ClubGrants success for WRAS

Bathurst R.S.L, Bathurst Panthers and Orange Ex-Services’ Club have provided a silver lining to the end of 2020 through their ClubGRANTS funding scheme, offering financial support to the incoming cohort of the Western Region Academy of Sport athletes. All athletes accepted into 2021 WRAS programs will have an opportunity to apply for financial assistance through the…

WRAS Golf Program opens for 2021

The Western Region Academy of Sport (WRAS) has a proud history of producing stellar junior athletes, and the golf program is no exception. Many athletes aim to compete at State or National championships, and WRAS prides itself on being able to provide assistance to all aspiring western region athletes. For golfers, WRAS can offer an…

2021 Program Nominations Open

With restrictions easing and athletes eager to return to sport, the Western Region Academy of Sport (WRAS) will be opening nominations next week for their 2021 Programs. This year’s programming was understandably impacted by COVID-19, which contributed to an interrupted year for most squads. However, WRAS alongside our partner State Sporting Organisations have committed every…

NSWIS & Regional Academies in Historic Partnership

  The NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) and Regional Academies of Sport (RASi) today announced a partnership that will deliver improved pathway opportunities for regionally based athletes across NSW. A four-year agreement which will run throughout the next Olympic cycle, the partnership will leverage off RASI environments and world class NSWIS high performance expertise to…

UTS Sparking Mooney’s Rise

A dream debut and a 40-39 victory over the GWS Fury, has capped off Lilli Mooney’s rise to the UTS Randwick Sparks Under 23s Netball Premier League side. Mooney, a Bathurst junior and second year participant of the WRAS Greater Bank Netball program, is aiming to capitalise on her time in Sydney to learn what…

Academy Netball Programs Back on Track

With restrictions for sport lifting across the state, the Hunter (HAS), Central Coast (CCAS) and Western Region Academies of Sport (WRAS) are working on a re-structured training schedule for their Greater Bank Netball Programs, with the hope of getting the young athletes back to training in the latter part of 2020. The Greater Bank Netball…

Academy Games Cancelled

The Regional Academies of Sport in conjunction with event host, Hunter Academy of Sport, regret to advise that under the Australian Government COVID-19 directive restricting all public gatherings of more than 500 people, the 2020 Your Local Club Academy Games has been cancelled.