Office of Sport (New South Wales)


The New South Wales Office of Sport, an agency of the New South Wales Government, is responsible for assisting the people of New South Wales to participate in sport and active recreation, in order to improve personal and community well being.
Administratively, the agency is a division within the Department of Family and Community Services and Justice. The Chief Executive of the Office of Sport is Matt Miller. Ultimately, the agency is responsible to the Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and Veterans, presently the Hon. John Sidoti MP.

History

The history of the agency goes back to 1955 when the New South Wales Department of Sport and Recreation was formed. In 2003 the agency was reincarnated as the New South Wales Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation, the Department of the Arts, Sport and Recreation, Communities NSW, and Office of Communities, Sport & Recreation. NSW Sport and Recreation was formed in 2014.

Branches

Sport and Recreation is divided into 3 branches:

Commercial Services

As part of its commitment to the people of NSW, the Office of Sport manages 10 Centres in NSW, 3 Olympic Sport Venues and The Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
The Sport and Recreation Centres offer people of all ages the opportunity to participate in well-planned recreational and sporting activities in a residential environment at an economical cost. The Centres offer the following programs and services:
The 10 Sport and Recreation Centres are located at:
Olympic Sport Venues include:
The Participation and Partnerships branch incorporates regions, funding and performance, and industry programs.
The Office of Sport has offices in:
These offices work closely with local government, non-government agencies, community and sporting organisations to facilitate, implement and promote greater opportunities for sport and recreation in the community.

Policy and Strategy

The Policy and Strategy branch develops and provides strategic advice to the Minister, Chief Executive and Executive Director. The branch works closely with stakeholders in the sport and recreation sector, other entities within the portfolio and key government agencies including Infrastructure NSW, Destination NSW and NSW Treasury.
The branch is responsible for the development and implementation of key major projects including the NSW Stadia Strategy. The NSW Government announced in September 2015 that more than $1.6 billion will be invested in the stadia network over the next decade. $600 million has been set aside in Rebuilding NSW and the NSW Government will provide a further allocation of funding to complete the projects.