Formed 1955 Founded 1955 | Jurisdiction New South Wales | |
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Preceding agencies Sport and Recreation
Office of Sport, Sport and Recreation
New South Wales Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation Headquarters Level 3, 6B Figtree Drive, Sydney Olympic Park Minister responsible Hon. Stuart Ayres MP, Minister for Sport Agency executive Paul Doorn,
Executive Director, NSW Sport and Recreation | ||
Sport and Recreation, an agency of the New South Wales Government, is responsible for assisting the people of New South Wales to participate in sport and active recreation, in order to improve personal and community well being.
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Administratively, the agency is a division within the Office of Sport, which is part of the Department of Premier & Cabinet. The Executive Director of Sport and Recreation is Paul Doorn, who reports to Matt Miller, the Chief Executive, Office of Sport. Ultimately, the agency is responsible to the Minister for Sport, presently the Hon. Stuart Ayres MP.
History
Whilst the agency was formed in 2014 with its current title, its history goes back 60 years. Formerly the New South Wales Department of Sport and Recreation (until 2003); the agency was reincarnated as the New South Wales Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation (2003 to 2006), the Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation (2006 to 2009), Communities NSW (2009 to 2011), and Office of Communities, Sport & Recreation (2011-2014).
Branches
Sport and Recreation is divided into 3 branches:
Commercial Services
As part of its commitment to the people of NSW, Sport and Recreation manages 11 Centres in NSW, 3 ex-Olympic Venues and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. The Sport and Recreation Centres offer people of all ages the opportunity to participate in well-planned recreational and sporting activities in a residential environment at an economical cost. The Centres offer the following programs and services:
The 11 Sport and Recreation Centres are located at:
Ex-Olympic Venues include:
Participation and Partnerships
The Participation and Partnerships branch incorporates regions, funding and performance, and industry programs.
Sport and Recreation has offices in:
These offices work closely with local government, non-government agencies, community and sporting organisations to facilitate, implement and promote greater opportunities for sport and recreation in the community.
Policy and Strategy
The Policy and Strategy branch develops and provides strategic advice to the Minister, Chief Executive and Executive Director. The branch works closely with stakeholders in the sport and recreation sector, other entities within the portfolio and key government agencies including Infrastructure NSW, Destination NSW and NSW Treasury.
The branch is responsible for the development and implementation of key major projects including the NSW Stadia Strategy. The NSW Government announced in September 2015 that more than $1 billion will be invested in the stadia network over the next decade. $600 million has been set aside in Rebuilding NSW and the NSW Government will provide a further allocation of funding to complete the projects.