CLUBS TASMANIA UPDATE
Andrew Moore - Clubs Tasmania Project Manager
LJFC find new home for old kit
Latrobe and Port Sorell community clubs forum Community clubs from across the Latrobe and Port Sorell area came together for a Clubs Tasmania forum in July, hosted by the Wesley Vale Football Club. It was great to have representatives from local lawn bowls, surf lifesaving, cricket, football, rugby, equestrian, cycling, woodchopping, roller derby and in line skating clubs to hear from guest speakers across several areas to help clubs operate more sustainably and efficiently including; • Transitioning to cashless banking • Upskilling volunteers and staff with the THA Great Customer Experience Program • Coaching and coach training • Government assistance grants and support available
Growth, partipcularly in female participation, in Tasmania ignited a plan to align the junior Lindisfarne teams with the SFL, SFLW and Masters Teams to play in the same jumper across the club’s 16 teams. Volunteer fundraising efforts, grants accessed through Clubs Tasmania and generous sponsorship from Nu Jet, Banjos and Signrite raised the $25,000 needed to purchase new jumpers for the ‘Two Blues’ teams. The move has united the club, but left 400 kids playing jumpers, still in reasonable condition, lying dormant in the change rooms. The LJFC committee hatched a plan to rehome the old jumpers, reaching out to AFL Cairns to identify remote Aboriginal communities in far north Queensland that could benefit from the donation. Tasmanian expats Ricky Hanlon, Chris Ransom and Kain Richter from AFL Cairns were delighted to facilitate the donation to kids in Hammond Island and Aurukun, in far North Queensland with local Cambridge business Total Freight Solutions arranging freight to get them to the kids! Lindisfarne Junior Football Club’s former ‘Lightening’ strip is now striking across fields in junior Northern Queensland leagues.
Well done to all involved in this fantastic initiative! Contact LJFC if you’d like to find out more.
OR contact Clubs Tasmania to discuss how we may be able to support your club’s charitable ideas and projects.
The representatives also enjoyed a panel with Tasmanian sporting legends and passionate north west coasters, David Foster and Michael Wilson who discussed the challenges and barriers around clubs viability and success.
To find out more about how Clubs Tasmania can assist your community or sports clubs, or RSL contact Project Manager AndrewMoore - andrew@tha.asn.au | 1300 125 827
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