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4 Dec

Victorian Disability Sport & Recreation Festival

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  • Sport

The Victorian Disability Sport and Recreation Festival promotes and celebrates physically active lifestyles for people of all abilities on International Day of People with Disability each year.

It offers Victorians with, and without, disability the opportunity to explore and experience accessible and inclusive sport and recreation through hands-on activities and information sharing. There will be more than 25 sport and recreation providers in attendance and activity zones for the public to 'come and try' all types of sport and recreation activities.

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Date Times
Fri 4 Dec
  • 10am - 2pm 10:00am - 2:00pm

Location

The Crown Promenade Melbourne
8 Whiteman St
Southbank 3006

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This is a free event

Booking not required

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 8652 9722
  • email address: festival@dsr.org.au
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  • Auslan interpreted
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

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