Lismore City Council is running a survey about the barriers faced by girls and women when it comes to participating in sport.

Lismore has been the region's sporting centre for the past fifty years, with fantastic sporting venues like Oakes Oval, Crozier Field, Mackney Netball Courts, and Albert Park Baseball Fields. During that time, women's participation in some sports has changed dramatically. Think women's cricket, where a local competition was in place providing a pathway for female cricketers to reach higher levels while living in Lismore. Now, talented locals need to move to Sydney or Brisbane to advance their sporting careers.

Lismore City Council is committed to supporting a healthy, active, and thriving community for everyone.

It is widely acknowledged amongst all levels of government that women and girls face more barriers to accessing and participating in sport and recreational opportunities. As such, council is seeing more grant funding opportunities becoming available aiming to address this.

Council is currently undertaking a survey to help us better understand the barriers that women and girls in Lismore currently face in participating in sports and recreational activities.

Your responses will provide valuable feedback to support Council in developing grant submissions and infrastructure planning, as well as designing programs and initiatives to overcome these barriers and promote gender equality in sports and recreation.

There are two surveys to select from – one for women, girls and/or parents of girls, and a second survey targeted at clubs and organisations.

Surveys will remain open for the coming few months to capture information to help counil develop plans and initiatives in this space.

To take part in the surveys, go to https://yoursay.lismore.nsw.gov.au/sport-and-recreation...