Around The Grounds
Club Information Newsletter | Issue 5 |Feb 15 - April 15
‘Around the Grounds’ is Maribyrnong City Council’s Sports Club Information Newsletter.
Released quarterly, ‘Around the Grounds’ will provide your Club with the latest information on all Sports Club related
issues, Council Projects and Club Development Opportunities.
In this Issue:
- Upcoming Key Dates
- Good Clean Game Update
- Inside the Braybrook
Community Hub
- Capital Works Update
- Club Resource Centre
- What’s News?
- Congratulations
- MAC Update
- Club Noticeboard
Upcoming Key Dates
Event
Winter Good Clean Game Competitions
Commence
Active Maribyrnong Grants Close
Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday
– Council Offices Closed
Date
18 May
1 June
8 June
REMINDER: Contacting Council Out of Hours
Council’s out of office number is 9688 0200.
Use this number for all urgent maintenance requests, access issues
or to report break-ins on weekends, public holidays and after 5pm
on weekdays.
Good Clean Game Update
The first season of the ‘Good Clean Game’ program was completed in March with a successful round of competitions
for the participating summer tenants.
We are pleased to announce that a total of $2,700 worth of prizes have been awarded throughout the program
thus far and would like to congratulate the following major prize winners from the summer round of
competitions:
Good Clean Club Competition (Based on adherence to program requirements)
1st Place: Footscray Baseball Club (McIvor Reserve) - $500 Voucher
2nd Place: Sunshine YCW Cricket Club (Kindersmith Reserve) - $200 Voucher
3rd Place: Footscray ANA Cricket Club and Kingsville Baptist Cricket Club
(Angliss Reserve) – $100 Voucher
Recycling Quiz (Drawn at random) - Bruce Kay (Sunshine Druids CC) – $300
Voucher
Competitions will be launched to all participating Winter Clubs from 25 May and all leased Clubs will be invited to join the
program shortly.
A complete list of all prize winners will be available on the Good Clean Game Webpage shortly.
Inside the Braybrook Community Hub
One of Council’s largest projects, Braybrook Community Hub, was completed in March 2015.
Now home to various community groups and services, we take a look at what the new hub will offer City of
Maribyrnong Residents:
Project Summary
Tenant Clubs: Maribyrnong Greens SC, Braybrook Royale
Soccer Club, Future home of Women’s Cricket Hub
Status: Completed – March 2015
Project Cost: $12.5 million
Above: Braybrook Community Hub External Facade
Scope of Works
Complete building redevelopment including the
construction of:
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New sports pavilion
Braybrook’s first library
Various meeting rooms
A community hall
Men’s Shed facilities
Community garden
Early years centre
Community centre
Public Artworks
Above: Inside Braybrook’s First Public Library
Service Summary
Above: Brand New Sports Pavilion
For all opening hours and additional information
on the Braybrook Community Hub please visit:
http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/braycomm
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Sports Clubs
Sports Equipment Library
Braybrook Men’s Shed Programming
Children’s Programs
Youth Activities
Craft
Community Garden
Perm culture Playgroup
Language and Learning Programs
Co-health Health Services
Maternal Child Health Centre
Health and Wellbeing Programs
Computer Classes
Computer and Internet Access
Hall and rooms for hire
Capital Works Update
Council undertakes a number of Capital Works projects each year, from a range of small capital projects such as
the installation of goal posts to large pavilion refurbishments.
Councillor Initiative: Hansen Reserve Coaches Box
Replacement
Tenant Clubs: North Footscray Football
Club and Yarraville Club Cricket Club
Status: Completed – March 2015
Project Cost: $17,340
Scope: Disposal of existing coaches’
box and installation of two new
coaches boxes on concrete slabs.
Before
After
Rosamond Bowling Club Fence Upgrade
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Tenant Club: Rosamond Bowling Club
Status: Completed – March 2015
Project Cost: $15,000
Scope: Removal and disposal of wooden
fence and installation of new chain mesh
fence.
