Torres Strait Islands and Cape York
It is important to recognize that Torres Strait Islander people and Aboriginal people are culturally different, but sport is one of the common connectors. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Peoples and Sport | Clearinghouse for Sport.
ACCL uses sport to drive positive community benefit and has partnered with organizations within the region to develop and deliver unique programs that works combine sport with social outcomes that drive positive social change through sport participation, leadership, learning and empowerment programs.
ACCL has a range of programs that can be designed to meet your individual organizations targets and outcomes including Aspire Schools, Sports Fun Zone, Deadly 5’s and Empower Me
We specialize in developing innovative sport for good programs that can promote safe spaces to address
- How to use sport to activate in inactive members of the community and promote wellbeing for all, at all ages
- Support and promote Lifelong Learning Opportunities
- Innovative sport for good programmes promoting gender equality, in particular engaging women and girls in sports projects can address issues such as sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence and female leadership. The popularity of sport among men and boys can also make it an effective way to engage them on such topics.
Our regional partners in the Torres Strait and Cape York in 2022
Number of Partners
Number of Participants
ACCL works with the following partners in this region
- Kowanyama State School
- Chillagoe State School
- Peninsula School Sport
- Tagai State College
- Ngurupai/Narupai
- Waiben or Waibene – Primary and Secondary
- Mabuiag
- Badu
- Kubin Village
- Northern Peninsula Area College
- Injinoo
- Bamaga – Primary and Secondary
- Douglas Hockey
- Queensland Government
- TSY&RSA
- Skill 360
- Hockey Queensland
- Hockey Australia Hookin2Hockey
- Cairns Hockey Association
- BDO Nth Qld
- Just Hockey
- Hockey World
- Alinta Energy
- Australian Government – NIAA