The ACT Academy of Sport is set to push ahead with a move to the Australian Institute of Sport as high-ranking officials search for a way to create greater collaboration in the sporting community.
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A post-Olympic Games reform is being discussed by officials from the Australian Sports Commission and several individual sports in a bid to lift Australia up the medal tally at Tokyo in four years.
Fairfax Media revealed in June the ACT government and ACTAS were preparing to merge with the AIS as part of a vision for the future and it is on the verge of being finalised.
ACTAS supports Canberra-based Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls and the move is a timely boost ahead of the Rio Paralympics, which start in Brazil this week.
ASC chairman John Wylie, outgoing chief executive Simon Hollingsworth and AIS boss Matt Favier have started to dissect Australia's performance at the Rio Games as the "Winning Edge" program comes under fire from critics.
The ASC is considering a UK-style lottery system to boost sports funding and then merging state institutes with the AIS for better teamwork and utilisation of resources.
ACTAS has informed Hockey ACT it will not renew its lease at Lyneham and Volleyball Australia will move its four national indoor programs to Canberra for the next Olympic cycle.
President of Volleyball Australia, Craig Carracher said: "The AIS is our national competitive advantage. It represents the high-performance culture we require to compete in a global team sport and to assist us to overcome barriers of distance and the required intensity of competitive opportunity."
Hollingsworth announced last week that he would leave his post as ASC boss at the end of September after five years in charge, with Favier to step into the position until a full-time replacement is found.
