Sport and recreation play an important role in improving the health and well-being of all people regardless of their age, gender, religion, cultural background, sexual orientation, disability, income or location.
Find out about teams, groups and services that off everyone access to community based sport and recreation activities
Cricket
Research Eltham Collegians Cricket Club
1459 Main Road, Research
reccc.all.abilities@gmail.com
researchelthamcollegians.vic.cricket.com.au
Golf
Yarrambat Park Golf Course
649 Yan Yean Road, Yarrambat
All abilities autumn program
yarrambatgolf.com.au
Sail Ability
Sugarloaf Sailing Club
Gate 11, Ridge Road, Christmas Hills
secretary@sailsugarloaf.com
sailsugarloaf.com
Soccer
DOC Football Academy
137 Wilson Road, Wattle Glen
DOC Football Academy - Facebook
Tennis
Karingal Drive Tennis Club
Malcolm Bair Reserve, Karingal Drive, Greensborough
karingaldrivetennis.org.au
AAA Play
Visit the Access All Abilities (AAA Play) website, an online search directory to find and connect to sports and other activities closest to your home.
Alternatively, call the Access All Abilities team on 1800 222 842.
Disability Sport and Recreation
Provides services, support and education to help people with a disability connect to sport.
Visit the Disability Sport and Recreation website.
This Girl Can
Nillumbik Shire Council is supporting This Girl Can week, held from 12 to 25 September. This Girl Can week is a VicHealth initiative championing women to take fitness into their own hands.
Nillumbik’s sporting and recreation clubs, three leisure centres and the golf course are throwing themselves behind This Girl Can week and encouraging more women to give physical activity a go.
Women of all ages can have a try of different sports and activities across the Shire either for free or heavily discounted.
As part of This Girl Can week, Council provides grants to support sporting clubs to deliver a participation opportunity for local women and/or girls.
Clubs and facilities
As part of Council's commitment to gender equity, we have identified sporting clubs and activities that not only support female participation but provide female friendly facilities.
Council will continue to advocate to all levels of government for funding to improve the standard of community sporting infrastructure to support and enhance female participation in active and passive recreation.
The following clubs and facilities are recognised as committed to the ongoing support of This Girl Can:
Change Our Game
Nillumbik is a supporter in the Victorian Government’s Change Our Game Campaign and support services to help increase female leadership and participation in sport.
For workshop and education opportunities, grants and scholarships specifically for women visit the Change Our Game website.