To improve the social, Cultural and economic outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by using basketball to provide pathways through education and into training, employment readiness programs or professional sporting opportunities.
2. To foster and promote basketball in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia:
• Promote and encourage participation in sport a
nd recreation as a healthy lifestyle and activity.
• Increased number and level of participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in basketball from local to professional and representational level.
3. To achieve greater representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in basketball across all level of the game:
• Facilitate National and Regional competition by working with affiliated associations
• Facilitate opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to participate in basketball overseas.
4. To develop partnerships with government and non-government organisations that ensure pathways to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to education, training, and employment readiness programs.
• Access and opportunities are clearly available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to participate in basketball while being supported to further their education, training and employment potential.
5. To engage and build the capacity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through community development to ensure the long-term sustainability of the National Indigenous Basketball Academy program.
