On Episode 16 the team from LN Connect take some time to chat key themes/predictions for 2021 and being ahead of the game.

It’s been a year like no other and the final episode for 2020 is a ‘Year in Review’. 

Jesse Drever joins the LN Connect team in the studio to discuss what 2020 has been like for him, his roles in the community and the trends we’ll see going into 2021.

On the latest episode of the LN Connect Podcast, Jayde DeBondt and Ryan Storr join the team to discuss LGBTIQ+ in Sport, the purpose of Proud 2 Play, what research is telling us and what this means for the community in creating inclusive and safe spaces.

You know that feeling when you think maybe you’ve got something on your face and people are looking at you… it’s that!”. 
On the latest episode of the LN Connect Podcast, Rana Hussain talks with Michael and Tim on racism in sport, culture and as a community, how we can ‘do more’ in creating better diverse and inclusive environments.

Two of the best in the business, Rochelle Eime and Clare Hanlon, join the LN Connect Podcast to discuss research, data trends, analysis and what this means for community sport moving forward post COVID-19 restrictions.

With the Seniors Festival coming to a close, Tim and Michael caught up with Leisure Networks’ Nat Nolan and Gymnastics Victoria’s Carolyn Bell to discuss the importance of physical activity for older adults, ‘if you don’t use it, you lose it’ 

In Part 2 of Episode #10, Kate and Jerril reflect on their own personal journey, discuss females in leadership roles across sport, the ‘keepers’ they’ve encountered along the way and ‘moments that made us.

• In Episode #10 Part 1 –  Michael and Tim catch up with experienced executives, Jerril Rechter and Kate Palmer, to talk through their views on Governance and Strategic Planning. Kate and Jerril emphasise the point of ‘having a really clear direction is critical’ and not having to reinvent the wheel. ‘If you haven’t pinched something (an idea) from someone else, then you’re probably not doing your job’.

Innovation is making a change or doing something differently that creates a better outcome’. In today’s episode, Michael and Tim chat with Tom Dixon from VicSport and Bec Lloyd from Rowboat about innovation, the process involved and how innovative practices are shaping the future of sport from National level to Grassroots and individual to group based activities.

Womens health has taken a real hit during the covid-19 pandemic. From physical to mental health women are not looking after themselves and majority of the time putting family first. Join Brenda Jones from Jean Hailes Foundation and Mel Backhouse from Vichealth to discuss the importance of good health, both medical awareness and the importance of physical activity initiatives. Check it, don’t regret it!!