By pooling resources and expertise under the Active Australia banner, sport and recreation professionals at the City of Salisbury in South Australia had better results in six months than they'd had in six years. The key, says Mark Band, the council's sport and recreation planner, is the sustainability of structures and links created under the Active Australia banner. With the support of a national framework such as Active Australia, we are well on the way to establishing a truly supportive, sustainable structure. The grant was to be used to establish structures that would support physical activity in the community under the Active Australia philosophy of collaboration and alliance.
Results are evident.
That figure is expected to double in the next year. Others have been formed through the collaborative community approach and having a structure in place to support them. Other agencies and providers are coming to realise they can achieve much more with this approach. It's early days, but we're already witnessing what it can do in our community .