for our Australia–India work. 🇦🇺🇮🇳

In Gujarat, Sport Inclusion Australia joined Australian and Indian leaders to talk about how inclusion, accessibility and athlete-centred thinking can be built into major sporting events from the outset.

The workshop was part of the first initiative since the Australian Government and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's announcement of the new India–Australia Roadmap for Sports Collaboration.

As Ahmedabad looks towards 2030 and Brisbane towards 2032, the message is simple: the legacy starts long before the Games begin.

Read the full story 👇
https://sportinclusionaustralia.org.au/sport-inclusion-australia-puts-inclusion-on-the-agenda-under-the-new-australia-india-sports-collaboration-roadmap/

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Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Center for Australia-India Relations
Robyn Smith, Chantel Lewis, NithiSri Suppiah, Michael Thomson

We wish all our Indian friends and partners a Happy 80th India Independence Day. The team from Sport Inclusion Australia...
15/08/2026

We wish all our Indian friends and partners a Happy 80th India Independence Day.

The team from Sport Inclusion Australia have been blessed with witnessing the flag raising and celebrations at the hotel, Chinmay Residential Institute for people with intellectual disability and the Para Sports Association of Gujarat.

The Australia x India Included Through Sport Project we have been delivering over the past week is supported by the DFAT and CAIR.

Committee of India
SIVUS INDIA
Sports Authority of Gujarat
Harsh Sanghavi
Robyn Smith
Chantel Lewis
NithiSri Suppiah

🔔 REMINDERAthlete applications for the 2027 Virtus Asia Oceania Games Australian Team close on 15 August 2026.Event: 202...
10/08/2026

🔔 REMINDER

Athlete applications for the 2027 Virtus Asia Oceania Games Australian Team close on 15 August 2026.

Event: 2027 Virtus Asia Oceania Games
Dates: 24 February – 3 March 2027
Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Sports
🏃 Athletics (II-1, II-2, II-3 and Youth II-1)
🏊 Swimming (II-1, II-2 and II-3)
🏓 Table Tennis (II-1, II-2 and II-3)
🥋 Taekwondo (II-1)
🏸 Badminton (II-1, II-2 and II-3) – Demonstration Sport

🗓 Applications close: 15 August 2026

Please ensure you carefully review the selection and sport-specific information. Please visit the website for further information:

🔗 https://sportinclusionaustralia.org.au/2027-virtus-asia-oceania-games/


Image Description: Image of Australian team in green and gold in athlete parade waving the Australian flag on the left side. The right side is an orange graphic overlaid with text that reads: "Closing Soon. Australian Team Athlete Applications. 2027 Virtus Asia Oceania Games". The Sport Inclusion Australia is featured at the top.

09/08/2026

A powerful message

Silver looks good on you, Jack Ireland Ply! 👏🐬🇦🇺
28/07/2026

Silver looks good on you, Jack Ireland Ply! 👏🐬🇦🇺

This is how we do it: Jack Ireland upgraded his 200m free S14 bronze from 2022 to silver in 2026 💪🐬

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