In Western Australia, sport has always been more than competition. It’s a vehicle for community, connection, learning, and personal growth. Through its partnership with Fuel to Go & Play and Healthway, Badminton WA is helping to shape healthier habits across the state — empowering young people, families, and local communities to make positive choices both on and off the court.
Fuel to Go & Play, supported by Healthway, champions healthy eating, active living, and supportive environments that make the healthy choice the easy choice. Their core mission aligns seamlessly with Badminton WA’s values: to inspire participation, build confidence, and nurture lifelong involvement in sport while promoting wellbeing.
Together, the organisations have created a strong, purposeful collaboration that goes far beyond branding on courts or events. It is an active partnership working at the grassroots level to educate, influence, and open doors for healthier lifestyles.
A Partnership with Purpose
Badminton WA programs, tournaments, junior initiatives, and community events provide a powerful platform for positive health messaging. Through Fuel to Go & Play resources, guidance, and support, participants are encouraged to rethink food choices, understand nutrition, and develop habits that support performance and general health.
This partnership ensures that when people step onto a badminton court in WA, they enter an environment that not only promotes sport, but also healthy living. Coaches, parents, players, and officials are supported with education campaigns, resources, and consistent messaging that strengthens community understanding around active lifestyles and balanced nutrition.
Shared Objectives for a Healthier Future
Central to this ongoing partnership are key objectives designed to create meaningful change across Western Australia:
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Increase awareness and motivate behaviour change to support active living.
By embedding health messaging within sport, the partnership encourages movement, regular participation, and long-term engagement in physical activity.
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Increase knowledge and self-efficacy to motivate behaviour change and increase healthy eating patterns.
Through accessible education and practical tools, participants gain the confidence to make healthier food choices that support both everyday life and athletic performance.
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Reduce exposure to the marketing and promotion of unhealthy food and drink, particularly to children and young people.
Creating healthier environments at sporting venues helps protect youth from unhealthy influences and normalises nourishing options instead.
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Advocate to create health promoting, environmentally sustainable food systems that ensure quality, affordable food is available and accessible for all.
The partnership promotes a broader vision: a community where everyone has access to nutritious choices and supportive systems that prioritise wellbeing.
Making an Impact Beyond the Court
Through ongoing collaboration, Fuel to Go & Play, Healthway, and Badminton WA continue to build a sporting culture grounded in health, respect, and opportunity. Every program delivered, every junior session run, and every community initiative supported contributes to healthier futures for Western Australians.
Badminton may be fast-paced, energetic, and fiercely competitive — but through partnerships like this, its impact reaches far beyond sport. Together, Fuel to Go & Play, Healthway, and Badminton WA are inspiring healthier lives, stronger communities, and a brighter future for all.
