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Chairpersons Report …..3
Sports Central | Hawks Unify their Nest… Creating the Tatyoon Football Netball Club …..4
Sports Focus | Multicultural Swimming Program …..5
Leisure Networks | You the Man …..6
Mallee Sports Assembly | Bringing Sailability to the Mallee …..7
The Centre CARN | Regional Partnerships …..8
South West Sport | Kicking Goals …..9
Valley Sport | Merrigum Bowls Club… Rolling in the right direction ...10
Wimmera Regional Sports Assembly | Sports, Health and Wellbeing program …11
Gippsport | Working through change… Maffra Gymnastics Club …12
Financial Report …13
Thank you to funding partners …15
Contents
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It gives me great pleasure to present the annual report on behalf of Regional Sport Victoria (RSV). The annual report aims to highlight improved sport and recreation outcomes as a result of the support, guidance and influence from the nine Regional Sports Assemblies (RSA’s) across the state of Victoria.
Established with the purpose of being the ‘respected and influential leader of Regional Sport in Victoria’, RSV in 2013 ‐ 14 has delivered another productive year in advocacy and leadership which has assisted the RSAs to link, partner and provide improved sport and active recreation outcomes in Regional Victorian communities. We owe thanks to our funding bodies, who with their support, continue to allow RSV to have such a positive influence in the Sport and Recreation sector.
On behalf of RSV, I’d like to pass on my gratitude to my fellow members and in particular, the workers involved in the RSA’s for their outstanding support in the past year. We are extremely fortunate to have a diverse mix of skill and talent within our network, which provides a wonderful platform for collaborative strategic thinking and progressive program development.
The ever emerging information technology environment provides us with opportunities to engage with sporting clubs via a number of different mediums. I have been particularly enthused with the manner and direction that RSV has provided in supporting the member agencies across the state, and I fully expect our organisation will continue to play an ongoing vital role in supporting clubs embrace the online environment.
With such a great team in and around RSV, I’m certainly looking forward to seeing continued prosperity. Having an organisation that provides advocacy and leadership for the RSA’s truly does foster a unified stance and position, which then allows for the positive transfer of information, advice, support and club development opportunities for sport in Regional Victoria.
Please take a moment to read through the following case studies. These are just some of the examples of great work that is being undertaken in Regional Victoria.
Shane Hughan Chair | Regional Sport Victoria
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About the Tatyoon FNC
Tatyoon is a farming community with a great passion for sport. The town has fewer than 500 residents and is situated an hour and a half west of Ballarat. The Tatyoon Hawks have tasted unbelievable on‐field success in the past decade, but were still able to identify the need for off‐field changes to ensure their longevity.
Tatyoon approached Sports Central in 2012, with a desire to adopt the Good Sports program in order to improve the Club’s attitude towards alcohol. Sports Central used this as an opportunity to introduce VicHealth’s Healthy Sporting Environments program to support the Club’s efforts to become more family friendly.
The Process
After initial communication and meetings with Tatyoon, much to the surprise of many club members it was discovered that the Football Club and Netball Club were two separate entities. Whilst working with Sports Central, it was recognised that unity would contribute significantly to future success and an amalgamation was required. This took one year to complete and the Tatyoon Football Netball Club (TFNC) was formed.
The Club was very proactive throughout this entire process which allowed Sports Central to act as a facilitator, providing resources and guidance where required.
Outcomes for Tatyoon
The past two years has seen the TFNC make significant changes and become significantly stronger as a result. With the help of Sports Central the TFNC has:
Become a Good Sports and Healthy Sporting Environments Club
Successfully merged the Football Club and Netball Club
Improved its management structure Witnessed growth in family participation around
the Club Built a strong financial base Positioned itself for the long term future
All of which have led to an overall increase in on‐field success.
“Blending of football and netball has been largely cohesive; the feeling of being united will continue to strengthen over time, which is encouraging for our club’s chances of longevity” – Jo Armstrong, Club Secretary
Sports Central’s Learnings
The partnership between Sports Central and TFNC provided some valuable learnings, which Sports Central can apply in the future, including:
The importance of understanding a club’s needs and working at their desired pace to achieve positive outcomes
Sports Central can play a facilitating role to assist clubs to make informed decisions
Whilst undertaking an amalgamation, respect for both clubs is absolutely critical
Communicating with rural clubs requires patience.
“We are a happy club at the moment with a good family feel”‐ Kevin Fitzpatrick, Club
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The Story Leisure Networks approached Deakin University about facilitating You the Man performance at St Mary’s Sporting Club as part of VicHealth’s Healthy Sporting Environments. You the Man is currently part of a research project at the university.
You the Man is a theatre based performance that offers a true insight into healthy and unhealthy relationships from the point of view of a bystander. The play was used as a way of highlighting the impact of violence and promoting early intervention, especially by family and friends who are closest to people involved in dating violence. The play was a 30 minute one man performance that explored five different male characters from a bystander’s point of view, it was confronting and emotive while using humour and headlines to honour the complexity and seriousness of the issues explored.
