by Victorian Institute of Sport | Jun 25, 2026 | All
Through the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) community programs including the Be Fit. Be Well (BFBW) program, VIS athletes are travelling to Victorian government schools across the state, reaching its furthest edges to bring elite sport directly into regional and...
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 Jamie Mcpherson | Jun 11, 2026 | All
By Jamie McPherson, Connection to Country Officer, Victorian Institute of Sport Wadawurrung man and Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) Connection to Country Officer Jamie McPherson on moving beyond the script, and why genuine cultural understanding is the foundation...
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,...
