No matter how hard the road seems, there is always light at the end of the tunnel.” In 1987, Matt Levy was born prematurely at 25 weeks. He has cerebral palsy, is legally blind, and has had 40-50 operations on his heart, lungs, ears, and even brain. Matt is also a swimmer. You might have seen him win gold for Australia. He has competed at five consecutive Paralympic Games, winning 3 gold 1 silver, and 5 bronze medals. He’s also swam at 5 World Swimming Championships – winning 20 international medals and holding 4 World Records. Matt has a degree in Business (Management), an Australian Institute of Company Directors qualification and MBA (Leadership), as well as an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to sport. Buy a book or connect with Matt via his website at: www.mattlevy.com.au. This is a live recording from the inaugural AFT International Port Macquarie Sports Fitness Fest – Keynote, Sports Inclusion held in Panthers Port Macquarie on November 4, 2023 at 10:00am. Learn more about the festival here: https://sportsfitnessfestival.com

WALK & SOLVE CLUES @ SportsFitnessFestival.com. On World Day of the Deaf September 24, over 100 participants from the Malaysia Federation of the Deaf, the Malaysian Blind Sports Association and the YWCA Kuala Lumpur went on a walking tour to unravel clues and solve the riddles on this Move8 Walk-a-Hunt adventure around Bukit Bintang and Kuala Lumpur. Team AFT recorded the video in VR360 as a part of the AFT International Sports Fitness Festival which kicked off on September 24 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with the Sydney Haymarket (Chinatown) edition launched on September 30 and Port Macquarie in the mid-north coast of New South Wales Australia launched on November 4, 2023. Subscribe and like our videos to follow us on the next virtual adventure. Get the Clues & Missions when you RSVP. Remember, 30-minutes daily walking is a good start. Thank you and keep on moving ahead – Team AFT Move8 Warriors www.move8.org.

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Sydney, Australia – What an incredible weekend! 48 Corporate Crews, 6 International/Interstate/Social Crew, 3500 paddlers and over 100,000 visitors! In Darling Harbour, the heart of scenic City of Sydney, the opening ceremony of the Sydney Lunar New Year Dragon Boats Festival held from 16-18 February 2024 featured a traditional Welcome to Country & Smoking Ceremony by Gadigal elders followed by an Eye Dotting Ceremony and Blessing of the Waters by Guests of Honour City of Sydney’s Deputy Lord Mayor Robert Kok, Acting Consul General of People’s Republic of China Yu Jie, Director of Hong Kong Economic Trade Office Trista Lim, CEO Office of Sport Karen Jones and CEO Sport NSW Stuart Hodge accompanied by CEO Dragon Boats NSW David Krantz and Chair Community Bank Darling Square Raymond Tai.

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Official website: communitybanksydney.com/sydney-dragon-boat-festival/

Credits

Pont3 Jennifer Bolster, Evan Calvert, Rachael Bird

Haymarket Chamber of Commerce Vincent Lim

Emcees Dion Woo, Matt Phelps & Nicole Shore Impact 100, Oscar Sanchez-Cardenas, Mario J. Silvera, Valerie Khoo, Jasmine Low

Your Community Bank Darling Square team
Daniel Ye, Nataly Lozano Arango, Penny Bellach, Parul Raina, Andy Lee, Leon Ho, Kelly Mak
communitybanksydney.com

Executive Producers
Raymond Tai, Raymond Seeto, Vinh Lam, Ashley L., Mario J. Silvera, Valerie Khoo

Sydney Drone Footage courtesy Canva Pro Stock Library
Images Credit Community Bank Darling Square / Dragon Boats New South Wales / Kaz Watson
Music The Beat Is Gonna Set You Free Duckmaw Epidemic Sounds via Canva Pro Stock Audio

Camera | Drone | Editor Rolando Oporto
Editor | Susheel Younas
Writer | Producer | Director Jasmine Low
gointernationalgroup.com | An EQn Activation Film Studios production.

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