The Australian Government understands the importance of sport to our communities and to our nation. We have made the single biggest investment in community sporting infrastructure that this nation has ever seen, delivering $300 million to sport under the $1 billion Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program (RLCIP). With the release of Australian Sport: The Pathway to Success we are backing this up with an injection of $195 million in new funding to sport, the biggest increase in sports funding in Australia`s history, as well as a comprehensive plan of reform to benefit the health of our community and of our sports sector. Australian Sport: The Pathway to Success takes a holistic approach to our sporting system that is aimed at strengthening sport as a whole. Through renewed focus and strategy, enhanced partnerships across tiers of government, a close co-operative approach with our sporting organisations and the biggest increase to sports funding in Australia`s history, Australian Sport: The Pathway to Success maps the course for increased opportunities for Australians to participate in sport and activity - and Australia`s continued sporting excellence. Investing in our high performance athletes: Without financial support to assist athletes to focus on their daily training environment, it is becoming increasingly difficult for Australian athletes to maintain the training regime and the commitment required for success, particularly at the international level. The Australian Government recognises the critical importance of investing in our current and future champions so that they can focus on training full-time, preparing for competition and representing the green and gold. We will: • Expand support for our targeted elite athletes ranked in the top 3 in the world, as well as extending support to those ranked in the top 10 in the world • Provide funding to increase payments to our top athletes to ensure they can focus on their daily training and are competition ready. Innovation, research and enhancing the athlete training environment: Australia`s international reputation for applying innovation and technology to sport is well known, celebrated and coveted. However, in the last 20 years we have seen our international competitors adopt our systems and approaches, diluting our technological edge. Innovation, research, science and technology will continue to be the drivers of Australian sporting excellence in the coming decades. The Australian Government is committed to investment in sport science by: • Expanding funding support for applied research projects that contribute to improved performance by Australian athletes and teams • Expanding the availability of sports science support for athletes. Reforming our high performance institutions and academies: Despite having one of the most envied high performance systems in the world over the last 20 years, Australia`s institutes and academies of sport have been increasingly hampered and undermined by duplication, lack of co-ordination and lack of strategic direction. Although the states and territories have shared the goal of maximising the success of Australian athletes on the international stage with the Australian Government, actions have often been determined on the basis of jurisdictional priorities without reference to a broader, national strategic plan. While this system has served Australia well over the past 20 years it is clear that reform and re-alignment are critical if we are to breathe new life and strength into what is the backbone of our high performance system - the AIS and the state and territory institutes and academies of sport (SIS/SAS). In a landmark agreement the Sport and Recreation Ministers` Council (SRMC) has agreed for the first time to a new national approach that will deliver a more aligned, co-ordinated, and effective sport system. The new national operational model for the institutes and academies of sport will improve alignment across the agencies, providing clarity on roles and responsibilities and development of a co-ordinated, national high performance strategy.
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