{"id":73230,"date":"2020-12-11T04:57:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T17:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/?p=73230"},"modified":"2020-12-06T14:08:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T03:08:34","slug":"active-women-girls-ambassadors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballarat\/news\/active-women-girls-ambassadors\/","title":{"rendered":"Being active is better together"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE City of Ballarat\u2019s new Active Women and Girls\u2019 ambassadors have been appointed and their purpose it encourage and support female participation in activity and sport.<\/p>\n

Ballarat parkrun volunteer and Conservation Volunteers Australia\u2019s Gail Weston is leading the culture and environment pillar, Wendouree Athletics Club\u2019s Steph Mundy\u2019s focus is participation, and Masters HQ managing director and PerFit coach Mel Robinson is infrastructure ambassador.<\/p>\n

Curtain Call Performing Arts Studios\u2019 dance teacher and fitness instructor Narelle Tolliday will lead the media pillar with a focus on social media, newsletters, the local newspapers and radio stations to share the campaign\u2019s work and events.<\/p>\n

She said the ambassador team already have \u201ca really good spark.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all come from different backgrounds but are all strong and passionate about girls and women being active,\u201d Mrs Tolliday said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt already feels like we can do this together and share the responsibility equally, moving into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Robinson is the president of the Australian Functional Fitness Federation. She said her focus is infrastructure, but ultimately implementation will be a \u201cgroup effort\u201d with a unified goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll be looking at current and upcoming sport facilities to see if they need improvement, so we can make sure they comfortably suit girls and women,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSport can be male-dominated, but we want to ensure the girls and women know they belong there as much as anyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

The campaign\u2019s initial quarterly network meeting was relaxed, taking place at the end of last month online.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to work with the network, alongside the City of Ballarat, to get out there, support women and girls, and ensure activities and opportunities are accessible, whatever they choose,\u201d Mrs Tolliday said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important to allow yourself the time to be active each day, because it\u2019s so good for our physical, emotional, social health and wellbeing. Let\u2019s do it together.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the new year, the ambassadors will be attending and organising community events that promote active living.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested in getting involved in network meetings, join facebook.com\/groups\/BallaratActiveWomen<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE City of Ballarat\u2019s new Active Women and Girls\u2019 ambassadors have been appointed and their purpose it encourage and support female participation in activity and sport. Ballarat parkrun volunteer and Conservation Volunteers Australia\u2019s Gail Weston is leading the culture and environment pillar, Wendouree Athletics Club\u2019s Steph Mundy\u2019s focus is participation, and Masters HQ managing director […]<\/p>\n

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