Valley Sport Update - February 2022

Valley Sport Update - February 2022

February 25, 2022

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Welcome

Welcome everyone to the February edition of the Valley Sport monthly e-newsletter. Included in this months edition:

  • Upcoming CPR & First Aid courses

  • Upcoming Vicsport workshop detailing changes to the new child safety standards commencing July 1 2022

  • Get Active Kids Voucher Program

  • Information on a free mental health program available to local football and netball clubs through the Tackle Your Feelings workshop

  • Current grants

Our Club Support Officers have been out and about meeting with clubs across the region. Officers are able to provide assistance in the following areas:

  • Grants and Fundraising

  • Governance

  • Marketing & Communications

  • Planning

  • Volunteers

  • Participation

  • Healthy Clubs

If your club would like to discuss any of the following topics or would like to discuss anything else please contact us via email or phone below.

Email: [email protected]Phone: (03) 5831 8456 Valley Sport

Bookings Open for Upcoming Courses

Valley Sport have the following courses upcoming this March:

  • Provide CPR (HLTAID009)

  • Provide First Aid (HLTAID011)

For more information, or to register please

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If you are searching for a course but it's not currently available, you can fill out a course expression of interest form here.

Tackle Your Feelings Workshops

Valley Sport is excited to announce that we will be partnering with Tackle Your Feelings again in 2022. Tackle Your Feelings is a free mental health training program available to local football netball clubs. The Tackle Your Feelings workshop was delivered at the following local football netball clubs in 2021.

  • Katandra Football Netball Club

  • Longwood Football Netball Club

  • Mooroopna Football Netball Club

  • Waaia Football Netball Club

  • Yarrawonga Football Netball Club

If your club is interested or you have any questions regarding the program, please contact Tristan – [email protected] or 58318456.

Online Safety for Child Safe Sport

New Child Safe Standards to strengthen child safety will commence in Victoria on 1 July 2022. Within the 11 new Standards there are four key areas of difference.

  • To involve families and communities in organisations’ efforts to keep children and young people safe

  • For a greater focus on safety for Aboriginal children and young people

  • To manage the risk of child abuse in online environments

  • In relation to governance, systems and processes to keep children and young people safe

This one-hour webinar on March 24 will focus on a number of key considerations for sport organisations when managing the privacy of information and safety of online environments. Take away learnings will include:

  • Current trends in social media use, particularly in sporting environments

  • The importance of having a social media policy and how these policies relate to existing codes of behaviour, member protection and club/organisation policies.

  • Safeguarding all members of your organisation and key online safety messages to share with their sporting community.

  • Understanding and adhering to the Australian Privacy Principles

  • Importance of social media policies and how these policies relate to existing codes of behaviour, member protection and other policies

  • Safeguarding and key on-line safety messages

For more information, or to register click here.

Get Active Kids Voucher Program

Become a Get Active Kids Vouchers Activity Provider Today!You can register NOW to become a Get Active Kids Activity Provider and help kids get involved in sport and active recreation.By registering with the Program, you will be able to accept vouchers of up to $200 to support families facing financial barriers to pay for sporting memberships and participation costs.The Program is a great way to attract more participants and to support existing members facing financial barriers to participation.To be eligible under the Program you must meet the following criteria:

  • Be an incorporated entity registered with the appropriate regulator.

  • Possess an active Australian Business Number (ABN).

  • Be affiliated to a Sport and Recreation Victoria recognised Victorian State Sporting Association (SSA) or Victorian State Sport and Active Recreation Body (SSARB).

The full eligibility criteria and conditions of registration are available in the Program Guidelines.Registration is quick, easy and will only take a few minutes.To register click here. For further information please visit www.getactive.vic.gov.au/vouchers or email [email protected]

2021 Victorian Sport Awards

The Victorian Sport Awards (VSAs) is the night of nights for the Victorian sporting community, an event that recognises and celebrates the achievements of our home-grown sporting heroes and legends.

Each year, the Victorian Sport Awards honours those who have made an exceptional contribution to sport in Victoria as an individual or team athletes, coaches, administrators, and volunteers from both metropolitan and regional areas in Victoria.

20 awards will be presented, 19 of which can be nominated by the Victorian sporting community in addition to the most prestigious award of the night - the Victorian State Government Outstanding Contribution to Victorian Sport Award.Eligibility criteria regarding the 2021 Victorian Sport Awards can be found here.Nominations for the 2021 Victorian Sport Awards close on 16 March 2022 before the finalists are announced in April.

Future Healthy

VicHealth has launched a new initiative called Future Healthy. They're investing money to see a future with vibrant communities, where young people are connected, active, enjoy wholesome food and feel great.First, VicHealth wants to hear your ideas... Would you like to see better access to healthy food for your kids' plates? A safer bike ride to school? Or maybe more opportunities for your kids to feel connected to the community. Whether you’ve got new ideas or negative feedback, when it comes to building a healthier future, it’s time to have your voice heard.To have your say click here

Insights From Supporting Regional Clubs Research Interim Report

Throughout the months of August, September and early October 2021, the Valley Sport team worked in partnership with Regional Sport Victoria and seven other Regional Sports Assemblies to undertake surveys with local sporting clubs, leagues and associations to understand the issues facing community sport and recreation.   The findings of these surveys highlight the current mood of grassroots, community-based sport and recreation as they face the task of operating in a “COVID-normal” society.  From 400 surveys the following was uncovered:

  • 37% of respondents stated COVID-19 uncertainty is their major concern

  • 14% are most concerned about membership retention

  • 12% were concerned with a lack of volunteers

  • 17% had serious concerns for the mental health of their members

To read the full report, click here

Hot Weather Resources

The following resources developed by Vicsport are relevant for state sport associations, regional sports assemblies, local governments, clubs, leagues and associations.There are information and resources available covering the following:

