PLACES & SPACES

One Culture Support Services Adelaide ‘Beyond the Field’ is for participants living with disabilities aged 16-65, supporting them to get involved in their local communities through sports club volunteering. One Culture Support Services has partnered with five local clubs: 1. Modbury Jets Soccer Club – Ridgehaven 2. Playford Patriots Soccer Club – Elizabeth 3. South […]

One Culture Support Services is a not-for-profit, NDIS registered, disability service provider in Australia, based both in Adelaide, South Australia and the Central Coast, New South Wales. Our mission is to empower people of all cultures and abilities to build community connections through individual support and inclusive sport. One Culture has built a reputation on […]

Sharing the history of the club, its role in the community and its ongoing journey of welcome and inclusion. Like many soccer clubs across Australia, Pascoe Vale FC was founded by European migrants, fleeing for safety and a better life in Australia. Pascoe Vale FC proudly shares the history of how it was founded by British migrants. Later, its’ early Macedonian members reformed […]

Ensuring relevant spaces and facilities are accessible for all club members regardless of their role or performance level. Casey Race, Recreation and Aquatic Centre, Cranbourne East, Victoria Every Saturday evening for one hour, Casey Race, a Casey City Council facility which is managed by the YMCA, opens its pool, sauna, spa and steam room to female-only participants. This provides […]

Learning about additional barriers to access and inclusion and implementing strategies to address them. In the past 15 years more than 33,000 refugees and migrants have enrolled in the Aqua English swimming program. Refugee lawyer Sarah Scarce co-founded the program 15 years ago when she and her mother — an English as a second language teacher — realised how […]

Promoting and enabling the use of club space and facilities for the local community including non-sporting groups. As part of Victoria’s Count Me In Too program, local women from Pakistan, India, Iraq, Syria and more are being introduced to the sport to improve health and develop social connections. On the first Friday of every month the Fawkner […]

Providing culturally or religiously appropriate spaces where all members of the community can be comfortable and can engage with club activities. In 2018 the Blackburn Rovers, FC, Lancashire, England, UK opened a new prayer room at their stadium. The multi-faith prayer room was designed to provide existing staff and supporters with a quiet space for prayer and reflection, as well as […]