Collective Leisure was one of five organizations to pitch at the innovative Pitch for Good Parramatta event. Organized by the City of Parramatta and Start Some Good, the initiative aims to empower not-for-profit organizations and social enterprises by helping them generate awareness and secure funding for their impactful projects.

Minds Collective, our new community football initiative, has officially launched at the new synthetic sports field at Perry Park Recreation Centre in Alexandria, with the goal of supporting individuals in their mental health recovery.

This accolade, presented at the National Game Changer Awards, celebrates trailblazers who drive impactful change in the social enterprise sector, recognising those at the forefront of #Business4Good.

We are thrilled to announce that Collective Leisure, a pioneering social enterprise, has earned the esteemed People and Planet First certification. This global verification, stewarded by the Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF), recognizes organizations committed to prioritizing environmental sustainability and social impact.

Collective Leisure has won an Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Award in Melbourne, presented during the National Sports and Physical Activity Convention 2024.

Over the past four months, Collective Leisure have been hosting a weekly pickleball session for Youth Off The Streets in Maroubra. This initiative is part of our broader commitment to community engagement and youth development.

Collective Leisure is honoured to have received the Commendation Award for our Liverpool Seniors Well-being and Social Group in the Community-Based Initiative of the Year category at the 2024 Parks and Leisure Australia Awards of Excellence.

Collective Leisure has been named one of three finalists for the Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards in the Programs and Activities of the year to be held at the National Sports and Physical Activity Convention in on the 27th June 2024.

Our aim is to empower and inspire these young people, aged between 18 - 23, by expanding their awareness of all the aspects of life that contribute to the feeling of well-being and how to improve them, often things they are not educated on in their country of origin.

We had the privilege of recently spending 3 weeks delivering our annual Bankstown Senior College Well-being program.

The Liverpool Seniors Well-being and Social Group started back on Tuesday 30th January at Lurnea Community Hub with our regular Gentle Exercise class, an active and engaging physical activity session led by an Exercise Physiologist from our partner organisation Healthstin. The Liverpool Seniors Program runs thrice weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during school term. We have now reached over 90 registered participants in 2024. In 2023 we reached a total of 1222 attendances over 73 sessions.

In an important event that marked a pivotal step towards transforming Western Sydney's physical landscape, Collective Leisure convened the WSYD Moving Symposium on 16th November 2023.

Held at the state-of-the-art Blacktown Exercise Sports and Technology Hub (BEST), this Symposium was the first official event at the impressive $100 million facility, championing a cause crucial to the region - the reduction of physical inactivity and inequalities.

The Pasifika community (e.g. Tongan, Samoan, Cook Islanders, Fijian, Maori, Tokelauan, Niuean) residing in Western Sydney face significant health challenges and are at increased risk of conditions like heart disease, renal failure, gout and diabetes. Lifestyle-related behaviours including sedentary behaviour, physical inactivity and nutrition are a significant contributor to these health disparities and access to culturally appropriate and low-cost physical activity programs is limited. Community members need to be thoroughly consulted on what their needs, preferences and barriers are to be more active. 

This May we are delighted to launch our Liverpool Seniors Well-being and Social Group at Lurnea Community Hub on behalf of Liverpool City Council.

We were excited to partner with Cumberland City Council to deliver the Cumberland Active FEST on 12th April 2023 at Auburn Youth Centre (AYC) and Wyatt Park in Lidcombe. The event saw 136 children and their families come together for a day of fun activities.

A new year is an opportunity to set new intentions and revisit our visions for our lives and businesses. So will this be the year that our sector will change course for a fairer future?