Welcome to the 2026 Australian Gymnastics Championships! 

From 28 June to 20 July 2026, the Quaycentre at Sydney Olympic Park will host Australia’s top gymnasts in the final major competition before the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. With athletes from all gymsports coming together and the debut of an exciting new Mixed Team Artistic competition, this will be three big weeks of high-energy, world-class gymnastics.

But this event doesn’t happen without people behind the scenes. Volunteers are what bring it to life.

As part of the Gymnastics community, you understand the sport and what it means to athletes, coaches, judges, and families. That makes you incredibly valuable to the success of this event. Volunteering is your chance to be right in the middle of the action, helping create an amazing experience for everyone involved.

Whether you can give a single day or the full Championships, we’d love to have you on the team.

Volunteer Benefits
We want to make sure our volunteers feel supported, valued, and part of the Championships experience. Benefits include:

• Meals provided during your rostered shifts
• Official volunteer uniform to wear during the event
• Event accreditation, giving you access to enjoy competition sessions when you are not on shift (subject to venue capacity)
• Volunteer recognition and rewards
• Experience at a major national sporting event, working alongside a passionate team in a high-performance environment
• Behind-the-scenes access to one of Australia’s premier gymnastics events

All volunteers must have a current and valid Working with Children Check or equivalent.

 

Unfortuantly at this time you are not eligible to register as a volunteer for the 2026 Australian Gymnastics Championships as you do not have a current Working With Children Check.

National Policies
All National Policies, including the Member Protection Policy and Child Safe Policy, applies to anyone involved in the sport of gymnastics in Australia, including persons in a paid or unpaid/voluntary capacity with GA.

For the purposes of this Volunteer Nomination Form, the National Policies mean any policy or by-law adopted by Gymnastics Australia under clause 22 of its Constitution from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, this includes (but is not limited to):

1.     the Member Protection Policy and Child Safety Policy (up to 4 April 2022); and

2.     GA's National Integrity Framework (from 4 April 2022).

GA Commitment to Child Safety
GA is committed to the safety, wellbeing, and empowerment of all participants in gymnastics, particularly children. Volunteers must be aware of their obligations and protections outlined within these policies, and acknowledge this in the below statement:

I, {your name}:

• have been provided with, read, and understood the GA Child Safe Policy and the GA Member Protection Policy;
• have been provided with, read, and understood the GA Codes of Behaviour (in the Member Protection Policy);
• understand my responsibilities in relation to ensuring and promoting the safety of Children and young people;
• will observe obligations set out in the Member Protection Policy and the Child Safe Policy during my engagement with GA to ensure and promote the safety of Children participating in activities provided by GA; and
• understand that I must report any criminal conviction or charge prior to and subsequent to my engagement that indicates that I may present a potential risk to children.

Member Protection Declaration
Gymnastics Australia (GA) has a duty of care to all those associated with the sport of gymnastics at the national level and to the individuals and organisations to whom the Member Protection Policy applies. As a requirement of the Policy, GA must enquire into the background of those who undertake any work, coaching or regular unsupervised contact with Children. All capitalised terms in this Member Protection Declaration have the same meaning as defined in the Policy. 

By applying for and undertaking a volunteer role with Gymnastics Australia, I {name} agree to the following: 

1.    I do not have any criminal charge pending before the courts.
2.    I do not have any criminal convictions whatsoever including findings of guilt for Sexual Offences, offences related to Children or acts of violence.
3.    I have not had:

a) any disciplinary proceedings brought against me by an employer, sporting organisation or similar body involving child abuse, sexual misconduct or Harassment, other forms of harassment or acts of violence; or

b) disciplinary proceedings brought against me by an employer, sporting organisation or similar body involving child abuse, sexual misconduct or harassment, other forms of Harassment or acts of violence and have attached to this declaration all information and documentation relating to the same (including without limitation correspondence from the relevant body imposing such disciplinary proceedings or measures) as applicable.

4.    I am not currently serving a sanction for an anti-doping rule violation under an ASADA / Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) approved anti-doping policy applicable to me.
5.    I will not participate in, facilitate or encourage any practice prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency Code or any other ASADA/SIA approved anti-doping policy applicable to me.
6.    To my knowledge there is no other matter that GA may consider to constitute a risk to its members, employees, volunteers, Participants or reputation by engaging me.
7.    I will notify the CEO of the organisation(s) engaging me immediately upon becoming aware that any of the matters set out in paragraphs 1 to 6 above has changed.
8.    I acknowledge that GA relies on my answers to the above questions being truthful and accurate. Any false or misleading answer I provide will constitute a breach of this Member Protection Policy.

 

Member Protection Declaration Disclosure
Upon review of the points in the above Member Protection Declaration, if you do not agree with this Declaration or are required to make a disclosure, do not continue with your application. Please contact childsafety@gymnastics.org.au or call GA on 03 8698 9700 and speak with a member of the Integrity Team.

Informing GA of any conduct contrary to the above points does not automatically make you unsuitable to begin or continue your volunteer role. GA will consider whether the disclosure impacts on your ability to perform the inherent requirements of your role, and/or whether the disclosure is such that it would be inappropriate for you to conduct parts of your role unsupervised.

Once an assessment by the Integrity team is made, you will be informed whether your application can proceed.

You have indicated YES to needing to make a disclosure on your Member Protection Declaration.

Please contact GA Integrity at childsafety@gymnastics.org.au or on 03 8698 9700 (option 0) for further advice about making your application

Privacy Policy
Gymnastics Australia and their State Associations may collect, use and disclose personal information for the purpose of conducting business activities. Personal information is collected in accordance with privacy laws.

By applying for and undertaking a volunteer role, I {name} agree that Gymnastics Australia may use my personal information as described above and in accordance with Gymnastics Australia’s Privacy Policy. To the extent that I am providing information on behalf of someone else (for example, as their carer, parent or legal guardian), I confirm that I have the authority to do so.