The report outlines the progress the Coalition has made, in partnership with the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), since launching its Action Plan in 2022.

The four-year plan seeks to enable more Australians to volunteer in sport and enhance the sport volunteering experience. At the halfway mark, the Coalition reflected on the impact of their work across the sport sector.  

Coalition Chair, and Director of Sport Programs at the ASC, Dr Lindsey Reece was buoyed by the endorsement the Coalition has garnered from across government and community level sport, exemplified by initiatives like the release of the Northern Territory Volunteer Plan.

“When we started the Sport Volunteer Coalition it was all around increasing the visibility and value of our volunteers throughout sport,” Dr Reece said.

“As we wrap up Year 2, for me, it’s seeing the alignment strategically across government. But critically, we’re also seeing organisations really get behind the Plan and prioritise volunteers at the front and centre of their work.”

Year 2 activities focused on empowering sport organisations and volunteers to achieve the vision that ‘People from all walks of life see and realise opportunities to contribute to individual, club and community goals in a way that suits them’.

A significant achievement was the implementation of the Sport Volunteer Resource Hub (the Resource Hub), a one-stop shop of tools and insights on how to recruit, retain and ensure positive experiences for sport volunteers.

Showcasing the Resource Hub through case studies and the In Focus webinar series, co-hosted with Volunteering Australia, has enabled the sector to realise the value of these resources in supporting sport volunteers.