Australia is pleased to welcome coaches and managers from the Fiji and Vanuatu Volleyball Federations to Australia. The coaches and managers are in Melbourne and Adelaide for a three week program on an Australia Awards Fellowship. These fellowships offer Volleyball Australia the opportunity to strengthen partnerships and links with their Pacific counterparts as well as increase the capacity of national volleyball federations in Fiji and Vanuatu to deliver their respective Pacific Volleyball Partnership activities.

The four community coaches were based in Adelaide to complete a Level 1 Coaching Certificate, attend an inclusive sport workshop, basic project management training and practical event management experience. Similarly, two Pacific Volleyball Partnership program managers participated in partnership brokering, project management, monitoring and evaluation, and corporate sponsorship training in Melbourne.

The Australia Awards is an Australian aid program funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The Australian Volleyball Federation and Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association are also supported through Pacific Sports Partnerships to build the capacity of the Fiji Volleyball Federation to conduct quality sport for development programs.