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to be removed for sport. CFCs and neighbourhood houses have access to families and a significant impact on families in disadvantaged communities and with development and new centres built/being built in the coming 12 month, this presents an opportunity. • Consider climate change. With fluctuating rainfall and increase in temperatures we need modern facilities to cater for these changes, including synthetic fields and green spaces that do not require the same upkeep and watering and, • How can current grant funding such as ‘Improving the Playing Field’ get the conversation started in your community or region? Any approach and mindset requires sensitivity, courage and strategic planning to manage the cultural change that will come. Don’t panic, external support is out there from all layers of Government, from Communities Sport and Recreation, from peak bodies, from state sporting association and importantly, from Clubs Tasmania. technology. Be Connected is an Australia wide initiative empowering all Australians to thrive in a digital world. What is Be Connected? Be Connected has online learning resources and a network of community partners - the Be Connected Network - who offer support so you can develop Clubs Tasmania is a member of that network and together with the broader Be Connected network, is committed to increasing the confidence, skills and online safety of older Australians. We recently received a small grant to deliver a pilot project, with a key focus, to empower participants in using the internet and everyday technology. The aim of the training is to build confidence uding digital tools, learn about which digital tools can help reduce the workload on volunteers who are operating and administrating clubs’ operations. your digital skills and confidence. How can Clubs Tasmania help?
CLUBS TASMANIA AndrewMoore
Educational transformation that was achieved in Hobart’s northern suburbs and in Burnie during the last 10 years, was done so on the back of the notion of ‘better’, new schools are better for students, better for teachers, better for families and better for the community. Let’s apply the same thinking to the community club sector with sporting hubs and precincts that meet the needs of population
Sporting hubs and precincts T he shut-down of community sport fromMarch onwards has had a profound impact on the community club sector. We know that community clubs play a significant role in keeping our communities connected, so the recent ‘return to play’ for most sports and clubs is just what participants and volunteers needed. While the return to sporting activity does not mean the crisis is over, community sports clubs face multiple challenges in the months ahead, including reduced revenues, increased costs and the Government ceiling of a 500 crowd limit, is making it hard for some sports to deliver competitions All this combines to put many club’s and peak bodies, financial sustainability under threat. However, there are some good news stories emerging, thanks to some courage and a shift in mindset. Ian Smith from Eastern Shore Croquet and Peter Brooks from Rosny Park Bowls and RSL club In late 2019, Rosny Park Bowls Club forecast a decline in participants and volunteers, putting them under increased pressure. At the same time, Eastern Shore Croquet Club identified the need for a four lawn, grass facility to cater for increased demand and the capacity to host national and international events, which their current site could not meet and Clarence RSL wanted some surety around a long term home. Clubs Tasmania engaged with each club, using the Harwood Institute’s community conversation model to listen to each clubs story, profile the needs of each group and then consult with Clarence Council around what might be possible in the ‘new normal’. The outcome is a shared commitment to develop a sporting precinct on the current Rosny Park Bowls clubs site. ‘The challenge required stakeholders, local government, peak bodies and community clubs to work together. From initial conversations with Clubs Tasmania, our club quickly released that a shared facility would decrease duplication, increase our volunteer base and critically improve the club’s
viability and sustainability. Andrew helped open our eyes to the possibilities that existed and led with respect and integrity throughout the process’ Peter Brooks from Rosny Park Bowls said. There was a window with the Clarence City Heart project and COVID 19 Government funding that provided the stimulus to bring this project to life, catapulting the idea and subsequently, each club into upgraded, modern, fit for purpose community spaces and the development of sporting hub that will deliver increased participation, better economies of scale and a sustainable future that allows communities to connect so they can continue to grow’ Ian Smith from Eastern Shore Croquet Club said ‘How exciting to bring three clubs together into a community sporting precinct, in the middle of the city. This will result in increased participation, greater community connection. Our members are thrilled!’ The take home message for community clubs is this. While we are mere custodians of our community, we only have the keys to the buildings, let’s think about what we are handing over to the millennial generation? So Tasmania, think big. Committees, start to brainstorm, dream, collaborate and think outside your club and sport context. Why not consider one of the following: • Set up a meeting with local schools and the Department of Education to audit existing sites and consider co-designed models and shared facility management • If your club is located in population growth corridors of, Brighton, Glenorchy, Hobart, Huon Valley, Kingborough, Latrobe, Launceston, Sorell and West Tamar, invite a conversation with local government to plan facilities to cater for 2030 • Contact your peak body and inquire if they have conducted a facilities audit? • Talk to your local Child Family Centre or Neighbourhood House. To increase physical activity access barriers need
growth participation trends. Tasmania, we can do this!
BECONNECTED – Improving digital literacy for older Australians Be Connected is an Australian Government initiative aimed at increasing the confidence, skills and online safety for those Australians, aged 50 in using digital
With digital skills, volunteers are able to complete jobs more effectively and efficiently. Burnie - Tuesday October 13 Launceston - Wednesday October 14 Hobart - Thursday October 15 Please reach out Clubs Tasmania Project Manager Andrew Moore on 1300 125 827 or E: andrew@tha. asn.au to register your interest by Wednesday 29 July
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