Bula from Fiji!
This week, close to 100 Team Up representatives from across the Pacific and beyond are gathering in Nadi for the Australian Government’s Team Up Reflection and Celebration Workshop.
For the first time, implementing and lead partners are all together in one space, sharing stories, lessons, challenges and the impact sport is creating across communities throughout the Pacific.
A powerful week of reflection, connection and celebration ahead.
We were honoured to officially open the week with Chief Guest Kate Coffey, Director of the Pacific Sports Section at the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, who along with Tarita Clark (Pacific Sports Section SSP at DFAT), Leslie Tikotikoca (Pacific Disability Forum) and Barbara Schweizer (International Olympic Committee's Olympism 365) were welcomed with a traditional Fijian kava ceremony the evening before.
Big smiles, energy and connections through sport. 🇫🇯🇦🇺
Team Up Fiji programs welcomed Australia’s Foreign Minister Senator the Hon Penny Wong and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs and Minister for Defence Industry, The Hon Pat Conroy MP, joined by Fijian Drua and Fijiana players during a children’s sports clinic at Albert Park, Suva.
Kids got moving across sport stations, delivered by six Team Up Fiji programs, enjoying a morning full of play, teamwork and inspiration. Thank you to our Team Up Fiji programs Basketball 4 Good, Cricket 4 Good, Just Play, Get into Rugby PLUS, League for Life Fiji and Smash Down Barriers.
Sport bringing communities together in Fiji and across the Pacific.
Supported by the Australian Government through Team Up.
Whether you’re an elite athlete (definitely not @senatorpennywong and I).
Or a grassroots player.
Sport brings people together - and Australia and Fiji know it better than most.
Here’s a few moments from the @teamupprogram sports clinic in Suva today.
Where Penny and I got to see firsthand how sport builds leadership and empowers young players.
And it's why through Team Up and PacificAus Sports, Australia’s backing sports at every level in Fiji.
Great day in Suva today as we joined our dear friends from Australia - Hon @senatorpennywong , Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon Pat Conroy, Minister for the Pacific and His Excellency Peter Roberts, High Commissioner to Fiji.
As part of DFAT’s Pacific Aus Sports and other Australian-funded programs, dozens of budding young athletes got top notch skills coaching and fun sessions across various sports (including rugby - the greatest sport in the world 😁).
Mesu, Vilive and Kavaia represented the Fijian Drua this morning. We are proud of and grateful for the partnership with DFAT and Pacific Aus Sports. We simply wouldn’t be playing Shop N Save @superrugby and Super Rugby Women without their support.
Vinaka Australia🇦🇺
🎵Au Masulaka- Ratu
#TosoDrua #PacificAusSports
🇻🇺 Vanuatu in focus | IDSDP series
This International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, we’re highlighting how sport is building bridges and breaking barriers across the Pacific, with Vanuatu in focus today.
Through Australian Government‑supported Team Up programs, sport in Vanuatu is strengthening safe and inclusive participation for women, girls and people with disability, while working across sectors to expand access and support community wellbeing.
Across six Team Up programs: Appeal Against Violence, Hook in 4 Health, Just Play, Plei Footy Blo Jenis, Swim Splash Survive and Volley4Change, delivered by 19 partners, sport continues to create positive pathways for participation, leadership and connection across communities and provinces.
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@sportanddev ’s #IDSDP2026 Photo
Campaign submissions are underway.📣
#57 Spotlighting: @pngadmin ~ uses rugby league to promote inclusion, life skills, and gender equality through community programmes. 🙌🏽🥏💥
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Sport: breaking barriers, building bridges.
• Discover more about the campaign through the link in bio. #sportanddev #idsdp #idsdp2026 #s4d
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands in focus | IDSDP series
This International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, we’re highlighting how sport is building bridges and breaking barriers across the Pacific, with the Solomon Islands in focus today.
Through Australian Government‑supported Team Up programs, sport in Solomon Islands is strengthening inclusion for women and people with disability, supporting youth leadership and building awareness of safeguarding and gender‑based violence through sport.
Across Basketball for Good, Hook in4 Health, Included Through Sport, Just Play, Smash Down Barriers and Women Make Waves, delivered by 20 partners, sport is expanding access, strengthening community engagement and creating inclusive pathways for participation. Link in bio to learn more.
🇳🇷 Nauru in focus | IDSDP series
As part of our International Day of Sport for Development and Peace series, we’re spotlighting Nauru — showcasing how sport is building bridges and breaking barriers for children and young people.
Through the Australian Government‑supported Rugby Inclusion Impact program, sport in Nauru is embedded within school Physical Education, supporting inclusive participation, positive values and safeguarding through a structured, curriculum‑based approach.
Delivered through one Team Up program and three partners, this collaboration highlights how sport can strengthen learning environments and support safe, inclusive pathways for all students.
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🇫🇯 Fiji in focus | IDSDP series
As part of our International Day of Sport for Development and Peace series, Team Up is shining a light on Fiji, where sport is building bridges and breaking barriers through collaboration and long‑term change.
In Fiji, Australian Government‑supported Team Up programs are advancing inclusion, gender equality and safeguarding, while reaching children at scale through schools and community sport.
Across the six programs: Basketball for Good, Cricket for Good, Get into Rugby PLUS, Just Play, League for Life and Smash Down Barriers, delivered by 19 partners, sport is creating positive pathways for participation, learning and development nationwide.
Link in bio to learn more.
🇹🇴 Tonga in focus | IDSDP series
This International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, we’re highlighting how sport is building bridges and breaking barriers across the Pacific, with Tonga in focus today.
In Tonga, Australian Government‑supported Team Up programs are creating inclusive sporting spaces across islands, strengthening local leadership and reinforcing safe sport culture through community‑led partnerships.
Across four Team Up programs — Just Play, League for Life, One Netball and Smash Down Barriers — delivered by 10 partners, sport is empowering women leaders, supporting children and young people, and expanding access for people with disability. Link in bio to learn more.
🇼🇸 Samoa in focus | IDSDP Series
As part of our International Day of Sport for Development and Peace series, Team Up us spotlight Samoa, showing how sport is building bridges ans breaking barriers to inclusion and opportunity.
In Samoa, Australian Government - supported Team Up programs are embedding inclusion, safeguarding and gender equality, while supporting children to build life skills, confidence and positive values through sport based training and participation.
Across five Team Up programs, Get into Rugby PLUS, Healthy Nanas & Disability Cricket, Just Play, League for Life and One Netball, delivered by 12 partners, sport is creating inclusive pathways for children, women and people with disabilities, and strengthening connection within communities.
Link in bio to learn more.
As part of our International Day of Sport for Development and Peace series, Australian Government-supported Team Up is featuring one Pacific country each day - starting with Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬
In PNG, sport is doing more than bringing people together on the field. It's helping build bridges across communities ans break down barriers to participation, inclusion and opportunity.
Across basketball, hockey, inclusive badminton and gymnastics, football, rugby league, netball, AFL and rugby union, partners including AFL PNG Pilai Long Senis, Basketball for Good, Hook in 4 Health, Inclusive GymBad, Just Play PNG, Kicks 4 Kokoda, NRL PNG, One Netball and the PNG Rugby Inclusion Impact program are creating diverse pathways for participation across the country.
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