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It is great that FL has the ear of gov, ............ come on K Rudd.
Labor: Football To Fight The Flab
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Aidan Ormond
May 29 2008 00:44
EXCLUSIVE: The Rudd government has reiterated its support for football saying it wants to boost the codes playing numbers to help tackle childhood obesity.
Minister for Sport Kate Ellis was on hand at the launch of the FFA and UNICEF partnership. She told au.fourfourtwo.com that the announcement shows how far football in Australia has come.
World football has seen a remarkable transformation in recent times," she said.
"And the federal government wants to make sure that we help bed that down so the sport can continue to grow at enormous rates.
The Minister pointed to a 22% increase across the board in registered numbers playing the game over the last five years.
We have noticed the huge participation rates [in football] and our government has a keen focus on preventive health and we know that we need to address childhood obesity," she said.
When you have a look at the number of kids that have got a round ball with them, thats very encouraging. And its something we want to see continuing into the future.
And while Ellis was keen to point out the government wasnt slashing funding for other codes, there is no doubt that the Rudd government sees footballs popularity and global dimensions as an electoral plus.
As an example of this relationship, yesterday was the third time in a week a member of the Federal government had turned up to an FFA announcement.
Last week the Prime Minister spoke out at a press call for the 2018 World Cup bid alongside Harry Kewell and Ellis was named as one of the FFA's Football Ambassadors.
It highlights the special relationship between footballs national governing body and the federal government in 2008.
The Rudd government has been true to its word, too. It backed up its election promises to FFA with substantial funding (around $35m) while other football codes Rugby Union in particular were not so lucky.
MC for the UNICEF announcement, Andy Harper, pointed out that football was in the unusual position of having other codes complain about our funding.
However, Ellis added she was under no illusion about the task of securing an historic first ever World Cup on Australian soil.
She added: Frank Lowy and Ben Buckley are doing a fantastic job and we have come out in support of their bid for the World Cup.
"So they do need some assistance in terms of facilities and grassroots support to keep the game on the move.
But its the biggest sporting event in the world and Australia has a great history of hosting major events so we want to show FIFA and the world that we can do a great job of hosting a World Cup.
It is great that FL has the ear of gov, ............ come on K Rudd.
Labor: Football To Fight The Flab
http://backoffice.ajb.com.au/utils/i...s/79128899.jpg
Aidan Ormond
May 29 2008 00:44
EXCLUSIVE: The Rudd government has reiterated its support for football saying it wants to boost the codes playing numbers to help tackle childhood obesity.
Minister for Sport Kate Ellis was on hand at the launch of the FFA and UNICEF partnership. She told au.fourfourtwo.com that the announcement shows how far football in Australia has come.
World football has seen a remarkable transformation in recent times," she said.
"And the federal government wants to make sure that we help bed that down so the sport can continue to grow at enormous rates.
The Minister pointed to a 22% increase across the board in registered numbers playing the game over the last five years.
We have noticed the huge participation rates [in football] and our government has a keen focus on preventive health and we know that we need to address childhood obesity," she said.
When you have a look at the number of kids that have got a round ball with them, thats very encouraging. And its something we want to see continuing into the future.
And while Ellis was keen to point out the government wasnt slashing funding for other codes, there is no doubt that the Rudd government sees footballs popularity and global dimensions as an electoral plus.
As an example of this relationship, yesterday was the third time in a week a member of the Federal government had turned up to an FFA announcement.
Last week the Prime Minister spoke out at a press call for the 2018 World Cup bid alongside Harry Kewell and Ellis was named as one of the FFA's Football Ambassadors.
It highlights the special relationship between footballs national governing body and the federal government in 2008.
The Rudd government has been true to its word, too. It backed up its election promises to FFA with substantial funding (around $35m) while other football codes Rugby Union in particular were not so lucky.
MC for the UNICEF announcement, Andy Harper, pointed out that football was in the unusual position of having other codes complain about our funding.
However, Ellis added she was under no illusion about the task of securing an historic first ever World Cup on Australian soil.
She added: Frank Lowy and Ben Buckley are doing a fantastic job and we have come out in support of their bid for the World Cup.
"So they do need some assistance in terms of facilities and grassroots support to keep the game on the move.
But its the biggest sporting event in the world and Australia has a great history of hosting major events so we want to show FIFA and the world that we can do a great job of hosting a World Cup.
