Welcome to the Australian Womensport and Recreation Association Inc online.
The Australian Womensport & Recreation Association Inc (AWRA) is a dynamic and enthusiastic volunteer not-for-profit organisation that was incorporated in July 2005. As a national non-government organisation, its Vision Statement is:
"A strong Australian culture that supports the active participation of women and girls in sport, physical activity and recreation."
AWRA's Mission Statement is:
"To provide advocacy and leadership for the progress and facilitation of opportunities for Australian women and girls in and through sport, physical activity and recreation."
AWRA has received strong support and commitment from the employees and associates of the state-based women's sport bodies from around Australia and works colloboratively with them.
Click the links for information about the policies, history or events AWRA has organised, or use the navigation menu on the left hand side of the page.
Cycle Cambodia - June 2012
A group of Victorians will head to Cambodia in June to empower Cambodian women with disability on the 'CyclePower' charity challenge. Not your usual humanitarian trip, participants will cycle 350kms across Cambodia on an eight day journey with Disability Sport & Recreation.
Cambodian women with disability live on the lowest rung of society, with limited opportunities and infrastructure to serve their basic needs of health and fitness. CyclePower will establish a Women's Wheelchair Basketball Program, using sport as a tool for women's empowerment.
There are a few places still available on this unique cycling adventure to help create a level playing field for women with disability. If you're passionate about helping women achieve their rights, sport or experiencing new cultures, contact Karla for more information. karla@dsr.org.au (03)9473 0100.
To find out more please click here
Few Women On 2012 Australia Day Honours List - Call to Action!
This years Australia day honours list was once again dominated by males. As Carol Schwartz writes in The Age on 8th February, 2012, "As in previous years, fewer than a third of the names on the Australia Day honours list are women. As in previous years, women are given more awards in the lowest grades than in the higher."
This is a call to action to download the application form here and nominate female athletes (past and present), coaches, officials, administrators and volunteers for Australian Honours. Let's see if we can turn around this trend and have a more equal representation for females in next years awards.
To view Carol's article please click here
To download the application form please click here
Australian Womensport and Recreation Association (AWRA) and its state members, with support from the Australian Government, conducted a series of Women's Sport Leadership Workshops throughout Australia in 2009. The aim of the workshops was to assist women in furthering their leadership roles in sport and recreation whether at the local club, association or state and national level.
As an outcome and a sustainable legacy of that project, AWRA would like to offer this excellent workshop program to more organisations, such as local government associations, national sporting organisations, state sporting associations and women's agencies. In particular there is a recognised need to take such a program to rural and regional areas of Australia. AWRA would like to work collaboratively with other organisations to reach out further into less populated regions and/or to target some groups of women who may benefit from sports leadership training.
Please click here to find out more
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