Club Support

On this page, you will find links and information form various sources and governmental organisations.

Skate Victoria is committed to providing valuable and the most up-to-date information to its member clubs to assist them to reach their full potential. By accessing this Club Support page you will be able to access the latest information regarding Grants that are available to your club and various Handy Tips that will assist your club going forward.

1- Play by the Rules
2- Smarten Up your sports club
3- Australian Sports Commission Club Network
4- Club House
5- How do I incorporate an Association?
6- Member Protection Information
7- Healthy Eating Websites

1- Does your club Play by the Rules?

You might just need this:

Fairly-run sport and recreation clubs and associations will help:

• enhance cooperation between members
• assure commitment to the organisaiton and the game
• attract new members, and keep existing ones
• result in personal and team satisfaction

For information on Play by the Rules go to www.playbytherules.net.au

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2- Smarten Up your sports club

Did you know that Smartplay have a range of sport safety resources, including brochures, posters, fact sheets, sample policies and guidelines, designed to assist sports clubs and associations to adopt safer sporting practices?
These resources include:

• Warm Up poster – importance of warming up, stretching and cool down
• Drink Up poster - hydration guidelines
• Fix Up poster – a basic guide to managing a soft-tissue injury
• Gear Up poster – the importance of protective equipment

• A set of 8 Injury fact sheets, eg. Ankle Sprain, Hamstring Sprain and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

• Sport Specific fact sheets – facts and safety tips for 15 different sports

• Beat the Heat brochure on staying safe in hot weather

• Smartplay Safety Guidelines – a resource on safety plans, policy and procedures for sports clubs and associations

For more information on Smartplay resources please find the Smarten Up order form attached, or check out the Smartplay website www.smartplay.com.au to download all your favourite resources. Please contact Smartplay on 03 9654 7733 for more information.

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3- Australian Sports Commission Club Network

The Club Development Network is a free, web-based program that supports the development and management capacity of sporting clubs.

The network aims to assist clubs across Australia to identify ways in which they can develop their clubs so they can provide the best possible service to their members. The network is based on the principle of promoting continuous improvement.

To have a successful, well-run club, you need a clear understanding of leadership, planning, people and organisational performance, while maintaining a strong member focus. The Club Development Network emphasises these areas.

By developing and promoting products and services from the Australian Sports Commission, national sporting organisations and other groups and clubs can improve their management.
www.ausport.gov.au/clubs/about.asp

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4- Club House
As someone involved with running a club you have a vital role to play in the Western Australian community.  Sport and recreation clubs provide a meeting place for people with common interests and goals.

They provide our young people with a positive outlet that benefits them physically, socially and mentally. They thrive on challenge and competition.

Clubs also provide a starting point and pathway for many of our talented athletes. It is the experience gained in community clubs that can lead to a lifetime involvement and achievement in sport.

There is no doubt that running a club is challenging.  This is where The Clubhouse can help. 

It has a wealth of information, ideas and templates have been provided to help with the administration and management of your club.
http://www.dsr.wa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?DSR.62653020:STANDARD::pc=PC_96

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5- How do I incorporate an Association?
A group that wants to become an Incorporated Association must give the members 21 days notice that a meeting of the group will be held and that one of the agenda items will be to apply for incorporation as an Association under the Associations Incorporation Act 1981.

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6- Member Protection Information

DISCRIMINATION

There are anti-discrimination laws in every state and territory.  There are also an array of anti-discrimination laws in the federal sphere.
The grounds of discrimination vary in different laws.  In general the grounds of discrimination cover factors such as:

• Sex
• Race or ethnicity
• Sexuality
• Age
• Disability
• Marital status
• Pregnancy
• Religion
• Trade union membership
• Others

In essence the definition of discrimination is that:

• Someone is treated less favourably on one of the grounds
• Someone is made to suffer a detriment on one of the grounds

VICTIMISATION

Victimisation, under anti-discrimination laws, means retaliating against someone by treating them unfairly in any way because:

• They acted on their rights under these laws, or
• They intended to act on their rights under these laws, or
• They were suspected of acting on the rights given to them by these laws, or
• They supported someone else who acted on their rights under these laws.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Conduct of a sexual nature’ includes making a statement of a sexual nature to the harassed person or in his or her presence.  This covers both oral and written statements.

RACIAL VILIFICATION

The doing of an act (causing words, sounds, images or writing to be communicated
Where the act occurs because of race, colour, or national or ethnic origin of the other person or group
And it is ‘reasonably likely, in all the circumstances, to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate’ someone.

DISABILITY HARASSMENT

The Commonwealth Disability discrimination Act 1992 does not define harassment, but sections 35-36 make harassment of a person with a disability, or the relative or associate of a person with a disability, unlawful.  Such harassment is generally understood to consist of offensive, abusive, threatening or excluding behaviour.

VICARIOUS LIABILITY

In Some circumstances, under anti-discrimination legislation, employers can be held liable for wrongs committed by employees or volunteers in the course of carrying out their duties.
Employers and officials of sports clubs and organizations are responsible for taking all reasonable steps to ensure that, so far as is practicable, harassment does not occur in their organizations.
Employers and organizations that have shown that they take this responsibility seriously are unlikely to be found vicariously liable for the behaviour of an individual.

For more info on this subject, contact:

Cheryl McQueen
Phone: 03 9304 3631
Mobile 0414 948 020
Email

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7- Healthy Eating Websites

www.gofor2and5.com.au
This website looks at promoting 2 fruit and 5 vegetables per day. It includes lots of practical ideas, resources and recipes. Well worth a look.

www.calorieking.com.au/foods/portionwatch
This website demonstrates the differences in fat and calorie/kilojoule content of foods depending on the portion size. Has a focus on weight management and also provides recipes.

www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
This is the better health channel website and provides a section on healthy eating. It includes fact sheets on an array of different topics and also provides recipes.

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