Special Olympics Tasmania in Hobart, Tasmania | Disability service

Special Olympics Tasmania

Locality: Hobart, Tasmania

Phone: +61 482 014 796

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25.01.2022 Are you interested in Tennis? Would you like to have fun and learn some new skills? Special Olympics Tasmania, In conjunction with Martin Nidorfer will be running a PWII Inclusion Program at Rosny Tennis Club starting Monday 17th February 2020.... If you are interested, please email [email protected] no later than Sunday 16th February 2020. Reclink Australia Tennis Tasmania Li-VeTasmania

25.01.2022 Strokes 360 Chris McQueen went absolutely 's earlier this morning at the National Cricket Inclusion Championships in Geelong! #ASportForAll

23.01.2022 Help us spread the word for IDPWD and join our Giving Day this Thursday when all DONATIONS WILL BE DOUBLED! Giving Day will help our community of people with an intellectual disability to 'Keep them in the Game' and support their physical and mental health... Will you join us?

23.01.2022 Special Olympics Tasmania have been lucky to partner with leading sports provider GeckoSports Hobart North East. GeckoSports are currently running an all inclusive sporting program at New Town High School! If you are interested in running school sporting programs at your school, please contact us for more information!

23.01.2022 Today is International Day of People with Disability And thanks to a generous donor, your donation to keep athletes with an intellectual disability in the game will be DOUBLED up to $75,000! So please dig deep today and help us make the most of this incredible offer to DOUBLE your donation.

20.01.2022 The Holiday Zone was the place to be this week! Huge thanks to our partner, Special Olympics Tasmania. Thank you also to YMCA Launceston, Northern Tasmanian Netball Association INC and Rock it Climbing Centre in Hobart.

20.01.2022 Golf Tasmania would like to make you aware of the upcoming Golf Come & Try Days. Could you please promote throughout your organisation and then if anyone may be interested in attending, register via the instructions in the flyers! Register now as spaces are limited!... Li-VeTasmania Autism Tasmania Southern Support School Northern Support School - Newstead Heights Campus Golf Australia TAS

18.01.2022 HOBART! NEW PROGRAM LAUNCH: Our Southern GYMNASTICS program starts at Gymsports Learn to Gym in Kingston this coming Wednesday 26th August at 10:00am! This wil...l be a fun, inclusive, safe and challenging motor development program for people with disabilities. The GymAbility program will have participants experiencing an exciting combination of activities from the varied Gymsports including Artistic and Rhythmic gymnastics, Trampoline and Sports Acrobatics. We welcome all existing members and new participants to sign up and get involved! See pic for all the details or send us a message if you'd like to find out more. Registrations essential as this will be a popular activity with limited positions! We are offering FREE Membership for the remainder of 2020 for any NEW Southern based member who signs up. The best way to do so is come along to any of the upcoming new programs. See more

17.01.2022 Message us today to become involved in this fantastic opportunity!

17.01.2022 Special Olympics Tasmania are so pleased to announce our newly appointed Tasmanian State Committee! For now, I would like you all to welcome the following people to the Special Olympics Tasmania family. Please see the below document for more information: Chair: Louise Ellis... Vice Chair: Kathy Thomson Secretary: Anita Lopez Memberships: Zachary U and Daniel Wong SOA Representative: Tom Hancock For more information, and to view our State Committee please go to https://drive.google.com//1yCAhgNZjFXpfCEuHKGFRMfGo7/view

17.01.2022 Are you interested in Table Tennis? Special Olympics Australia in conjunction with Northern Suburbs Table Tennis League will be running an All Abilities Table Tennis Taster Day. The Taster Day will be held at Glenorchy YMCA from 1-2pm on on Thursday 18th February 2021 & is 100 % FREE!... If you are interested, please contact us via the details below to secure your attendance! All our welcome to attend. Please feel free to share this information. New Horizons Tasmania Stu New Horizons Tasmania Reclink Australia Reclink Australia ParaQuad Association of Tasmania Inc. Autism Tasmania Lord's Taverners Australia

17.01.2022 As part of our ongoing relationship with Li-VeTasmania, Special Olympics facilitates the School Holiday Program ran in Hobart & Launceston. Here are just a few snaps of the School Holiday Program in Hobart! Netball Tasmania Northern Suburbs Table Tennis League

17.01.2022 Inclusive Innovations Tasmania have partnered with Special Olympics Tasmania to provide a fantastic cricketing opportunity. Inclusive Community Cricket! Thursday March 5, 12, 19, 26... Soldiers Memorial Oval, Hobart from 1.30pm-2.30pm $5p/p For more info: [email protected] or 0499 267 168 or message us!

