What has 2020 taught us about sport?
VWT volunteer Jess Naylor explores what 2020 has taught her about sport.
12th January, 21 Read more
VWT Events Round-Up 2020
Kick back and watch (or re-watch) these epic conversations.
9th December, 20 Read more
Sexism in the stands
There are signs of change and a healthier masculinity amongst the ranks of AFLM, but does it go far enough?
8th April, 19 Read more
Peggy O’Neal, Richmond Football Club President, Made Honorary Doctor of Law
Swinburne University recognised the life and work of Peggy O'Neal, by awarding her an Honorary Doctorate of Law. Her acceptance speech (republished here) spans her formative years in a coal mining town in the Appalachian Mountains to becoming President of the Richmond Football Club – the first woman in AFL history to ever do so. Read her speech in full.
16th January, 19 Read more
Launch of Club Respect marks new era of respect and fair play in sport
Preventing violence starts with changing our culture. New digital platform, Club Respect, will help sports clubs do just that.
25th October, 18 Read more
Shelley Ware believes that sport can make us better people
Shelley Ware chats with Jess Naylor about Australia's love of sport and why she's excited about the launch of Club Respect, an innovative digital platform to help sporting clubs embed a culture of respect.
18th October, 18 Read more
More Than Silverware
Author Nicole Hayes writes about her on-again, off-again relationship with Aussie Rules: "just when I think it’s all over between footy and me, just when I’m ready to file for divorce or a trial separation, something happens so filled with joy, so powerful in what it represents, that I end up falling in love all over again."
4th October, 18 Read more
Club Respect: a new kind of team
Club Respect, a new digital toolkit created by the Victorian Women’s Trust and Nirodah, will help sporting clubs of all codes and levels hit the ground running when it comes to preventing violent or abusive behaviour.
5th September, 18 Read more
Nova Peris OAM Joins Breakthrough!
Nova Peris OAM has lived up to her name many times over. She shone on the world stage as an athlete, winning gold three times. She earned her first gold at just 25 years of age, as part of the Australian women’s hockey team in the 1996 Olympics. She had a seven year old daughter at the time, placing her in the extremely rare category of Olympic champion, young mother and the first ever Indigenous Australian gold medalist. Seventeen years later, Nova became the first Indigenous woman to be elected...
25th October, 16 Read more