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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#656D78" vlink="#656D78" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Dear Centre Secretaries<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Forwarding “On the Ball February 2024” from Office of Sport<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Includes good update on Active Kids Program and more<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Lucy Pentony<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Office Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Riding for the Disabled Association (NSW)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Quad 1, Level 2, 8 Parkview Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>(PO Box 710 Sydney Markets NSW 2129)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Ph: (02) 8736 1256<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Email: <a href="mailto:stateoffice@rdansw.org.au"><u><span style='color:#0563C1'>stateoffice@rdansw.org.au</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Web: <a href="http://www.rdansw.org.au/"><u><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.rdansw.org.au</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=200 height=279 style='width:2.0833in;height:2.9062in' id="Picture_x0020_35" 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<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> NSW Office of Sport <comms.web@sport.nsw.gov.au> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 29 February 2024 1:23 PM<br><b>To:</b> stateoffice@rdansw.org.au<br><b>Subject:</b> On the Ball February 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id=layout><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt'><tr><td width=0 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0cm'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt'><tr><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width=650 valign=top style='width:487.5pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=650 style='width:487.5pt;float:left'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id=5a0ce761f02f506c><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=649 height=300 style='width:6.7604in;height:3.125in' id="_x0000_i1052" src="https://prod-swiftdigital-staticassets.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/sd_images/zzzz5a2f529cad3cc367zzzz65de8018df46e542"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:28.5pt'><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002664'>Sport linked to academic success<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>A new study from the University of Sydney has found links between kids' long-term participation in sport and increased academic performance.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://comms.sport.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz65dfea6acbef6381Pzzzz5b73b55ef1566711/page.html"><img border=0 width=650 height=45 style='width:6.7708in;height:.4687in' id="_x0000_i1051" src="cid:image006.png@01DA6E14.881E4F60" alt="Read more"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt'><tr><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width=315 valign=top style='width:236.25pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;float:left'><tr style='height:360.75pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:360.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id=48c5be4dab8120a4><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=314 height=179 style='width:3.2708in;height:1.8645in' id="_x0000_i1050" src="https://prod-swiftdigital-staticassets.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/sd_images/zzzz5a2f529cad3cc367zzzz65de813ea13c3526"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:28.5pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002664'>Active Kids program update<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The Office of Sport’s Active Kids program concluded on 31 January 2024 with a new combined Active and Creative Kids voucher program delivered by the Department of Customer Service commencing on 1 February. <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://comms.sport.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz65dfea6acdb49465Pzzzz5b73b55ef1566711/page.html"><img border=0 width=315 height=45 style='width:3.2812in;height:.4687in' id="_x0000_i1049" src="cid:image007.png@01DA6E14.881E4F60" alt="Read more"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=20 valign=top style='width:15.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=20 style='width:15.0pt;float:left'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td width=315 valign=top style='width:236.25pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;float:left'><tr style='height:360.75pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:360.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id=d9d7911032af181c><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=315 height=180 style='width:3.2812in;height:1.875in' id="_x0000_i1048" src="https://prod-swiftdigital-staticassets.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/sd_images/zzzz5a2f529cad3cc367zzzz65de8177082fa107"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:28.5pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002664'>New sport concussion guidelines<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Earlier this month the Australian Institute of Sport, released the Australian Concussion Guidelines for Youth and Community Sport and the updated Concussion and Brain Health Position Statement 2024.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://comms.sport.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz65dfea6acf5d8310Pzzzz5b73b55ef1566711/page.html"><img border=0 width=315 height=45 style='width:3.2812in;height:.4687in' id="_x0000_i1047" src="cid:image008.png@01DA6E14.881E4F60" alt="Read more"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt'><tr><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width=315 valign=top style='width:236.25pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;float:left'><tr style='height:360.75pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:360.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id=d69c525090138171><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=314 height=179 style='width:3.2708in;height:1.8645in' id="_x0000_i1046" src="https://prod-swiftdigital-staticassets.