Squash Australia

Southport Squash Centre is proudly owned and operated by Squash Australia. 

You can find out more about Squash Australia here: http://www.squash.org.au/

About SA

Squash Australia (SA) is the National Organisation for Squash in Australia.  The company was founded in 1934. SA is focused on the development of the game across Australia, in all its aspects. The organisation has a Federated structure and its members are the State Squash Associations.

Squash in Australia has a long and successful history, with many World, British and Commonwealth Games champions. The organisation took great pride in the success of Squash in the 2006, 2010 & 2014 Commonwealth Games both in terms of raising the profile of the sport and the outstanding performance of the Australian Team, with squash winning 17 medals.

Vision

Education We will help every child in Australia experience squash through the school curriculum. Our volunteers and staff will work alongside teachers to help children experience and enjoy squash.

Recreational
 We will promote squash as a key part of a healthy lifestyle that contributes to a positive work/life balance.

Sporting
 We will ensure that everyone with athletic talent reaches their full potential by providing the appropriate pathways, funding and coaching. We will also provide the competition opportunities and programmes to assist Australian players to compete with distinction on the world stage.

Mission

To be an innovative & highly respectable sports organisation, the most successful racquet sport in Australia by enabling Australian Players, Coaches and Officials of all ages, cultural background and skill level the opportunity to excel in squash & in life!

Goals

  • Squash will be a thriving participant sport for all Australian
  • Provide an excellent member experience
  • Run world class events for all members
  • Stop the decline of Squash courts, by making facilities attractive, enticing, professionally operated and financially sustainable
  • Win medals that matter for Australia
  • Squash personnel will be competent to deliver the sport through an underpinning professional development programme
  • Squash Australia will have the network required to influence key decisions in its favour
  • Squash will enhance its profile, through media and new technologies
  • Squash will be well administered and focused on local delivery through a shared Australia wide vision

Values

Togetherness   l   Belief   l   Inclusive   l   Passionate   l   Clear   l   Transparent

Squash Australia Strategic Plan

The launch of the 2016- 2022 Squash Australia Strategic Plan is an essential document for the development of the Game in Australia. The sport is going through some difficult challenges globally and it is essential that we evolve the organisation in Australia to meet those challenges head on, and place Australia back at the top of medal table on the world stage.

The Strategic Plan has nine Strategic Focuses. These nine key Strategic Focuses that are at the heart of Squash Australia's work. 

  • PARTICIPATION: Squash will be a thriving participant sport for all Australians
  • MEMBERSHIP: Provide a best in class player experience
  • EVENTS: Run world class events for all members
  • SQUASH FACILITIES: Squash facilities will be attractive, enticing, professionally operated and financially sustainable
  • HIGH PERFORMANCE: Win medals that matter for Australia
  • EDUCATION: Squash personnel will be valued, trained and competent to deliver the sport
  • INFLUENCE: Squash Australia will have the network required to influence key decisions
  • PROFILE: Squash will enhance its profile through media and new technologies
  • LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE: Squash will be well administered and focused on local delivery through a shared Australia wide vision