The Women in Rugby League Leadership Workshop was successfully delivered this week, aligning with the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. The program brought together emerging and established female leaders from across the National Capital District to strengthen leadership capability and further elevate the role of women in rugby league. This initiative was supported by the Australian Government through Team Up, and led by lead facilitator, Ms Cathy Neap, in...

A full contact free sparring session concluded a grueling five-hour grading and belt examination program for the East Gate Karate Academy dojo on Sunday, 30th November 2025. The club’s second kyu brown belt holders, Tony Mitu Jr and John Nelson, faced off with three senior belt holders and four other fellow students to complete their testing. Mitu and Nelson were among 19 Karate male and female students who were tested in the Shotokan Karate syllabus. Karatekas as young as six years old to...

To commemorate the International Women Human Rights Defenders Day on 29th November 2025, Team Up PNG - an Australian Government initiative - partnered with Bomana Correctional Services to host a special sports day at the Bomana Women’s Division. The event brought together 63 female inmates and more than 20 female correctional officers, celebrating the role of women as human rights defenders and highlighting the transformative power of sport in driving social change. Sports development...