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/sd_images/zzzz5a2f529cad3cc367zzzz65de81f6663f3627"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:28.5pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002664'>Active Australia Innovation Challenge<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The Heart Foundation Active Australia Innovation Challenge is providing grants up to $50,000 for new, innovative programs that get people moving in schools, universities or local community groups. <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://comms.sport.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz65dfea6ad0c6f771Pzzzz5b73b55ef1566711/page.html"><img border=0 width=315 height=45 style='width:3.2812in;height:.4687in' id="_x0000_i1045" src="cid:image009.png@01DA6E14.881E4F60" alt="Read more"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=20 valign=top style='width:15.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=20 style='width:15.0pt;float:left'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td width=315 valign=top style='width:236.25pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;float:left'><tr style='height:360.75pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:360.75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id=cab4486b5236fffd><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=315 height=180 style='width:3.2812in;height:1.875in' id="_x0000_i1044" src="https://prod-swiftdigital-staticassets.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/sd_images/zzzz5a2f529cad3cc367zzzz65de82ae2c96d622"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:28.5pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002664'>Play the Aussie Way campaign<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Sport Integrity Australia has launched the Play the Aussie Way campaign, promoting fair, safe, and inclusive sport to sporting participants at all levels. <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://comms.sport.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz65dfea6ad2386157Pzzzz5b73b55ef1566711/page.html"><img border=0 width=315 height=45 style='width:3.2812in;height:.4687in' id="_x0000_i1043" src="cid:image010.png@01DA6E14.881E4F60" alt="Read more"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt'><tr><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width=315 valign=top style='width:236.25pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;float:left'><tr style='height:269.25pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:269.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=314 height=359 style='width:3.2708in;height:3.7395in' id="_x0000_i1042" src="https://prod-swiftdigital-staticassets.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/sd_images/zzzz5a2f529cad3cc367zzzz65de83750518f827"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=20 valign=top style='width:15.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=20 style='width:15.0pt;float:left'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td width=315 valign=top style='width:236.25pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;float:left'><tr style='height:269.25pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:269.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id=02dd5d33fd8a9a34><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:28.5pt'><span style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002664'>Sydney Academy Athletics Track update<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>A temporary athletics track has been opened on Oval 1 at Sydney Academy following the closure of the Athletics Track after damage to the track surface made it unsafe for use. <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://comms.sport.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz65dfea6ad3b5a566Pzzzz5b73b55ef1566711/page.html"><img border=0 width=315 height=45 style='width:3.2812in;height:.4687in' id="_x0000_i1041" src="cid:image010.png@01DA6E14.881E4F60" alt="Read more"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt'><tr><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width=650 valign=top style='width:487.5pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=650 style='width:487.5pt;float:left'><tr><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:15.0pt'><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></td><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt'><tr><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width=203 valign=top style='width:152.25pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;float:left'><tr style='height:356.25pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:356.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id=21844b4a96be532b><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=202 height=129 style='width:2.1041in;height:1.3437in' id="_x0000_i1040" src="https://prod-swiftdigital-staticassets.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/sd_images/zzzz5a2f529cad3cc367zzzz65de848fc1765995"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:28.5pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002664'>NSWIS Lights Up series<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The NSW Institute of Sport has launched a new athlete documentary series ‘NSWIS Lights Up’ featuring the stories of 20 athletes as they prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://comms.sport.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz65dfea6ad51e6756Pzzzz5b73b55ef1566711/page.html"><img border=0 width=203 height=45 style='width:2.1145in;height:.4687in' id="_x0000_i1039" src="cid:image011.png@01DA6E14.881E4F60" alt="Read more"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=21 valign=top style='width:15.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=21 style='width:15.75pt;float:left'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td width=203 valign=top style='width:152.25pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;float:left'><tr style='height:356.25pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:356.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id=f9d159595e6ad684><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=202 height=129 style='width:2.1041in;height:1.3437in' id="_x0000_i1038" src="https://prod-swiftdigital-staticassets.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/sd_images/zzzz5a2f529cad3cc367zzzz65de854701b47372"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:28.5pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002664'>We’re hiring!