15.01.2022 Check out a brand new inclusive podcast about our upcoming Junior National Games!

14.01.2022 Despite these challenging times, Sport Access Foundation are continuing their grant program.This year, grants are focused on the mental and health well being of young Australians with disabilities. READ MORE and APPLY https://www.sportaccessfoundation.org.au/what-w/2020-grants

14.01.2022 Your impact will be TRIPLED this Thursday. Thanks to a loyal and generous supporter of Special Olympics, your donation will be TRIPLED to have three times the impact. So get ready for Thursday and dig deep to support the mental and physical health of people with an intellectual disability.

13.01.2022 Reminder: Entries to Tasmania's first PWII State Championships close shortly! Please use the link below to register ASAP!

12.01.2022 Don’t forget to ensure the Inclusion Tennis competition!

11.01.2022 A further reminder of our FREE All Abilities Table Tennis Taster Day on Thursday 18th February 2021! All our welcome! Please RSVP following the flyer below at your earliest convenience!... New Horizons Tasmania Reclink Australia Mosaic Support Services ParaQuad Association of Tasmania Inc.

11.01.2022 "We could end the discrimination and exclusion faced by people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and replace it with inclusion" #PledgeToInclude

11.01.2022 Today marks the initial Opening of the Inclusive Bowling League currently running at ZONE BOWLING! If you are interested in being part of this great opportunity please message us or email [email protected]

09.01.2022 Some more photos from today’s’ inclusion bowling league. Message us for details on how to become involved!

09.01.2022 Hello All, It is exciting times for PWII & Inclusion tennis in Australia. Our first ever state championships is set be hosted in Tasmania on March 21 & 22 at the Rosny Park Tennis Club in Hobart. If you are interested you can enter online at the following link - https://tournaments.tennis.com.au/sport/tournament.... Whatever your ability, we would love you to attend!

09.01.2022 Language affects attitudes and attitudes affect actions. We're asking you to pledge to stop saying the R-word to help create more accepting attitudes and communities for all people. SIGN, LIKE and SHARE today.

08.01.2022 If you’re into Arts & Deco, don’t forget New Horizons Tasmania’s Xmas Decoration workshop on Monday 14th December!

07.01.2022 An important update about Junior National Games, Launceston.

05.01.2022 Would you like to see the inside of the Sydney Opera House? Register for this free, online tour. Tickets are limited.

05.01.2022 WE ARE THRILLED TO BE INVOLVED IN A NEW INCLUSIVE SPORT ALLIANCE! TISA - Tasmanian Inclusive Sport Alliance is a collaboration between inclusive sport providers in Tasmania. Our founding members are NHT, Reclink Australia and Special Olympics Tasmania , with one more to be announced soon. TISA exist to provide, grow and promote awesome inclusive sport opportunities for Tasmanians with disability. The work of the Alliance will formally launch in 2021, but we're getting in early with our facebook site, to enable people to be able to visit a 'one-stop-shop', sharing state-wide opportunities and inclusive sport news over the summer. Make sure you 'like' and 'follow' the page to stay in the loop - we really hope you enjoy being a part of this wider community of inclusive sport fans! #SOATISA #TISAlaunch

04.01.2022 HOBART: IT'S LAUNCH TIME IN THE SOUTH! Our stand-alone BASKETBALL program starts this Monday at 4:30pm - We welcome all existing members and new participants t...o sign up and get involved! See pic for all the details or send us a message if you'd like to find out more. Registrations essential! We are also offering FREE Membership for the remainder of 2020 for any NEW Southern based member who signs up. The best way to do so is come along to any of the upcoming new programs. Stay tuned for the next announcements over the next few days! See more

02.01.2022 Today is International Nurses Day. We cannot let this day pass without acknowledging the amazing contribution nurse practitioners make to our community. Thank you! ... #acnpind2020

02.01.2022 Important information about coronavirus.

01.01.2022 Special Olympics Australia thanks the Calvary Community Council - Tasmania, for granting us funding to deliver inclusive sports programs in Tasmanian schools in term four. This means that up to 160 children with intellectual disabilities will benefit from participating in regular physical activity at school as well as being connected to inclusive sports programs in the community. Investing in programs that support and encourage children to be physically active not only impro...ves their health and well-being, but helps create more inclusive communities, higher performing schools, more vibrant sporting clubs and happier families. #ChooseToInclude Calvary Health Care Read more https://www.calvarycare.org.au/lenah-valley-private-hosp//