Department of Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games

Too many Australians with disability are left out of sport, missing out on the health benefits, confidence and connection it brings. But sport has the power to change lives, and this new campaign is showing how. Disability Sports Australia's new storytelling series tells the powerful stories of three Australians whose lives were transformed by sport. Launching during Disability Action Week, the series shines a light on the gap in participation for people with disability and celebrates how sport can change lives. Take a read of James’, Harriet’s and Rae’s stories here: https://lnkd.in/gtnnjUmq Has sport changed your life? Disability Sports Australia wants to hear your story! Share it now: https://lnkd.in/g_h6S9ra #DisabilityActionWeek #CommunicateConnectCreate #ChangingLivesThroughSport #DisabilitySport

Want to upskill your sports club to be able to coach and support participants in wheelchairs? 🧑🦽 Disability Sports Australia has teamed up with the Australian Sports Commission, ACHPER Victoria (Active Education Australia) and Paralympics Australia to create a new suite of how-to videos and fact sheets that make it easier to teach and learn wheelchair sport skills. These free resources are designed to introduce and develop fundamental wheelchair skills that support participation in sport, recreation and community activities. Get started today! Visit: https://bit.ly/4acsl0I #DisabilityActionWeek #CommunicateConnectCreate #ChangingLivesThroughSport #DisabilitySport

We recently welcomed the Australian and English Wheelchair Rugby League teams to Queensland Parliament House — and now we can’t wait to see them back in action as Australia hosts the 2026 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup! 🏆 Australia’s Wheelaroos will go head-to-head with seven other nations, including England, France, Wales, the United States, New Zealand, Ireland and Scotland. With both Men’s and Women’s competitions in a condensed, action-packed format, every game will be fiercely competitive. It’s a huge moment for wheelchair sports in Australia — a true celebration of inclusive sport. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gwjJuNvP NRL Wheelchair

Is your sports club doing all it can to include Queenslanders with disability? This Disability Action Week (23–30 November), we’re celebrating the theme Communicate, Connect, Create — a reminder that small changes in how we share information can make a big difference in helping everyone get involved in sport. 🏀Here are a few easy ways your club can make sport more inclusive: - Update your club’s website to provide venue information detailing accessible and sensory experience imagery and descriptions — check out Cérge.tech for further support so potential participants can ‘know before they go’: https://cerge.app/ - Use inclusive language — check out the Inclusive language and communication toolkit: https://lnkd.in/gv-RVgBe - Check out the free online training on inclusive communication: https://lnkd.in/gdizXt96 💡 Find more ideas at www.qld.gov.au/daw Together we can create a more inclusive Queensland and get more Queenslanders of all abilities playing and enjoying sport! 🌏 #DisabilityActionWeek #CommunicateConnectCreate #QLDSport #SportinQLD [Image description: A white circle at the centre of the image reads ‘Disability Action Week 2025, Sunday 23 November to Sunday 30 November’. Another circle around that image connects eight blue and white icons that represent the different ways people communicate. From left to right these symbols are: Closed Captions, Conversation, Augmented and Alternative Communication (AAC device), Sign language interpretation, National Interpreter, Telephone-typewriter, Easy Read and Hearing access. Below the circles are illustrated images of people with and without disability in varying shades of blue and white, including a person using a wheelchair talking to another woman. Standing by her is a guide dog. At the centre of the image is a woman holding a baby talking to another woman, with two men standing to their right. The background of the whole image is blue.]

Do you love going outdoors for fitness and recreational activities? 🌿🥾🎒 The 2025 Outdoors Queensland Awards celebrated the people who have helped more Queenslanders discover their love for outdoor recreation! We are proud to support Outdoors Queensland in their mission to inspire Queenslanders to balance screen time with green time. Read more about the 2025 award winners: https://bit.ly/4nEbuar #OutdoorsQld #QueenslandGovernment

We’re proud to be supporting Scouts Queensland and Girl Guides Queensland with the resources they deserve. 🫶 We're investing in grassroots programs that give young Queenslanders more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, try new sports, and develop a lifelong love of physical activity. 10 locations will benefit from this investment: 📌 Mount Gravatt Girl Guides Hall 📌 Moggill Girl Guides 📌 Kenmore District Girl Guides 📌 Helensvale Scout Hall 📌 Dayboro Scout Hall 📌 Aspley Scout Den 📌 Moggill Scouts 📌 Karana Scouts 📌 Kenmore Scouts 📌 Seeonee Park Scout Camp From refreshed kitchens and improved accessibility to new equipment and upgraded facilities, these projects are all about strengthening the groups that give so much to our communities and ensuring they can thrive for years to come. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gr5MT2un 📸 Scouts Queensland

Exciting progress in Mackay - Stage 2 of the Great Barrier Reef Arena is moving forward, supported by $23.5m from our Games On! program. The $50m project will deliver a state-of-the-art multi-sport facility designed for elite athletes, grassroots sport and the wider community. Investing in major projects like this strengthens Queensland’s sporting future as we head towards Brisbane 2032. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3XrlKb5

🏃💨 We’re still catching our breath from watching the amazing athletes who competed at the Virtus World Athletics Championships at QSAC – Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre! 27 world records were broken when the world’s best track and field athletes with an intellectual impairment competed over four thrilling days. Shoutout to the athletes who flew in from 30 countries to show us what they’re made of, to the officials who made the competition the success that it was, and the volunteers who brought the energy, smiles, and made everything run like clockwork! 👏 We were proud to support this world championship event where athletes proved the sky really is the limit. 🥇 Couldn’t watch the event? Read more about what you missed out on: https://bit.ly/4qZiiCf Sport Inclusion Australia Virtus Sport #QLDSport #SportinQLD #Virtusworldathleticschampionships

We’re helping more Queenslanders tee off for the first time thanks to our funding support for Golf Australia's MyGolf and Get into Golf programs. 🏌️♀️🏌️♂️ From Mount Isa to Goondiwindi, Boyne Island and Tannum Sands to Biloela, Nanango and Kingaroy — more than 340 new golfers have recently discovered that golf is more than just a game. It’s a great way to get active, meet new people, and have fun in their local communities. Learn more about our partnership with Golf Australia: https://lnkd.in/gDW6C6Zf

We’re proud to partner with the Diversity and Inclusion in Sport Alliance (DISA) to bring their Community of Practice series to Queensland! DISA is a national network of sporting organisations, state and federal government agencies, non-profits and academics who work together to promote and create a more cohesive and welcoming sporting community throughout Australia. This free online workshop will give you practical strategies to turn ideas into action and create programs that make your sport or activity more inclusive. Featuring expert speakers: 🏅 Karen Willis – Co-Founder of the All Abilities Cricket program at Valley District Cricket Club 🏅 Sunaina Jaswal – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager from Surf Life Saving Queensland 🏅 Anna Walker – A participation and inclusion specialist from Inclusive Sport Design Register here: https://bit.ly/4o1jCSA 📅 Wednesday 19 November 🕐 1pm – 2:30pm