Liverpool Active Fest 2023 was a free five-week multisport program designed for teens aged 14-18 with a round robin of three activities aimed to get young people moving in a fun and supported way. Activities provided were entirely free to participants and were followed by a free BBQ as well as voucher giveaways, free sports equipment, shirts and showbags.

Two years ago, I launched a podcast series called Part of the System with the goal to chat with people and organisations that are part of the wider sport and physical activity system across Australia, New Zealand, England and America, through a well-being and systems lens. 

Parks and Leisure acknowledges excellence in the industry through its prestigious Awards of Excellence. This year it awarded Collective Leisure the Community Based Initiative of the year NSW/ACT award.

Congratulations to Merna Yalda and Carmin Yunadam who were both nominated in this years 7News Young Achiever Awards NSW/ACT which recognises, encourages and celebrates the achievements of young people under age 29 throughout Australia.

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?

In February 2023 we launched our Adaptive Sports School Program and delivered our first session in Warrah Specialist School!

We’re delighted to serve off our 3rd Smash Tennis program, designed for individuals aged 16+ to aid in their mental health recovery.

Collective Leisure joined Cumberland City Council to deliver the Schools Sustainability Expo 2022 at Merrylands.

We’ve been awarded a grant by City of Parramatta to set up an adult Sportability Club at the Roselea Community Centre

After 12 months of training together, Tim and David completed the Ironman Cairns in 15 hours, and 25 minutes.

The inclusion program aims to improve participation in physical activity, for all abilities children in the school holidays. Given COVID and the recent lockdown, there are now more barriers to people being physically active. It is more important than ever for children to be active and connected.

Collective Leisure in collaboration with Sport Inclusion Australia facilitated a 90-minute virtual think tank - Physical Activity and Sports for People with Disability NSW.

Collective Leisure in collaboration with Auburn Youth Centre, is delivering a sports mentoring program specifically for young adults aged between 18-25 from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. The project is designed to improve physical, mental and emotional well-being. It will also support participants’ growth and confidence by providing training and employment opportunities in the sport and leisure industry.