Around The Grounds
Club Information Newsletter | Issue 3 | June – Sept 14
‘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:
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Key Dates
Good Clean Game Launch
2014/15 Council Budget
Capital Works Update
Club Resource Centre
What’s News?
Club Noticeboard
Upcoming Key Dates
Summer Preseason Allocations Due
Summer Allocation Documentation
Due
Winter Season Initial Pavilion
Inspections
Good Clean Game Seminar
Winter Season Final Pavilion
Inspections
Winter Keys Due Back to Council
Summer Keys Collection Period
22 August
29 August
1 September – 5 September
10 September
22 September
24 September
25 September onwards
Good Clean Game Launch!
Maribyrnong City Council is delighted to announce the launch of the ‘Good Clean Game’ Sports Club Waste Management
Program.
The program will be rolled out across Maribyrnong sports grounds and pavilions this September and will see participating
sports clubs receive garbage and recycling bins as well as weekly kerbside collections, all free of charge.
How the program will benefit your Club:
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Free Council managed waste management services including supply and
collection of allocated bins
Opportunity to recycle within a Club environment
Consistency in kerbside collection dates of garbage and recycling bins
New Sports Club bins that are distinguishable from residential and
commercial bins
Safe bin storage options limiting bin vandalism and theft
Reduction in match day litter and overall improvement of sports ground
aesthetics
Diversion of waste from landfill
Clubs will receive individually tailored Welcome Packs to the program and a ‘Good Clean Game’ Seminar will be held at
Council offices on Wednesday 10 September for more information.
2014/15 Council Budget
Council’s new budget came into effect on July 1.
A summary of the 2014/15 budget allocated for Sport and Leisure related projects can be found below:
Leisure Programs, Strategy and Initiatives
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Sports Development Strategy
Good Clean Game Recycling Program
Sport Participation Small Grants Program
Active Maribyrnong Programming
$40,000
$20,000
$20,000
$40,000
Sports Grounds and Reserves
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Sporting Infrastructure Renewal Program
Irrigation Condition Audit
McIvor Reserve Landscaping Upgrade
Floodlighting Upgrades
Kindersmith Reserve Car park Upgrade
Synthetic Soccer/Multi-Purpose Plan
$130,000
$60,000
$250,000
$80,000
$100,000
$30,000
Sport Pavilions and Leisure Centres
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Kingsville Tennis Club Extension Design
Hanmer Umpires Change room / Extension Design
MAC Gym
Angliss Reserve Pavilion Design And Construction
Footscray Hockey Club Amenities Upgrade Plan
Footscray Park Bowling Club – Ceiling Electrical
Braybrook Community Centre/Sports Pavilion Construction
Kingsville Tennis Club Courts Plan
Maidstone Tennis Club Construction
Maribyrnong Youth Club Pavilion/Grandstand Plan
Pavilion Kitchen Upgrade Plan
Yarraville Soccer Pavilion - Stage 2 Construction
Yarraville Tennis Club Amenities Upgrade
$40,000
$40,000
$200,000
$1.4mil
$10,000
$60,000
$12.5mil
$10,000
$400,000
$40,000
$10,000
$260,000
$210,000
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.
Kindersmith Reserve Pavilion
Extension
Tenant Clubs: Sunshine Football Club and
Sunshine YCW Cricket Club
Status: Completed August 2014
Project Cost: $293,803
Scope: Pavilion extension to incorporate
accessible and inclusive amenities, umpires
room, curators shed, storeroom and bin
storage area.
Above: The Kindersmith Reserve Pavilion Extension showing the storeroom,
Curators shed and umpires room.
Club Resource Centre
The Club Resource Centre will provide your Club with helpful information and links on a range of important
topics that will assist in your Club’s operations.