  • Exertional Heat Illness

  • Hot Weather Resources

  • State Sporting Associations

  • Clubs, Leagues and Association

  • Fact Sheets

Hot weather resources can be found here

Significant Sporting Events Program The Significant sporting events program helps sporting, community and event organisations to deliver significant sporting events in Victoria. The Program has three types of grants available:Event Assistance Grants (up to $20,000)Event Development Grants (up to $150,000*)Strategic Event Planning Grants (up to $20,000)

Closes: 30 June 2022.Visit our website to find out more: https://valleysport.net.au/significant-sporting-events-program-2/

Community Motorsport ProgramThe Community Motorsport Program is the Victorian Government’s first dedicated motorsport investment program that provides grant opportunities through two funding categories:

  • The Motorsport Club Assistance Category

  • The Infrastructure Upgrades and Equipment Category

Applicants may submit applications to multiple streams but can only receive a maximum combined grant amount of $20,000.

Closes: 30 June 2022For more information, visit our website: https://valleysport.net.au/community-motorsport-program-2/

Emergency Sporting Equipment Grant ProgramThe Emergency Sporting Equipment Grant Program helps Victorian sport and active recreation community organisations replace Essential Sports Equipment that has been lost or destroyed as a consequence of unpreventable and exceptional events such as fire, flood, significant storms, theft or criminal damage.

Grants of up to $2,000 (excluding GST) are available towards the replacement cost of the lost or damaged equipment that is owned by the applicant organisation.  

Community Cricket Grant Program

The $13.5 million Community Cricket Program is a state-wide competitive Victorian Government investment program that provides a range of grant opportunities across two funding streams.

The following projects may be funded under the Community Cricket Facilities stream. (see guidelines for more projects)

  • cricket training nets/facilities that are publicly accessible and may be multi-sport.

  • pavilion/clubroom developments with female friendly changerooms.

  • irrigation and drainage upgrades that improve capacity, inclusion or safety.

  • facilities on school land with confirmed community use.

  • new cricket pitches and/or cricket grounds (other than in exceptional circumstances outlined in Section 5).

  • ground upgrades that increase capacity or safety.

  • sports lighting that enables new programming, improves capacity, inclusion or safety. Requests for replacement of lighting with LED lights are not eligible unless part of a new lighting installation.

Closes:

11 April 2022

For more information, visit our website: https://valleysport.net.au/community-cricket-program

The $13.5 million Community Cricket Program is a state-wide competitive Victorian Government investment program that provides a range of grant opportunities across two funding streams.

The following projects may be funded under the Community Cricket Facilities stream. (see guidelines for more projects)

  • cricket training nets/facilities that are publicly accessible and may be multi-sport.

  • pavilion/clubroom developments with female friendly changerooms.

  • irrigation and drainage upgrades that improve capacity, inclusion or safety.

  • facilities on school land with confirmed community use.

  • new cricket pitches and/or cricket grounds (other than in exceptional circumstances outlined in Section 5).

  • ground upgrades that increase capacity or safety.

  • sports lighting that enables new programming, improves capacity, inclusion or safety. Requests for replacement of lighting with LED lights are not eligible unless part of a new lighting installation.

Closes: 30

March 2022

WDEA Works Foundation Community Grants

The WDEA Works Foundation grants are awarded to organisations that provide opportunities, reduce barriers, offer support, promote inclusiveness and ensure accessibility to people living with a disability or experiencing disadvantage.

Grants of up to $5000 are available. Applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Small to medium not-for-profit organisation (under$1,000,000 annual turnover)

  • The community grant requested must be $5,000 or less

  • The grant project must be located within a WDEA Works Geographical area

  • The activity or project benefits people within the community experiencing disability or disadvantage.

  • Your organisation can supply an ABN or ACN?

  • Your organisation must not have received a WDEA Works Foundation community grant within the past two years

  • Be able to provide proof of incorporation

  • Does the grant applicant have a COVID-19 contingency plan?

  • If successful, does the applicant have the resources to implement the grant within 2 months? (with the exception of unforeseen covid-19 restrictions)

Closes:

5pm

 

April 1 2022

Governance, Skills and Capacity Building Grants

This Grants program supports not-for-profit community groups and organisations, and Committees of Management within the Murrindindi Shire to meet governance requirements, develop new skills and build capacity. This includes activities that improve the ability to operate effectively, undertake future planning and support sustainability. Up to $2,000 is available.Closes: 4pm, on the last Wednesday of every month. Applications are assessed the following month.For more information or to apply, please visit our website: https://valleysport.net.au/governance-skills-and-capacity-building-grants-murrindindi-shire-council/

Quick Response GrantsThe overall purpose of the grants program is to provide a funding scheme that strengthens the involvement of community organisations in the development of services, management of facilities, events, arts and culture, tourism, promotion of health, supply of equipment, promotion of environmental sustainability and infrastructure in the community. Quick Response Grants of up to $1,000 are open all year round. These grants aim to provide community organisations a responsive opportunity to apply for funding for small projects or events that will occur within 3 months of the application.Application are ongoing.To find out more, please visit our website: https://valleysport.net.au/coronavirus-community-recovery-grant/

Sponsorship ProgramThe Sponsorship Program incorporates funding opportunities for events that compliment the focus areas identified as priorities for the Strathbogie Shire Council.Sponsorship requests of and above $1,000 and up to $5,000 are available.Applications are ongoing. For more information, please visit our website: https://valleysport.net.au/sponsorship-program-strathbogie-shire-council/

If you have any questions or would like assistance applying for any of the above grants, please don’t hesitate to get in contact.

 

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