Before
Central Control Irrigation System
Installation
Tenant Clubs: Various - 10 sites
across municipality.
Status: In Progress
Project Cost: $120,000
Scope: Installation of central control
system that will control irrigation
across sports grounds. This will
improve the reliability, efficiency
and sustainability of irrigation
systems.
After
Goal Post Renewal Program
Tenant Club: Various
Status: Completed – April 2015
Project Cost: $58,450
Scope: Goal Post upgrade at 9
sporting reserves including Pennell
Reserve, Shorten Reserve, Hansen
Reserve, Kindersmith Reserve,
Skinner Reserve, Dobson Reserve,
Henry Turner North Reserve,
Yarraville Oval and McIvor Reserve.
Dobson Reserve Floodlight
Upgrade
Tenant Club: Melbourne Knights
Soccer Club
Status: Commencing May 2015
Project Cost: $107,000 (inclusive of
Club contribution)
Scope: Installation of two new
floodlight towers and upgrade of
current light fittings to reach
minimum of 100 lux lighting level.
Club Resource Centre
Show
the Money:
Information
The Clubme
Resource
Centre willGrant
provide your
Club with helpful information and links on a range of important
topics that will assist in your Club’s operations.
Launch of the Active Maribyrnong Grants Program!
The Active Maribyrnong Grants program is now open!
The program will provide 75% of junior membership fees (up to $200) to any junior participant who meets the
following criteria;
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Be 6–18 years of age
Want to play or be playing at a sports club within
Maribyrnong
And:
1.
Hold a family Health Care or Pension Card
Or
2.
Be a new junior female member of a sports club
within Maribyrnong
Please remember to return you Sports Club Registration Form to Council as soon as possible otherwise your club will
be ineligible to receive grant applicants.
For more information on the Active Maribyrnong Grants Program please visit www.activemaribyrnong.com.au or
contact Recreation Participation Officer, Rick Morris on 9688 0330.
Additional Grant Information
A list of current grants and helpful web links can be found below for your Club’s reference:
Grant Name
ANZ Netball Nation
Grants
Events Assistance
Grants
Amount Available
Opens
Closes
Link
Category Dependant
Now Open
Category Dependant
Click Here
Up to $20,000
Now Open
28 February
Click Here
Education and Training Opportunities
Creating Great Club Sponsorships Seminar
This session introduces attendees to the fundamentals of effective sponsorship packages and will demonstrate
how to create a sponsorship proposal for just about every different type of business.
For more information or to register your Club’s attendance please click here.
What’s News?
Maribyrnong wins at Parks and Leisure Australia (Vic/Tas) 2015 Awards of
Excellence
Council’s Recreation Team has won the Inclusive and Connected
Communities Award at the Parks and Leisure Australia (Vic/Tas)
Awards of Excellence.
This was a hotly contested category with entrants from
Moreland, Maroondah, Warrnambool and Wyndham City
Councils.
Our winning entry was for the ‘Maribyrnong/Moonee Valley
Community Cricket Cup Event’ held earlier this year at McIvor
Reserve.
Maribyrnong partnered with Moonee Valley City Council and a number of community partners to run the event that
attracted over 500 participants.
Our entry will now automatically be submitted into the Parks and Leisure Australia National Awards being held in
Sydney this October.
Cricket Under Lights –
A Footscray ANA First
Hard work pays off for
Druids!
Footscray ANA Cricket Club held a Family Day with a
twist at Angliss Reserve on March 1.
The Club put together an intra-club tournament
which featured 6 teams of 7 players a side.
Each team played 6 overs per innings and 2 round
robin games each before a Club first took place with a
Grand Final played under lights – even using zing bails
that light up when struck.
The day was extremely successful for the Club and
enjoyed by all in attendance!
Photo: Sunshine Druids
Sunshine Druid’s junior program has gathered
momentum with the Club fielding an u11 team
(pictured above) again this past season.