Grant Information
A list of current grants and helpful web links can be found below for your Club’s reference:
Grant Name
Amount Available
Opens
Closes
Link
Sports Incentive
Program (SIP)
Project Dependant
Now Open
Ongoing
Click Here
Layne Bechley
Aim for the Stars
Scholarship
(Female Only)
$4,000 - $6,000
Now Open
14 November
Maribyrnong City
Council Community
Grants Program
$500 -$10,000
Now Open
30 September
Click Here
$500
Now Open
31 October
Click Here
Local Sporting
Champions
Click Here
What’s News?
Swifts team with Bulldogs
Maribyrnong Swifts Soccer Club teamed with the Western Bulldogs to run a
Girls Only Soccer Clinic on May 17.
The clinic, held at Johnson Reserve in West Footscray, offered the young girls
from the Western Bulldogs CALD Community Women's program an
opportunity to test their soccer skills in a come and try environment.
“They are not often given this kind of opportunity and all of the girls love
soccer. The girls who came had a blast!” Maribyrnong Swifts committee
member Jac Piper told Council.
Yarraville Tennis Club honour 40 year
veteran at Club AGM
Over 50 Club members attended the Yarraville Tennis
Club’s AGM on Sunday 27 July to celebrate Peter
Anderson’s illustrious commitment to the Club. Peter
hung up his accounts after 40 years as the Club’s
Treasurer.
Photo: Maribyrnong Swifts
AFL Multicultural Round (July 18 – 27)
The West Footscray Football Club Juniors were
featured in the AFL multicultural round
advertisement.
Click here to see the advertisement now!
A special presentation was made to Peter with the Club
unveiling a plaque that will be mounted in his honour.
The Club has a proud history of long serving volunteers
with President, Graeme Richardson and Secretary, Ken
Jones (both pictured below with Peter) also
celebrating 27 years and 44 years respectively at the
Club in 2014.
Following the presentation to Peter, the passed two
motions at the meeting which acknowledged the Club’s
founders and the contribution the club has made to the
enjoyment of four generations of members, their
families, friends of the club, opposition competitors
and visitors.
VU Sponsorship Assistance Program
Victoria University (VU) and Maribyrnong sports
clubs have teamed up for a third year to take part
in the Sponsorship Assistance program.
The following Clubs will work with VU students to
create a Club specific sponsorship proposal that the
Clubs will get to keep –
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Photo: Facebook (Tennis Victoria)
Barkly Street United Church Cricket Club
- Melbourne Lions Soccer Club
- North Footscray Football Club
- Footscray Baseball Club
- Yarraville Footscray Bowling Club
Click here for tips on how to create a sponsorship
proposal with a difference.
Maribyrnong City Council is excited to announce that the ‘Spring into Summer series’ will kick off on Monday 20
October, 2014.
The Spring into Summer series, which is part of Council’s Active Maribyrnong Initiative, is a series of FREE 6-week
courses in a range of health and wellbeing areas.
All courses will be delivered in Maribyrnong’s open spaces and are designed to showcase a range of the available
activities within the municipality. Courses will include:
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Yoga
Pilates
‘Wheel women’ cycling program (4 week course)
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Tai Chi
Teen boot camp
Walking group
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Group fitness circuit
All-Girls In2Cricket
Maribyrnong Parkrun
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Parents and bubs
Women’s only yoga
To register for this exciting program or for more information please contact Recreation Participation Officer, Rick
Morris on 9688 0330 or visit the ‘Active Maribyrnong’ website at www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/activemaribyrnong
Club Noticeboard
Club: Footscray Hockey Club
Date: 9 August
Time: 2pm – 5pm
Location: Footscray Hockey Club,
Fogarty Avenue, Yarraville
Event: Pink Day
Cost: Optional gold coin entry at
the gate
Club: Footscray Hockey Club
Date: 23 August
Time: 8pm
Location: Footscray Hockey Club,
Fogarty Avenue, Yarraville
Event: Back to School Party
Cost: Free
Club: Footscray Baseball Club
Date: 4, 11 and 18 October
Time: 9am – 11.00 am
Location: Hanks Reserve,
Hawkhurst Street, Yarraville
Event: T-Ball and Baseball Come
and Try Day & BBQ
Cost: Free
Next Issue: December 2014
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