Sports Club Development
Access for All Abilities in Sport and Recreation
Reclink Australia is funded by the Access for All Abilities program to act as the first point of call for people with disabilities looking for sporting opportunities, through the provision of Access for All Abilities Play.
AAA Play is a free information and referral service to assist Melbourne people of all ages with a disability to become involved in sport and active recreation. With personal assistance from AAA Play, you can discover a new sporting challenge now! Visit the AAA Play website or call today to discover the huge amount of sports and active recreation activities close to your home and available for people of all abilities.
Contact AAA Play Today!
Phone: 1800 AAA VIC (1800 222 842)
Email: request@aaavic.org.au
Website: http://www.aaavic.org.au/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaavic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/access4aa
If you already know what sport you are interested in, feel free to contact the AAA coordinators at the relevant State Sports Association.
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Training and External Grant Opportunities
Hume City Council is partnering with neighbouring municipalities and Sports Community to offer a series of Free Club Development Sessions that are available for any members of Hume local sports clubs. These sessions are delivered in a practical and interactive manner that will allow your Club to put real strategies in place to enhance the operations of your Club.
Upcoming Club Development Sessions coming soon.
Sports Community Webinars
Hume City Council is offering FREE access to 10 Sports Clubs to trial the use of online Club Development webinars.
Upcoming topics available include:
- Creating and delivering a successful event.
- Using social media, websites and online communication tools effectively at your club.
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External Grant Opportunities
Sport and Recreation Victoria – Sports Club Grants Program 2016
The Sporting Club Grants Program provides grants to assist in the purchase of sports uniforms and equipment and to improve the capacity and accessibility of Victorian clubs and other community sport and recreation organisations and increase the skills of their coaches, officials and managers…read more
VicHealth - Active Club Grants 2016
VicHealth is looking for clubs to outline how they can provide opportunities for more people to participate in sport through their club, or how they can keep people participating. There are two levels of funding available - $3,000 and $10,000…read more
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Resources are also available online to assist Sports Clubs. Visit the Club Help website for fact sheets, checklists and other tools.
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The Good Sports program is an initiative of the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) to develop safer and healthier communities. The program helps sporting clubs manage alcohol responsibly and reduce alcohol related problems such as binge and underage drinking.
Alcohol and sport are historically closely linked in Australia. Most major sporting competitions and teams promote and advertise alcohol consumption and many sports clubs have a tradition of heavy drinking. A large number of clubs depend on revenue from alcohol to finance club activities.
Displaying the Good Sports logo sends an important message to club members and the community. It confirms that the club promotes a responsible attitude towards alcohol and that it provides a safe environment for players, members, families and supporters.
How does the program work?
The key strategy of Good Sports is the accreditation program. The three level accreditation criteria consist of a set of alcohol management standards for clubs that serve and consume alcohol.
Level 1 |
Level 2 |
Level 3 |
Liquor license
Bar management
(RSA training)
Smoke-free |
Maintenance of level 1
Enhanced bar management
(RSA training etc.)
Food and drink options
(low and non-alcoholic)
Safe transport policy
Diverse revenue generation
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Maintenance of level 1 & 2
Alcohol management policy |
At each level, the club must promote their involvement in the program to their members. |
Clubs that do not serve or consume alcohol may apply for Level 0 |
Level 0 |
Alcohol-free facilities
Smoke-free
Diverse revenue generation
Promotion (Good Sports program)
Safe transport policy
Alcohol management policy |
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More on Good Sports
Good Sports has been adopted by a diverse range of community sports clubs. It is currently operating in the majority of states in Australia (and the Northern Territory) with a total of over 4000 clubs nationally and almost 1800 in Victoria alone.
Evidence, gathered over the past two decades, demonstrates that community-based sports clubs contribute to alcohol problems by accepting and promoting excessive drinking and providing inappropriate role models for young people.
Research has been conducted over a number of years to gauge the size of the issue and how Good Sports, over time, is supporting clubs to change their culture.
To find out more about the Good Sports Club follow the link to the Good Sports website at www.goodsports.com.au
Congratulations to the following Hume Good Sports accredited clubs:
Level |
Club |
Sport |
Level 0 |
Gowanbrae Cricket |
Cricket |
Level 0 |
Hume Little Athletics |
Athletics |
Level 0 |
Northern Thunder Junior Rugby League |
Rugby |
Level 1 |
Sunbury Basketball Association |
Basketball |
Level 2 |
East Sunbury Sporting Group |
AFL Football, Cricket
& Netball |
Level 2 |
Greenvale Sports Club |
AFL Football & Cricket |
Level 2 |
Sunbury Softball Association |
Softball |
Level 3 |
Ashfield Cricket Club |
Cricket |
Level 3 |
Broadmeadows Basketball Association |
Basketball |
Level 3 |
Craigieburn Bowling Club |
Bowling |
Level 3 |
Craigieburn Cricket Club |
Cricket |
Level 3 |
Craigieburn Football Club |
AFL Football |
Level 3 |
Craigieburn Superules Football Club |
AFL Football |
Level 3 |
Craigieburn Willmott Golf Club |
Golf |
Level 3 |
Gladstone Park Bowls Club |
Bowling |
Level 3 |
Gladstone Park Cricket Club |
Cricket |
Level 3 |
Greenvale Sport and Game Fishing Club |
Fishing |
Level 3 |
Jacana Cricket Club |
Cricket |
Level 3 |
Jacana Football Club |
AFL Football |
Level 3 |
Meadow Park Soccer Club |
Soccer |
Level 3 |
Roxburgh Park Broadmeadows Cricket |
Cricket |
Level 3 |
Roxburgh Park Football Club |
AFL Football |
Level 3 |
Rupertswood Football Club |
AFL Football |
Level 3 |
Sunbury Cricket Club |
Cricket |
Level 3 |
Sunbury Football Club |
AFL Football |
Level 3 |
Sunbury Kangaroos Football Club |
AFL Football |
Level 3 |
Sunbury Kangaroos Netball Club |
Netball |
Level 3 |
Sunbury Kangaroos Football Club |
AFL Football |
Level 3 |
Sunbury United Rugby League |
Rugby |
Level 3 |
Tullamarine Sporting Club |
AFL Football and Cricket |
Level 3 |
Westmeadows Cricket Cub |
Cricket |
Level 3 |
Westmeadows Football Club |
AFL Football |
Level 3 |
Westmeadows Tennis Club |
Tennis |
For more information on these clubs please contact our Sport and Recreation Team on 9205 2464.
