Game On!

16 Oct 2024

We’re getting our game on with Kate Davies (Netball Queensland), Mark Aubrey (Sydney FC) and Ellie Diamantopoulos (Lacrosse Victoria)

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We’re getting our game on with Kate Davies (Netball Queensland), Mark Aubrey (Sydney FC) and Ellie Diamantopoulos (Lacrosse Victoria)

Welcome to Game On! JOY 94.9’s Home of Sport every Wednesday from 8-9pm where you’ll hear where you can get your game on! This show is all about you and how you can get your game on by showcasing where sport is safe, inclusive, welcoming and fun for the Rainbow community!

We are joined by Kate Davies, CEO Netball Queensland, and discover how the team is positively changing the sporting landscape for the Rainbow community achieving Silver Tier recognition in the Pride In Sport index submission for 2023! Right across the code from Queensland’s premier netball team, the Queensland Firebirds to the community level with the Inclusion of Transgender & Gender Diverse people in Community Netball policy there are a number of exciting diversity and inclusion initiatives underway. Being out and about and meeting members of the rainbow community is a huge focus so head along to the Melt Festival and join in the Community Pride Netball Game on October 27, 4:00pm, Nissan Arena. Everyone is welcome and coaches are on hand for fun and free and inclusive netball activities and games! (Starts 2mins 34secs)

Talking about being welcome, Mark Aubrey CEO Sydney FC shares an A-Leagues first and even a world first with their ground-breaking Pride membership! Australia’s most successful club wants you to enjoy all the passion and the drama of live football with their Pride Membership – a new package for Season 2024/25 designed for our LGBTQIA+ fans or Members wishing to support inclusion at Sydney FC matches. The new membership is one of a suite of initiatives introduced starting way back in 2017 to support the Rainbow community in the sport. It’s fantastic that the largest and most successful A-Leagues club in Australia has welcomed the LGBTIQA+ community in to be part of a strong and successful future with ongoing education and the innovative Pride membership! (Starts 15mins 31 secs)

Intrigued by lacrosse and keen to give it a go? Lacrosse Victoria is holding a fantastic community event on Sunday, 20 October at PJ Lynch Reserve in Altona North – a Come& Try session and the Lacrosse Together Cup. It’s a fun social give the sport a go session followed by a round robin event designed to celebrate diversity and inclusivity in lacrosse and it’s free! Ellie Diamantopoulos, an Ambassador for the Lacrosse Together Cup, shares her love for the sport having not always been a sports lover and gives terrific tips on how sporting clubs can be more welcoming and inclusive. (Starts 29mins 15secs)

The annual AFLW Pride Round has been and gone and what an amazing event it was this year being the fifth year! Kara from Proud2Play shares that education combined with pride rounds are a winning combination! (Starts 45mins 14 secs)

A big thank you to all of our guests for their support of an inclusive and supportive sporting culture and mindset, and encouraging everyone in the Rainbow community to get their game on!

And thank you for being a part of Team Game On!