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 Policy Recommendation

ACTSPORT is the peak body for the sport and recreation industry in the ACT Region.  The organisation has 65 ACT peak sporting and recreation member organisations as well as a number of associate and corporate members and it represents the views of more than 100,000 people or one third of the ACT population.

Sport and Recreation is an important industry in the ACT and is a major engine for the local economy.  The joint Economic Impact Study of the ACT Sport and Recreation industry by ACTSPORT and the ACT Government conducted in March 2004 clearly demonstrated our industry’s impact on employment growth and gross state product. 

The National Public Health Partnership’s publication Getting Australia Active finds that a more physically active population would lead to improved health benefits which could reduce Australia’s disease and injury burden (Bauman, Bellew, Vita, Brown and Owen 2002).

Increased physical activity is noted to be particularly beneficial

• cardiovascular disease prevention;
• diabetes prevention and control;
• the primary prevention of some cancers;
• injury prevention and control; and
• the promotion of mental health.

With this in mind ACTSPORT is asking the government to look at the industry as a strategy in reducing the cost of the health system. 

Contents

1       Introduction
2       Participation in Sport and Recreation
2.1         The Impact on Health
2.2         The Impact on Economy
2.3         The Impact on Employment
2.4         Volunteerism in ACT Sport and Recreation
3       POLICY PLATFORM
3.1         INDUSTRY PLANNING
3.2         PARTICIPATION
3.3         INFRASTRUCTURE
3.4         VOLUNTEERISM
3.5         Organisational and People Development
3.6         PARTNERSHIPS