SPORTS WITHOUT BORDERS CONFERENCE 2012
Friday, 15 June 2012 - Melbourne, Australia
Sport for all, from the ground up The essential conference for every grassroots sporting group, sports administrators, coaches, players and volunteers, and community and local government leaders
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Australians love our sports. We love the thrill of the competition, the warm glow of fellowship, the joys that come with being on the team and getting the heart pumping. But not everyone gets a fair go in Australian sports today. Many people still struggle to find their place on the team. As a result, everybody loses. Sport is a major trigger for promoting social inclusion and social cohesion. For the individual, sport helps develop valuable life skills – leadership, co-operation, discipline, respect and tolerance - as well as a sense of belonging, shared experiences and lifelong friendships. For our society, it provides some of the glue that binds us, pulling us together and reaching out to groups facing exclusion or discrimination. It’s important, and we’ve got to get it right. This conference will lay out the facts, and help us discover the solutions to creating more inclusive, more successful modern community sports clubs.
Key takeaways: • Learn the latest methods in recruitment and retention of players and volunteers • Get tips on how to make your club more welcoming to women, people with disabilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and Indigenous Australians • Learn how to broker partnerships and linkages that will help take your club from ordinary to extraordinary • Learn the latest and greatest methods for marketing of your club • Get the hottest tips on how to get more grants and more fundraising dollars through the door
Why should I attend? The 2012 Sports Without Borders Conference will bring together sportspeople, sports club officials and volunteers, as well as government (including local government) workers, peak bodies and sports administrators to learn the facts, hear the stories, and learn about best practice sports solutions. If you work in, work for, play, administer, umpire, coach, or care about sports and communities, this conference is the Grand Final. Book early and get a seat behind the goalposts. The Speakers
JAMES DEMETRIOU PHIL RUTHVEN James is co-founder (with his son Tom) and Phil is the founder and Chair of IBISWorld, an Executive Chair of Sports Without Borders, a international corporation providing online business not-for-profit organisation that provides support information, forecasting and strategic services. for young people from migrant and refugee Its website (www.ibisworld.com) is rated as one backgrounds who are involved or want to get of the most sophisticated and powerful industry involved in sport. A highly experienced senior and marketing websites in the world today. Phil is executive and educator/academic, James has a director of several companies, advisory boards worked extensively in the corporate, educational and charitable organisations, and a regular media and not-for-profit sectors. He was a former senior contributor. He is considered the nation's most player (1975-1976) and Director (1996-1997) of the respected strategist and futurist on business, social Essendon Football Club. and economic matters.
RON MURRAY SUSAN CROW Ron is an internationally renowned didgeridoo Susan is General Manager of Community at soloist, having performed around Australia and the Melbourne Heart Football Club, where she internationally. A Wamba Wamba man (around the oversees a variety of innovative and inclusive Swan Hill area), Ron grew up near Balranald, NSW, programs. Her other roles have included Executive surrounded by Indigenous sacred country and sites. Director of Women’s Cricket Australia and CEO These days he is a cultural educator, storyteller, of both Softball Australia and Netball Australia. wood sculptor and didgeridoo maker who regularly An advocate for opportunities for women and gives presentations on Indigenous issues in the girls in sport, Susan is a VicHealth board member areas of employment, history, the environment, and the first female appointed to the AFL’s Game justice and cultural heritage. Development department.
SENATOR THE HON. KATE LUNDY CLEM RODNEY Senator Kate Lundy is the Federal Minister for Clem is State Coordinator of the Western Australian Sport and Multicultural Affairs. She has previously Department of Sport and Recreation’s Indigenous served as both Parliamentary Secretary to the Sport Program. A Nyoongar man from the south- Prime Minister and Parliamentary Secretary for west of Western Australia, Clem is also Chair of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. Prior to the the Yirra Yaakin Aboriginal Theatre company, is 2010 election, Senator Lundy was Chair of the Joint involved in several community sports organisations, Standing Committee for the National Capital and and works to preserve the Nyoongar language and External Territories, a long-standing member of the cultural protocols. His passion for social justice saw Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts him join with other Nyoongar men in developing a Committee, and sat on the Advisory Council of the program to reduce the contact of Aboriginal youth National Archive of Australia. with the justice system. The Speakers
THE HON. HUGH DELAHUNTY MP ATHALIA ZWARTZ Hugh Delahunty is the Member for Lowan and Athalia is the Community and Sports Manager at Victorian Minister for Sport and Recreation and Sports Without Borders. She has a BA with Honours Minister for Veterans Affairs. He’s had a long-time from the University of Melbourne, where she involvement in community organisations and majored in Islamic Studies and History, and her sport, having played senior football with Essendon work at the Centre for Multicultural Youth involved before success as a player and coach in regional key roles in youth leadership and mentoring Victorian leagues. He was Councillor and Mayor programs. Athalia also served as a project for the former Horsham City Council, Chairman of coordinator and researcher with the Australian Commissioners of Mildura Rural City and Mayor Multicultural Foundation, and she has served on a and Councillor of the Horsham Rural City Council. range of local and state government committees.
