The 15th annual Mother’s Day Classic fun run and walk to raise funds for breast cancer research got under way in towns and cities across Australia today. Minister for Sport Kate Lundy today thanked all participants for getting together with friends, family and colleagues to raise funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. “The Mother’s Day [...]
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Make Poverty History bike ride
Minister for Sport Senator Kate Lundy congratulated Matt Napier on the completion of his Make Poverty History bike ride from Perth to Canberra today. Senator Lundy was invited to cycle with Matt from Regatta Point to Manuka Oval, both crossing the finish line at half time during the Greater Western Sydney versus Gold Coast Suns [...]
Continued support for Australia sport
The Gillard Government will provide more than $300 million in ongoing funding for sport in the 2012-13 Budget to support grassroots participation and high performance programs. Minister for Sport Senator Kate Lundy said the Federal Government will continue to invest in the future of sport in Australia by providing funding to boost community participation and [...]
Australian Olympic Committee AGM
This morning I had the opportunity to address the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) Annual General Meeting in Sydney. With only 83 days to go until the London Games, I acknowledged the AOC and the national sports organisations working tirelessly to support our athletes as they prepare forLondon. It was also a chance to publicly pay [...]
$1.5 million to recognise Islamic culture and heritage
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The Hon Simon Crean MP Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government, Minister for the Arts Senator the Hon Kate Lundy Minister for Sport, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation $1.5 MILLION TO RECOGNISE ISLAMIC CULTURE AND HERITAGE Arts Minister Simon Crean and Multicultural Affairs [...]
Grant to help diverse youth participate in community sport
The Minister for Sport and Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy, today announced increased funding to help young people from culturally diverse backgrounds participate in sport. Senator Lundy said $300 000 in grant funding will be available through the Multicultural Youth Sports Partnership Program to support the costs associated with promoting sport and physical activity in [...]
$2.5 million to light up Manuka Oval
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE PRIME MINISTER MINISTER FOR SPORT $2.5 million to light up Manuka Oval Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Sports Minister Kate Lundy today announced funding of $2.5 million to the ACT Government for the installation of broadcast quality lighting at Manuka Oval in Canberra. The announcement was made in the grounds of [...]
Australia to lead the world in sports technology
Minister for Sport and Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation, Kate Lundy, today launched a new collaborative initiative which brings together universities, sports technology enterprises and other industry players to help the development of new sporting technologies in Australia. The Gillard Government has provided $225,000 in funding to establish the new Australian Sports Technologies Network [...]
Aussie kids encouraged to embrace Olympic and Paralympic Challenge
Minister for Sport Kate Lundy today challenged Aussie kids to go for gold and register for the Prime Minister’s Olympic and Paralympic Challenges. The two national programs tap into the spirit of the Games and aim to boost junior participation in sport by encouraging children to get active and try an Olympic or Paralympic sport. [...]
Multicultural mentoring project for Perth’s south gets $50 000
A $50 000 grant from the Australian Government will create closer links between African, Indigenous and other ethnic communities in Perth’s southern suburbs, the Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Senator Kate Lundy, announced today. The Fremantle Multicultural Centre has received the funding to address social isolation in the Rockingham, Kwinana and Peel districts and to enhance [...]