The team, which is based at Shorten Reserve and
plays matches at nearby Footscray West Primary
School, has come together over the past two
seasons as part of the Clubs growing focus on
their junior program.
The Club looks forward to continuing their
success in 2015/16 with a new U13’s team and
growth in their Milo In2 Cricket Program.
Photo: Footscray ANA Cricket Club (Facebook)
What’s News? (Cont.)
Travis Dean signs with Victorian Bushrangers
Footscray Edgewater Cricket Club’s number 3 batsman Travis Dean has
signed a 2 year deal with the Victorian Bushrangers!
The 23 year olds signing comes after a stellar 2014/15 season with
Footscray Edgewater in which he:
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Scored 732 runs at an average of 66
Was awarded the Club Champion Award for 2014/15
Was selected in the Bartercard Premier Team of the Year
2014/15
Finished in third place in Cricket Victoria’s Jack Ryder Medal
count
Click here to view Travis Dean’s Victorian Bushrangers profile.
Photo: Footscray Edgewater Cricket Club
Does your Club have a healthy Club Culture?
The Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) has launched a new advertising campaign that encourages parents to consider
what habits their children are learning at their sports club. The campaign uses powerful imagery of kids mimicking
behaviours observed around their club and encourages parents to choose a club involved in the Good Sports
program.
Click here to watch the ad now!
Congratulations…
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Footscray Baseball Club - U12 Boys Premiers
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Kingsville Baptist Cricket Club - VTCA West B1 Premiers
(Pictured Right)
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Yarraville Cricket Club
VSDCA North/West 3rd XI Premiers
WRJCA – Under 17A Runners Up
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Yarraville Club Cricket Club
VTCA Senior Division Premiers
VTCA Senior Seconds Division Runners Up
WRJCA 15 A Runners Up
WRJCA 15B Premiers
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Seddon Cricket Club - WRJCA 13 A Premiers
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Footscray ANA Cricket Club - WRJCA Under 17B Runners
Up
Above: Kingsville Baptist Cricket Club celebrate their premiership win
(Photo: Facebook)
Club Noticeboard
Event: Smartline Ladies Day - A Fundraiser for Sissy
Keenan
Event Description: Proceeds from this event will go to
Sissy Keenan’s family to help support them throughout
her cancer battle. For more information on Sissy’s
battle or to donate please click here.
Club: Sunshine Football Club
Date: Saturday, 16 May 2015
Time: 1pm – 5pm
Location: Kindersmith Reserve, Lily Street, Braybrook
Cost: $25
Event: Ladies Day
Event Description: Featuring Catered Lunch, Candy
Stand, Door Prizes, Raffles and much more!
Club: West Footscray Football Club
Date: Saturday 9 May, 2015
Time: 1pm – 5pm
Location: Shorten Reserve, Essex Street, West
Footscray
Cost: $35
Gender Equity Survey
Council’s Gender Equity team are currently conducting a survey on Women and Physical Activity.
The survey aims to gain a greater understanding of the needs, wants and barriers of women in relation to
physical activity.
To share your thoughts on this important topic please click here.
Maribyrnong Aquatic Centre (MAC) Update
Maribyrnong Aquatic Centre (MAC) are currently offering new members the
exclusive offer of ‘$30 for 30 Days’.
New members who redeem this offer will receive an ultimate membership
(excluding locker) and have access to all MAC facilities including:
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Gym
Ongoing Fitness Assessments and Training Programs,
Group Exercise Sessions,
Warm Water Exercise Pool and Lap Pool,
Spa / Sauna / Steam room
For more information or to join now, please contact the friendly team at MAC
on 9032 4100.
Next Issue: July 2015
If you would like to include details of your Club’s next fundraising function, AGM or Club Specific Achievements/Events
in the next issue of ‘Around the Grounds’ or would like to nominate a member of your Club to have the spotlight turned
on them, please forward all relevant materials to the Community Recreation Officer, Stephanie Ristevska at
stephanie.ristevska@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au