PAUL KENNEDY FRANCIS LEACH Paul is a senior television journalist, with 15 years Francis is a broadcaster with a unique history. news reporting experience. He is the national Currently the presenter of ABC Grandstand sports presenter on ABC News Breakfast, presents Breakfast on the national broadcaster’s new sports news through the morning on ABC News digital radio sports station, Francis is also part of 24, and hosts ABC Contact Sport. Paul has covered Grandstand’s live sports commentary team, calling some of the biggest stories in Australia for AFL and A League games, as well as Socceroos networks Ten, Nine and the ABC. A former state matches. For five years, he co-hosted the popular league footballer, his coverage of the issue of drugs Run Home drive program on Melbourne sports talk in sport has been a career highlight. station 1116 SEN, and before that spent 13 years at national youth radio network Triple J. PATRICK MORIARTY Patrick is Our Community’s Director of Training and ANNA-LOUISE KASSULKE Development, and led the formation of the Australian Anna-Louise has been involved in sport and Institute of Community Practice and Governance recreation for people with a disability for 25 years. (AICPG). The AICPG helps community groups gain Currently the Service Manager of Gold Coast knowledge, support and advice in board operations, Recreation and Sport Inc., she has been involved funding, risk management, strategic planning and as a volunteer with Special Olympics for 25 years, a marketing. He is a community sector governance position that has seen her travel to many cities and specialist, serving on a number of community boards. countries around the world with representative teams, initially in a coaching capacity and, over BRETT DE HOEDT more recent years, managing teams. Anna-Louise is currently on the board of Special Brett is a media trainer and the founder of Olympics Australia. Hootville Communications, a PR agency that serves not-for-profit clients. Before starting Hootville, Brett worked as a print journalist, talk radio host and publicist with media organisations including Truth, New Idea, Channel 7, ABC TV and radio, and radio 3AK. Brett is a true believer in community causes, community organisations, and the people who choose to support them. Sports Without Borders Conference Program 2012
FRIDAY 15 June 2012
8.00-9.30am REGISTRATION OPENS ›Morning Facilitator: PAUL KENNEDY, Host of ABC Contact Sport and ABC News Breakfast 9.30-10.00 Welcome JAMES DEMETRIOU, Executive Chair, Sports Without Borders Acknowledgement of Country RON MURRAY, Didgeridoo soloist, cultural educator & storyteller Opening Remarks SENATOR THE HON KATE LUNDY, Minister for Sport, Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation Hear about our aims and aspirations for this conference, participate in the acknowledgement of country and hear what the Federal Government has on it sports and multicultural affairs agenda. 10.00-10.45 State of the Nation: Getting in behind the facts and stats PHIL RUTHVEN, Founder and Chair, IBIS World And with a Q&A facilitated by PAUL KENNEDY, National sports presenter, ABC News Breakfast When it comes to participation in our sports clubs, the landscape has shifted. In towns and cities across the nation, people are changing how they interact with sports clubs, as both volunteers and participants. In this interactive session, you’ll learn the key demographic trends that are shaping and reshaping our communities – and what your club needs to do to stay on top of them.
10.45-11.15 MORNING TEA & NETWORKING 11.00-12.15 Leaping the Hurdles: Three best-practice inclusion case studies (1) Indigenous Participation: CLEM RODNEY, State Coordinator, Indigenous Sport Program, Department of Sport and Recreation, Western Australia (2) Participation of Women and Girls: SUSAN CROW, General Manager Community, Melbourne Heart Football Club (3) All Abilities Participation: ANNA-LOUISE KASSULKE, Service Manager, Gold Coast Recreation and Sport Inc Facilitated by PAUL KENNEDY, Host of ABC Contact Sport and ABC News Breakfast Our panellists uncover the key issues that are preventing participation and inclusion in grassroots sports clubs today, offering up practical solutions that can be implemented by any sports club keen to lift its performance. In this interactive session, you will have the opportunity to ask questions and contribute your own expertise. f Sports Without Borders Conference Program 2012
FRIDAY 15 June 2012 continued...
