by Sarah Dyce | Jul 1, 2026 | All
The Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) will host the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) VIS ASPIRE Coach Program at Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park, from 2 to 4 October 2026, bringing a cohort of up to 30 early-career women coaches to Melbourne to build the skills,...
by Sarah Dyce | Jun 22, 2026 | All
The Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) has opened the first permanent First Nations cultural gathering space at a high performance sporting institute in Australia on Bunurong Country, at the heart of its home at Lakeside Stadium. The space was formally opened on...
by Sarah Dyce | Jun 19, 2026 | All
Hannah Macdougall PLY PhD was born without a right foot. She was told, as a child, she would never run. At the 2025 World Triathlon Para Championships in Wollongong, she ran 5km, on a prosthetic blade and leg she calls Julius Caesar, in front of her family, at her...
by Sarah Dyce | Jun 12, 2026 | All
Aimie Rocci stood at the front of a room at the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) last month, watching 13 athletes settle into their seats. Fourteen years ago, she was one of them: a Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) player whose days ran from an early...
by Sarah Dyce | Jun 3, 2026 | All
With 50 days to go until the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) is already celebrating with Victorian athletes named to represent Australia on the world stage. The first wave of Victorian selections spans athletics, Para athletics,...
