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The Great Southern Academy of Sport celebrated its inaugural operating year with launch party on July 31st, featuring a host of the region’s talented athletes and those supporting their dreams.

More than 100 people attended the event at Retravision Stadium, with several presentations including one from special guest and former Hockeyroo Georgia Wilson.

GSAS has a vision “to foster Great Southern athletes to reach for the stars”, and its program involves 30 young athletes across a variety of sports including basketball, swimming, cricket, mountain biking, volleyball, football, gymnastics, surfing, soccer, netball and athletics.

GSAS executive officer Danielle Carne welcomed guests to the evening and made special mention of WA Institute of Sport chief executive Matt Fulton, who travelled to attend. The evening was a great success filled with positivity, collaboration and inspiration.

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TESTING WEEK 💪 In just 6-12 months of training, our GSAS athletes have made incredible strides in both their strength and movement patterns. The progress they've shown is nothing short of inspiring! Our goal isn’t just to enhance their healt
🚨 NEW ATHLETE Name: Mitch Pike Sport: Hockey Mitch is a passionate and dedicated hockey player. In 2024, Mitch was selected for the prestigious WA School Sports 15-and-Under State Hockey Team, representing Western Australia at the National Champi
🚨 NEW ATHLETE Name - Will Macaulay Sport - Volleyball 🏐 Will is a rising volleyball talent who was talent identified by Volleyball WA at both the 2024 Schools Countryweek and State Schools Cup. He has been invited to trial for the State U19 and
2024 Oceanic & National Gravity Enduro Championships 🤩🚵‍♀️ Last month, Abbey O'Donnell took on the Gravity Enduro Championships in Collie, competing in the U/21 category as one of the youngest riders! 💪 Placing 5th and 6th, Abbey has prov
🚨 NEW ATHLETE NAME: Courtney White SPORT: Netball Courtney White is a talented and dynamic goal attack (GA) who brings speed and fearlessness to the court. After being selected for Netball WA's Fever in Time Program, she competed as a shooter in t
🚨 NEW ATHLETE NAME: Amelia McDonald SPORT: Equestrian Amelia is an emerging Dressage rider who trains her horse, Springwater Chanel, from Preliminary to Elementary level, and is now progressing to Medium level movements. She represented WA at t
🚨 NEW ATHLETE Name: Harrison Beres Sport: Motorsports Meet Harrison, a passionate motorsport enthusiast who competes in both dirt track and circuit racing, driving two Hyundai Excels. With the WA Excel Cup season coming to a close, Harrison’
🚨 NEW ATHLETE NAME: Megan Pascoe SPORT: Swimming Megan is an accomplished swimmer who competes in both long course and short course events, currently training with the Albany Swim Club's performance squad. Her strongest events are the 50m Freestyl
WA All Schools State Champions! 🏆 Mason Watkins 🥇🥇🥈What an incredible weekend for Mason at the WA All Schools Championships! He kicked things off with a phenomenal 12.89m in the triple jump, securing Gold with a massive 47cm personal best. He co
🚨 NEW ATHLETE Name: Shelley Thompson Sports: Football (Soccer) Shelley has a passion to exceed in football. This year, she was selected to play for the Football West U16 State Football (Soccer) Team, where she represented WA in the National Yout
🚨 NEW ATHLETE Name: Maddison Manolini Sport: Equestrian Maddison is a 17-year-old equestrian with a passion for riding, competing since age 8. She has been a successful competitor at state events since 2016, earning numerous trophies and titles
🚨 NEW ATHLETE NAME: Lucy Newton SPORT: Athletics (100m & 200m) Lucy's passion is sprinting. She is dedicated to perfecting her technique. After lots of success at Country Championships over the last few years, and gaining momentum finishing to
🚨 NEW ATHLETE Athlete: Henri Bellanger Sport: Sailing Henri sails high-performance catamarans. Henri has excelled at multiple Mirror class competitions, once claiming the U16 State Championships. He now sails Windrush 14's, NACRA 15's and F-18'
NATIONAL SUP CHAMPION 🏆 💪 - Isi Campbell In only her second ever SUP board competition, Isi Campbell has taken out the National Title in the Open Womens category. Held on Phillip Island, Victoria, the 2024 Australian SUP titles saw the best SUP r
🚨 NEW ATHLETE Athlete: Sophie Panizza Sport: Netball Sophie was selected for the Netball WA Fever in Time program. She was chosen to compete in State Cup and played a key role in her teams A Division Grand Final win 🏆 As a result of her perfor
NEW ATHLETES INCOMING 🤩 Over the next two weeks, we will be announcing our new intake of GSAS athletes! Be sure to follow their accounts to support their sporting journey 👍 Athlete: Declan Poett Sport: Downhill Mountain Biking Declan has been
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OUR VISION

“To foster Great Southern athletes to reach for the stars”

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Funding Partner

The Great Southern Academy of Sport appreciates the funding by the State Government through the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural industries Regional Athlete Support Program. Sport and recreation creates vibrant, inclusive and connected WA communities.

The academy welcomes partnership opportunities with organisations dedicated to excellence and committed to community development.

For more information contact: Dani Carne 0498 759 937

OUR PURPOSE

“To be a stepping stone onto a high-performance pathway by delivering an exceptional local training and sport support environment for Great Southern Athletes”