Freedom Sports Foundation

13/06/2026

🎙️BIG NEWS FROM FREEDOM SPORTS 🎙️

We are incredibly excited to announce the launch of Freedom Sports Radio!

📻 Launching Monday 15 June
⏰ 4:00pm – 5:00pm
📡 94.7 The Pulse Geelong

Hosted by our Founder Chris "Hendo" Henderson, Freedom Sports Radio will shine a spotlight on the people, stories and organisations making a difference across disability, adaptive sport, community inclusion, health, wellbeing and beyond.

Each week we'll bring you:
🎙️Inspiring guest interviews
🫶Community stories
🗣️Disability and inclusion conversations
🗞️ Sport and recreation news
ℹ️Local events and opportunities
✅ Real people sharing real experiences

At Freedom Sports, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to be seen, heard and included. This show is another step towards creating a community where people of all abilities can See. Believe. Dream. Achieve.

A huge thank you to the team at 94.7 The Pulse for providing a platform for these important conversations.

Tune in and join us for our very first show!

11/06/2026

We're looking forward to being part of the National Sports & Physical Activity Convention this year and working alongside the fantastic team at California Sports Surfaces.

It's always great to partner with organisations that genuinely understand the importance of creating spaces where everyone can participate, and we're excited to be sharing the court with Pickleball Australia and Netball Australia Victoria across the two days.

For us, it's another opportunity to showcase adaptive sport, connect with the wider sport and recreation sector, and have conversations about what inclusion can look like when it's done well.

If you're attending NSC, come and say hello. We'd love to share what we're doing at Freedom Sports Foundation, hear about your work, and explore ways we can create more opportunities for people with disability to participate in sport and active recreation.

See you in Melbourne on 1–2 July.

Australia's biggest sporting convention is just around the corner, and as always, we'll be there!

We’ve been a mainstay at the National Sports & Physical Activity Convention for many years, and this year we're showing up bigger than ever. Expect a custom multisport activation court, with live demonstrations from Pickleball Australia Association, Netball Victoria and the Freedom Sports Foundation, plus an action-packed pro pickleball tournament. Our team will be on the floor every day, ready to answer your questions and show our surfaces in action.

It’ll be a packed program of interactive showcases, keynotes and workshops. Come find us at Stand #436 at the Melbourne Convention Centre from 1-2 July.

Register now and we’ll see you there: https://nationalsportsconvention.com.au/registration-2/

10/06/2026

The Australian Sporting Alliance for People with a Disability (ASAPD) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Freedom Sports Foundation (FSF), marking a shared commitment to advancing inclusive sport, community participation and meaningful opportunities for people with disability across Austra...

09/06/2026

We are thrilled to partner with the Australian Sporting Alliance for People with Disability! Together, we aim to enhance inclusive sport opportunities across Australia, ensuring everyone has the chance to participate and thrive in sports.

This collaboration marks a significant step toward fostering a more inclusive sporting community and empowering individuals with disabilities through sport.

📄 Read the full media release here: ASAPD and Freedom Sports Foundation Partnership (https://lnkd.in/gtUyzKgB)

We’re excited to announce a new partnership between the Australian Sporting Alliance for People with a Disability (ASAPD) and Freedom Sports Foundation to strengthen inclusive sport opportunities across Australia.

Read the full media release:
https://asapd.org/asapd-and-freedom-sports-foundation-partner-to-strengthen-inclusive-sport-opportunities-across-australia/

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03/06/2026

Closing COB June 5th

Sporting Schools Term 3 grant applications are now open, giving eligible schools the opportunity to access funding for sport programs in Term 3.

Freedom Sports would love to support your students with fun, inclusive and engaging sessions that help build confidence, movement skills and a love of being active.

Applications close 5pm AEST, Friday 5 June 2026, so now is the time to apply.

How to apply
1. Log in to the Sporting Schools portal
2. Submit your Term 3 grant application
3. Nominate Freedom Sports as your preferred provider
4. Once approved, we’ll help you organise your sessions

Link button to: https://www.ausport.gov.au/schools

BOOK / ENQUIRE WITH FREEDOM SPORT
Link button to: https://freedomsportsfoundation.com.au

If you’d like help planning your Term 3 program get in contact.

Let’s get more students active, confident and connected through sport.

01/06/2026

No One Achieves Alone EOFY 2026

When Freedom Sports Foundation was established, it was built on a simple belief: every child deserves the opportunity to participate, belong and thrive.

Today, through inclusive sport, school programs, community activations and lived-experience education, we've seen thousands of young people discover confidence, connection and possibility.

We've watched children try wheelchair sport for the first time.

We've seen perspectives change in classrooms, communities and workplaces.

And we've seen what happens when barriers are removed and opportunities are created.

As we approach the end of the financial year, we're launching our No One Achieves Alone EOFY Appeal 2026.

Every donation helps us:
🏉 Deliver inclusive sport programs
🏫 Reach more schools and communities
♿ Purchase and maintain adaptive sports equipment
🤝 Create opportunities for children and young people living with disability to participate, belong and thrive

Freedom Sports Foundation is proud to be a DGR-endorsed charity, meaning donations over $2 are tax deductible.

But this appeal isn't really about tax.

It's about giving more children the chance to:
✨ See what's possible
✨ Believe in themselves
✨ Dream bigger
✨ Achieve more

If our mission resonates with you, your family, your organisation or your business, we'd be incredibly grateful for your support.
Because no one achieves alone.

🔗 Donate today: https://lnkd.in/gW2qJDzj

01/06/2026

From Vision to Impact: Freedom Sports Foundation 2025

Today, we are proud to share the inaugural Freedom Sports Foundation 2025 Annual Report. What began as a conversation in 2024 between people who believed sport should be accessible to everyone has grown into a national charity creating opportunities for children, young people and adults living with disability across Victoria, and now Australia.

Over the past 12 months we have delivered inclusive sport programs, expanded our disability inclusion education initiatives, welcomed new partners, supported more participants and continued breaking down barriers to participation. But this report is about far more than programs and partnerships.

It's about the young person who discovered confidence for the first time in a sports chair or playing an adaptive sport.

It's about the family who found a community that understands.

It's about the volunteers, supporters and partners who have backed our vision and helped turn ideas into impact.

As a Foundation founded by people with lived experience, we know inclusion isn't something that happens by accident. It happens when people choose to act.

To everyone who has supported Freedom Sports Foundation from our begining in 2024 through to our most awesome first full year, 2025, thank you.

We invite you to read our 2025 Annual Report and see what we've achieved together, and more importantly, what is possible for the future.

See. Believe. Dream. Achieve.

From Vision to Impact: Freedom Sports Foundation 2025 Today, we are proud to share the inaugural Freedom Sports Foundation 2025 Annual Report. What began as a conversation in 2024 between people who believed sport should be accessible to everyone has grown into a national charity creating opportunit...

27/05/2026

Sporting Schools Grants for Term 3, 2026 are NOW OPEN!

If your school is looking to bring inclusive sport, teamwork, confidence, and connection into your classrooms, this is the perfect opportunity. Our wheelchair sports programs fit beautifully within Sporting Schools funding and create meaningful experiences your students will remember.

If you’d like to book a session or check availability, we’d love to support your school.

Come take a look at our programs and book in for a chat
👉🏼www.freedomsportsfoundation.com.au

https://www.ausport.gov.au/schools

26/05/2026

Good luck Harry. Can’t wait to be in studio with you next week