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MEDIA ALERT: Top athletes launch Sport Forever campaign at Parliament House

Cricket for Climate

MEDIA ALERT: NOT FOR PUBLICATION

 

25 August, 2025

 

Top athletes launch Sport Forever campaign at Parliament House

Australian Test Cricket Captain Pat Cummins and a host of Australian athletes are calling on the Federal Government to stump up $100 million in funding for 1000 community sports clubs to shift to clean energy and all-weather upgrades, with the launch of the Sport Forever campaign at Parliament House in Canberra today. 

 

14 million Australians use community sport facilities, yet 66% of Australia’s community sport clubs are struggling to make ends meet. The Sport Forever campaign seeks $100 million over five years to protect clubs of all codes from the combined threats of rising costs and climate change putting clubs, and the games Australians love to play, at risk. 

 

SPORT FOREVER LAUNCH EVENT 

 

WHEN: 6:00pm, Monday 25 August, 2025

 

WHERE: Mural Hall A, Parliament House, Canberra

 

WHO: Australian test cricket captain, Pat Cummins and St Kilda Saints player Nicola Barr 

 

VISION OPPS: Pat Cummins and Nicola Barr will share their personal experiences of how climate is impacting sport and take questions from the media before tonight’s launch event. The event will be attended by athletes from across sporting codes and politicians, including Minister for Climate Change and Energy, The Hon Chris Bowen MP.

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