Sport and active recreation are highly visible and valued features of the City of Melbourne’s culture and identity.
Our diverse and fast growing population, the expansion of existing sports and recreation activities, and the emergence of new participation opportunities are increasing the demand for infrastructure and open spaces. To support the health and wellbeing of our community, now and in the future, it’s imperative that we carefully plan and manage these resources.
A Fair Access Policy Roadmap was developed by the Victorian Government’s Office for Women in Sport and Recreation, Sport and Recreation Victoria and VicHealth and released in August 2022. It aims to improve women’s and girls’ access to and use of community sports infrastructure.
Our response to the roadmap aims to build capacity to identify and eliminate systemic causes of gender inequality, ableism and cultural bias in policy, programs, communications, and community sports and recreation services delivery.
We have developed a Fair Access Sport and Recreation Allocation and Use Policy and Fair Access Sport and Recreation Action Plan. The action plan and policy both seek to improve the access and use of the City of Melbourne’s community sports and recreation facilities.