12.00-1.00 LUNCH Hosted by THE HON HUGH DELAHUNTY MP, Victorian Minister for Sport and Recreation 1.00-2.00 Get the Knowledge: Best Practice Workshops Concurrent Get the hottest tips on how to power ahead with more money, members and skills. sessions - choose two (1) Show Me the Money: Getting more grants and money for your club to attend PATRICK MORIARTY, Director, Training and Development, Our Community (2) Get More Members: How to market yourself better to improve your image and appeal BRETT DE HOEDT, Founder and Mayor, Hootville (3) Linking Up: How to get and manage linkages and partnerships A best practice case study for CALD communities ATHALIA ZWARTZ, Community and Sports Manager, Sports Without Borders 2.00-2.30 AFTERNOON TEA 2.30-3.30 Get the Knowledge: Best Practice Workshops Attend your second session 3.30-3.35 Quick Break Have a stretch
3.35-4.30 A Sporting Life: The role of sport in creating ompassionatec and vibrant communities FRANCIS LEACH, Host, ABC Grandstand Breakfast And with a Q&A facilitated by BRETT DE HOEDT, Founder and Mayor, Hootville When they’re at their best, there’s no more potent a force in building vibrant, compassionate communities than an amateur sports club. Hear one of Australia’s most prominent sports lovers as he paints a picture of what our world could look like if all our sports clubs swung open their doors and embraced difference.
4.30 CLOSE About Us
Sports Without Borders is a national not-for-profit organisation, auspiced by the Australian Multicultural Foundation (AMF) and dedicated to providing support for young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds who are involved in or want to get involved in sport. Sport has played a vital role in multicultural Australia, empowering many newly arrived Australians to develop an identity and sense of active belonging. Sports Without Borders fosters this process by providing funding and services to young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. The Sports Without Borders Foundation aims to foster accessible, multilingual resources and services, (more) funding pathways, direct financial support, training/mentorship programs and sponsorship contacts to refugee and migrant communities by: · Developing an understanding of the particular barriers to participation in sport experienced by refugee youth in Australian society; · Developing and implementing innovative platforms and initiatives to help overcome those barriers by highlighting the messages and opportunities arising through sport; · Developing linkages, associations and agreements with public, private and community organisations and funding bodies to increase support for these objectives; · Raising community awareness of issues relevant to the activities of the Foundation; · Facilitate peace building and humanitarian initiatives; · Pursuing associated educational and research activities and opportunities; · Providing support for and opportunities to students and academics studying and working in fields conducive to the attainment of these objectives. · Creating, publishing and disseminating information in connection with these objectives; · Soliciting grants, donations, gifts and bequests to the Foundation for the purpose of achieving the objectives.
Our Community is a world-leading social enterprise that provides advice, tools and training for Australia’s 600,000 community groups and schools, and practical linkages between the community sector and the general public, business and government. Our ourmajorcommunity offerings include:.com.au 1. www.ourcommunity.com.au – Australia’s most useful website (comprising the online Knowledge Centres) and publishing house – accelerating the impact of Australia’s 600,000 community organisations and schools 2. GiveNow.com.au – helping individuals and businesses give more, give smarter, give better, Give Now! 3. Institute for Community Directors Australia – practical and accessible certificated training and community sector conferences delivered locally through our training institute 4. Australian Institute of Grants Management – the unique suite of grants management services, including the groundbreaking online grants management system, SmartyGrants Conference Info
› Venue: Moonee Valley Racing Club, Members Gate 1, McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds VIC. Date: › Friday 15 June 2012
Price: › $278 (GST inclusive)
Parking and Public Transport: › CAR: Melway Ref: 29A7; free all-day parking available at venue TRAM: Route #59 Airport West-City; Catch the tram from anywhere on Elizabeth St in the city & get off at Stop 33 (Moonee Ponds Junction). Walk down Dean St, turn left into McPherson St; enter at Members Gate 1 TRAIN: Catch a Broadmeadows/Craigieburn Line train from any City Loop station & get off at Moonee Ponds Station. Walk down Puckle St (becomes Dean St) through shopping strip & turn left at McPherson St; enter at Members Gate 1. Contact Viclink for info on timetables, ticket prices and maps www.viclink.com.au. Phone 131 638
Inclusions: › Registration cost includes lunch and refreshments. Price includes GST.
Commitment to Access & Equity: › The organisers and supporters of this conference are committed to access and equity and as much as possible will be done to meet the needs of all delegates. Please contact Alan Matic if you require special assistance – phone (03) 9320 6805 or email [email protected]. In order to ensure that all needs can be met, please note that we require six weeks’ notice for most special needs requests.
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