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>We’re recruiting a number of full-time and casual roles, so why not kick a career goal and join the Office of Sport team in 2024. <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://comms.sport.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz65dfea6ad6918464Pzzzz5b73b55ef1566711/page.html"><img border=0 width=203 height=45 style='width:2.1145in;height:.4687in' id="_x0000_i1037" src="cid:image011.png@01DA6E14.881E4F60" alt="Read more"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=21 valign=top style='width:15.75pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=21 style='width:15.75pt;float:left'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td width=202 valign=top style='width:151.5pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;float:left'><tr style='height:356.25pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:356.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id=684f052f11d12b20><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=201 height=130 style='width:2.0937in;height:1.3541in' id="_x0000_i1036" src="https://prod-swiftdigital-staticassets.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/sd_images/zzzz5a2f529cad3cc367zzzz65de85db92ce9333"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:28.5pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002664'>2024 Integrity Education Webinars<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Sport Integrity Australia is hosting the four-part 2024 Integrity Education Webinar Series which focuses on key integrity issues in sport. <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://comms.sport.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz65dfea6ad8e26711Pzzzz5b73b55ef1566711/page.html"><img border=0 width=202 height=45 style='width:2.1041in;height:.4687in' id="_x0000_i1035" src="cid:image012.png@01DA6E14.881E4F60" alt="Read more"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=650 style='width:487.5pt'><tr><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td><td width=315 valign=top style='width:236.25pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;float:left'><tr style='height:332.25pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:332.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id=02da71f00e1b49b4><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=314 height=179 style='width:3.2708in;height:1.8645in' id="_x0000_i1034" src="https://prod-swiftdigital-staticassets.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/sd_images/zzzz5a2f529cad3cc367zzzz65de8cce34f0b848"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:28.5pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002664'>2024 National Sports Convention<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The 2024 National Sports and Physical Activity Convention will be held from 27 – 28 June at Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://comms.sport.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz65dfea6ada757213Pzzzz5b73b55ef1566711/page.html"><img border=0 width=315 height=45 style='width:3.2812in;height:.4687in' id="_x0000_i1033" src="cid:image013.png@01DA6E14.881E4F60" alt="Read more"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=20 valign=top style='width:15.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=20 style='width:15.0pt;float:left'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td><td width=315 valign=top style='width:236.25pt;background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%;float:left'><tr style='height:332.25pt'><td valign=top style='background:white;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:332.25pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%' id=1beaab54570a65fd><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><img border=0 width=315 height=179 style='width:3.2812in;height:1.8645in' id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://prod-swiftdigital-staticassets.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/sd_images/zzzz5a2f529cad3cc367zzzz65de8cf1adaf0503"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:28.5pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002664'>NSW asbestos update<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Following the discovery of asbestos in mulch at several sites across NSW, including sports facilities, the NSW Government has released a toolkit to help organisations communicate about the topic. <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://comms.sport.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz65dfea6adbebf605Pzzzz5b73b55ef1566711/page.html"><img border=0 width=315 height=45 style='width:3.2812in;height:.4687in' id="_x0000_i1031" src="cid:image014.png@01DA6E14.881E4F60" alt="Read more"></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td width=0 valign=top style='width:.3pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr></table></div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div 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id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://prod-swiftdigital-staticassets.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/sd_images/zzzz5a2f529cad3cc367zzzz65de8d26d3495200"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:28.5pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002664'>Child Safe Assessment Tool<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The Office of the Children’s Guardian Child Safe Self-Assessment tool is a new interactive resource that tells sporting organisations how they are performing against the 10 Child Safe Standards. <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal 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class=MsoNormal style='line-height:28.5pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002664'>Technology in sport webinar<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The Australian Sports Commission is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, 12 March titled T<em><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>echnology in Sport Volunteering – Friend or Foe?</span></em><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 15.0pt 0cm'><div><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:16.5pt'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'><a href="https://comms.sport.nsw.gov.au/link/id/zzzz65dfea6adee34508Pzzzz5b73b55ef1566711/page.html"><img border=0 width=315 height=45 style='width:3.2812in;height:.4687in' id="_x0000_i1027" 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