Inward Bound 2016 at ANU

by Kathy Lee | Sep 3, 2016 | Homeslider, Sport in General

Across the Australian National University, students from the eight residential halls and colleges are currently clocking up training miles in preparation for the university’s annual Inward Bound. Now in its 54th year, this long-distance navigational running event...

Ben Darlington – life saver; cancer survivor; Everest conquerer

by Jack Adriaanse | Aug 5, 2016 | Homeslider, Sport in General

To make it to the summit of Mount Everest, descend safely and live to tell the story, just once, is amazing. To make it to the summit twice, descend safely and live to tell the story hints at remarkable courage and strength. To make it to the summit of the world’s...

Active children – combatting obesity

by Mark Slater | Jul 24, 2016 | Homeslider, Sport in General

Obesity in Australian children is a damning indictment of Australian society. We are blessed with high quality education, wealth, a climate which is conducive to outdoor activity and community resources and infrastructure as good as anywhere in the world. Despite all...

A Sports Parents Code of Conduct

by Mark Slater | Jul 29, 2016 | Homeslider, Sport in General

As a sports parent I have to admit that there have been times in the past when I have crossed the invisible white line between enthusiastic supporter for one of my children and being an embarrassment to the family name. I admit to having stalked the sidelines, offered...

Burger Ball – Funding of Junior Sport

by Mark Slater | Jul 20, 2016 | Homeslider, Sport in General

According to a 2015 study published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (ANZJPH) and released by Cancer Council NSW  http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1753-6405.12541/abstract, reported by Esther Han in the Sydney Morning Herald on 13...

Ultimate frisbees fly in the Capital

by Jack Adriaanse | Mar 15, 2016 | Sport in General, Ultimate Disc

Feature photo by Adam Mortimer Over the Canberra Day long weekend, Ultimate Disc’s 2016 Eastern Regionals returned to the Nation’s Capital and proved why the sport is a rising success. Ultimate frisbee is a fast-moving team sport boasting elements of touch...