With so many great initiatives and partnerships coming out of the sporting facilities at Macquarie University, it’s no wonder we are catching the media’s attention.
Water safety and confidence focus for Macquarie University holiday program
The Macquarie University Swim School’s commitment to increasing water safety awareness and confidence was recently profiled in news.com.au.
The article details how in 2015, 26 children drowned as a result of poor swimming skills and lack of proper parental supervision.
“As well as learning proper supervision techniques, it is vital that parents get their children in the water and learning not only how to swim, but how to be confident and safe in the water,” the article states.
“To help encourage parents to get their children enrolled in swimming lessons, Macquarie University’s Sport and Aquatic Centre is offering a special school holidays swim school program throughout January which focuses on building water confidence and safety.”
For more information on the program, which runs from 3 January until 20 January, see here.
Macquarie University and Sydney FC kicking goals with new partnership
A renewed five-year partnership between Macquarie University and high-profile football club Sydney FC also received coverage in News.com.au, Fox Sports, The Sydney Morning Herald, World News Australia, The West Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Brisbane Times and Sports Business Insider.
The partnership will see the Sky Blues continue to utilise the first-rate sporting facilities here on campus.
With annual internship opportunities for students to utilise as well as player engagement with campus events, the alliance will reinforce Macquarie University’s commitment to health and wellbeing.
“This agreement will ultimately see Sydney FC take a greater role in engaging students and staff on campus with some exciting opportunities to watch home games and get insights into behind-the-scenes on match day; internships and PACE opportunities will also be explored,” says Macquarie University General Manager Sport and Recreation Cindy Hoad.
“Macquarie University has played an integral role in our club over the last nine years and will again be important over the next five,” says Sydney FC Chief Executive Officer Tony Pignata.
For more information, see here.
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