The play was followed by a 30 minute panel discussion from local leaders who are responsible for responding to domestic violence, dating violence and sexual assault in the Geelong Community. The panel discussion provided a chance for the Under 18 football players to ask questions and reflect on the performance while gaining information about resources in the Geelong area.
Partnerships
You the Man play put together by Leisure Networks for St Mary’s Sporting Club provided an opportunity to develop and establish partnerships with key organisations in Geelong. Leisure Networks worked closely with Deakin University to implement the performance into a local sporting club. This required identifying a sporting club and organising pre and post surveys for all participants for the Deakin University research project.
Barwon Health assisted with organising panel members and providing resources relevant to all participating on the night. Community leaders that volunteered their time to sit on the panel included Natasha Powles from Victoria Police, Elizabeth Stewart, Counsellor/Advocate, Barwon Centre Against Assault and Damian McKeegan, St Mary’s Sporting Club Vice President.
Moving Forward
So where to from here… Leisure Networks will continue its work in this space and partner with local organisations to strengthen the capacity of sporting clubs. Statistics indicate that 1 in 3 Australian women will experience some level of domestic violence in their life time. This is a pressing issue and is part of Healthy Sporting Environments work around inclusion. You the Man is a fantastic resource to do just this, it provides a platform and opportunity to educate all club members on the role they can play to stop violence against women.
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Partnerships New partnerships established and existing ones developed
Participation Under 18 football players – open up to all club members. 25 Under 18 players and club coaches & officials attended.
Relationships Stronger sense of engagement from club based volunteers. Commitment from key partners to see this program rolled out to other sporting clubs in Geelong
Opportunities Deliver You the Man program to sporting clubs in Geelong. Will shape the program to fit the need of the club/audience.
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Mallee Sports Assembly was approached during 2010 by Murray Human Services with a request that one of their clients really wanted to go sailing. After discussions with Sailability we were keen to attempt to bring Sailability to Lake Boga as Sailability use an Access Dinghy which is an easy to sail craft and they provide support to anyone who would like to try sailing. At that time during the drought there was no water in Lake Boga. So once the drought broke and Lake Boga was full of water MSA approached Lake Boga Yacht Club for support to bring Sailability to Lake Boga for 2011 International Day celebration during December. The Lake Boga Yacht Club is extremely supportive of People with Disabilities and from the very beginning of conversations showed their support.
Funding needed to be sourced to bring Sailability to the area so Progressive Unity – Swan Hill (a group of local service providers) formed a planning committee to plan the event, apply for funding and source sponsorship for the two day event. The two days included other activities: Zumba, cricket, tennis, rock wall climbing, football clinics, and kite making. This was a great success with funding to cover cost of Sailability and donations for BBQ lunch. The event was promoted far and wide with participants from Murray Human Services ‐Swan Hill, & Kerang, Mallee Family Care, Swan Hill Primary School, Woorinen District School, Swan Hill Specialist School, Lake Boga Primary School, and people from Gannawarra and Swan Hill Shires with each year over 200 people attending.
For the past three years the Lake Boga Yacht Club has supported Sailability at the International Day event. The volunteers gave up their valuable time and work commitments to support the two day event with great enthusiasm and expertise. Each year there has been challenges which the club has helped overcome. The main challenge being safety – how to access the dinghy and staying safe in the water. At last year’s event the water was quite low which made access from the jetty quite difficult so one of the club members brought his “Barbie Boat” over and secured to the jetty. By doing this the participants with support from club members and Sailability staff could be safely transferred to and from the access dinghy.
It was a wonderful experience to watch the participant’s sail. With many sailing independently ‐ something that many thought would never be possible. The feedback from participants was fantastic with many excited participants overcoming fears to get in the dinghies. The volunteers from the yacht club stepped up to the plate and provided support for participants. It is hoped in future funding will be sourced for the purchase of access dinghies and training of volunteers and carers so Sailability can be a regular activity at Lake Boga. By utilising trained volunteers and carers will ease the work load from the Lake Boga Yacht Club.
Thanks to Lake Boga Yacht Club, Sailability and all volunteers as without their support the event would not have been such a success.
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In response to an issue affecting a local football/netball club surrounding young adults and drugs/alcohol, the Wimmera Regional Sports Assembly (WRSA) developed the Sports Health and Wellbeing (SHAW) Program. The Program incorporates Code of Conduct, Sports Nutrition and Alcohol/Drug awareness discussion with experts in the field. As a follow up to an ICE forum held in Horsham in November of 2013, local police approached the WRSA to deliver the program to eight Horsham District Football Netball League (HDFNL) clubs and include an ICE component to the program to highlight to participants the dangers of the drug.
The process involved in getting the clubs to host a presentation included a board member of the HDFNL liaising with the club president to book in a Thursday night where the SHAW Program could be taken to both the junior and senior section of the club, involving both footballers and netballers.
A dietitian was booked to deliver the Sports Nutrition element of the program and the Youth Health and Wellbeing Officer from the Red Cross was booked to deliver the Drug/Alcohol/ICE element of the program. WRSA staff delivered the Code of Conduct.
1. Participants have a better understanding of what they should eat before, during and after competition.
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2. Clubs/League ‐ the clubs have learnt more about how the assembly can assist them.
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