Ever wondered how you can make a real difference in the leisure industry? The 2025 Diversity & Inclusion in Leisure Forum is where ideas become action! 

Held on Thursday, 13 February 2025, this is your chance to join a dynamic group of industry leaders and changemakers who are committed to making leisure, aquatic, recreation, fitness and sport services more inclusive, accessible and welcoming for all. 

Delegates at previous Diversity & Inclusion in Leisure Forums have been incredibly positive about the experience, highlighting the impact it has had on their work practice, knowledge, contacts, and access to resources. 

Supporting the success of past Diversity & Inclusion in Leisure Forums has been the great speakers. Speakers will again feature people with lived experience, thought leaders, Managers, local champions working in leisure facilities, and researchers. 

Combined, these features have led delegates to repeatedly rate past Diversity & Inclusion in Leisure Forums as among the best professional developments they have undertaken related to diversity and inclusion in the leisure industry.

Past forums have already sparked successful partnerships and new initiatives. One standout example is Cerge, a communications platform that helps individuals with disability access personalised customer service from community facilities and businesses they trust. Through presentation at past Diversity & Inclusion in Leisure Forums, Cerge has been able to expand into new areas, including its adoption by Aligned Leisure, Belgravia Leisure, Western Leisure Services, YMCA Victoria, and many more operators across Australia and New Zealand 

Chris Kerrisk, Co-founder of Cerge, shared, “The exposure from the Forum, along with the support from Belgravia Leisure and Belgravia Foundation, helped us make important connections that led to the adoption of Cerge at venues like Edendale Community Environment Farm and the Ivanhoe Library and Cultural Hub. These connections added credibility to our  processes and opened doors to new opportunities”. 

Thanks to the generous support of Belgravia Leisure, YMCA Victoria, Access Maps and Para Mobility, the cost of attendance at the Forum in 2025 will remain as low is possible, promoting accessibilityto everyone, ensuring the event is open to all who want to be part of the change. Their contributions are helping to drive the momentum towards a more inclusive leisure sector where everyone can participate and thrive. 

You don’t want to miss out on this unique opportunity to be part of something that’s shaping the future of leisure. Secure your spot here.

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