Initiatives

In focus: Queensland Active Women and Girls

Thanks to funding from the Queensland Government, parkrun Australia has developed a publicly available resource kit to celebrate and promote parkrun participation amongst female school pupils. Whether you work in education, you're a parent, or you go to school yourself, this material showcases how schools and parkruns around the state are collaborating to involve more girls in parkrun, more often, as walkers, runners and volunteers. Each resource can be downloaded from the site and can be used in a variety of ways such as presentations, social media and on screens in schools.

In focus: Volunteering

Volunteering is one of parkrun’s greatest success stories. It is a hugely positive experience and is a form of participation that is inclusive, respected and accessible to everyone.

In focus: Women and Girls at parkrun

Thanks to funding from the Australian Sports Commission, this 12 month project aimed to better understand motivations amongst women and girls that can lead to parkrun participation. The feedback was used to develop an extensive collection of digital resources to highlight the different ways women and girls take part in parkrun and the health and social benefits it brings.