Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party, Minister for Regional Communications) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you very much, Senator Brockman. We recognise the enormous benefits that sport and physical activity can deliver to the community. Sport makes a valuable contribution to our health and wellbeing and creates social capital in our communities, particularly for those of us in the regions. It builds national pride through our sporting achievements and obviously contributes to health benefits. In order to ensure that this valuable contribution continues, the government is developing a sports plan that includes all levels of sport, from community and grassroots clubs all the way through to supporting elite-level competition. The government is working towards ensuring that its investment in sport continues to deliver health, societal and economic benefits to all Australians. Through the support the government are providing to Australian sport, we're ensuring that every Australian will be able to thrive in their chosen sport or physical activity no matter what the level or where they live.