1.0Smart Connectionhttps://www.smartconnection.net.auagentdhttps://www.smartconnection.net.au/author/agentd/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.smartconnection.net.au/news/2020-the-start-of-a-new-decade-fires-covid-19-the-future-of-sport/">2020 – The Start of a New Decade – Fires, COVID-19 & The Future of Sport</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(d.addEventListener)e=!0;if(d.wp=d.wp||{},!d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){var r,a,i,s,n,o=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]');for(r=0;r<c.length;r++)c[r].style.display="none";for(r=0;r<o.length;r++)if(a=o[r],e.source===a.contentWindow){if(a.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;a.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),n=l.createElement("a"),s.href=a.getAttribute("src"),n.href=t.value,n.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===a)d.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),d.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;var e,t,r,a,i=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),s=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),n=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content");for(t=0;t<n.length;t++){if(!(r=n[t]).getAttribute("data-secret"))a=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),r.src+="#?secret="+a,r.setAttribute("data-secret",a);if(i||s)(e=r.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),r.parentNode.replaceChild(e,r)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.smartconnection.net.au/news/2020-the-start-of-a-new-decade-fires-covid-19-the-future-of-sport/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“2020 – The Start of a New Decade – Fires, COVID-19 & The Future of Sport” — Smart Connection" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://www.smartconnection.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/pic-5-woman-running.jpg600399Start of a New Decade The start year of a new decade normally starts with optimism, long term future plans and a renewal of energy and focus. Yet 2020 has already presented massive challenges. Australia has been hit with its worst ever bushfires, losing 7.7 million hectares of land (an area larger than Ireland) –