Victorian Institute of Sport

Government sporting institute in Victoria, Australia

  Gold   Navy BlueSportMultipleAbbreviationVISFounded1990[1]HeadquartersLakeside StadiumLocationAlbert ParkChairperson2010-2016: Mrs Kate Palmer[2]

2016-2018: Nicole Livingstone[3]

2019: Nataly Matijevic[3]CEO1990-2006: Frank Pyke[4] 2006- Anne Marie Harrison[4]Official websitewww.vis.org.auAustralia

The Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) is the government-funded sporting institute of the Australian state of Victoria. It provides high performance sports programs for talented athletes, enabling them to achieve national and international success. The headquarters are located in Melbourne.[5] The organisation is a member of the National Elite Sports Council.[6]

Notes

  1. ^ "About Us".
  2. ^ "Kate Palmer appointed CEO of the Australian Sports Commission". Australian Sports Commission website. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "About Us". vis.org.au.
  4. ^ a b Lane, Samantha (20 May 2012). "Full circle". SMH. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS)". Victoria University, Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  6. ^ John Bloomfield (1 July 2003). Australia's Sporting Success: The Inside Story. UNSW Press. pp. 136–137. ISBN 978-0-86840-582-7. Retrieved 22 September 2012.

External links

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