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 announce a significant milestone for the business, with the formation of our new advisory board.

In December 2022 we wrapped on delivering our annual well-being program for Year 10 students at Bankstown Senior College. It was our best yet.

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.

Australia’s first social enterprise leisure management company, Collective Leisure, has been re-certified for a second time as a legitimate social enterprise through Social Traders’ world-leading framework - Building a more inclusive Australia.

Maximising the positive impact by expanding sports, well-being and employment programs throughout Western Sydney.

We shared our ideas on the topic of ‘Maximum Impact - NSW Inclusive Schools Sports Program’ at the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia.

Collective Leisure hosted Western Sydney Moving on 2nd June 2022. A free 3-hour virtual stakeholder event promoting a whole of system well-being approach to reduce physical inactivity in Western Sydney.

SECNA is a sector-led peak body that represent the interests of social enterprises across New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory.

‘Your challenges can be your biggest gift’ says David Burns, guest on the We Not Me podcast. As the co-founder of Collective Leisure, a social enterprise dedicated to improving community health through sport, David has sought challenges and found many gifts along the way as he has relentlessly harnessed all the diversity that the community can offer. This is extreme teamwork in action – and for good – so don’t miss it!

There are many definitions of a social enterprise but in general, the broad sense is that it’s a business that trades goods and services, is purpose and mission-focused, and puts at least half of its profits back to achieving its mission.

Social enterprises are not driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders and owners. We are an innovative breed of businesses that exist to create an equitable and more sustainable world. Social enterprises provide a market solution to societal problems.

Collective Leisure Chief Executive, David Burns suggests that taking a systems approach and creating partnerships is “how we enable wellbeing without boundaries and is at the heart of how Collective Leisure operate.

“Thanks to the ATP Cup Legacy Fund we’ve partnered with SSMG, Tennis NSW, and South Eastern Sydney Local Health District to design to deliver the program.”