AFL Victoria, Aquatics and Recreation Victoria, Ararat Rural City Council, Archery Victoria,
Athletics Victoria, ACHPER Victorian Branch, Australian Drug Foundation, Australian
Paralympic Committee, Australian Pencak Silat Federation, Australian/Victorian Biathlon
Association, Badminton Victoria, Ballarat City Council, Banyule City Council, Baseball Victoria,
Basketball Victoria, Bass Coast Shire Council, Baw Baw Shire Council, Bayside City Council,
Bendigo Bank Academy of Sport, BMX Victoria, Boroondara City Council, Bowls Victoria,
Buloke Shire Council, Bushwalking Victoria, Calisthenics Victoria, Campaspe Shire Council,
Canoeing Victoria, Cardinia Shire Council, Central Goldfields Shire Council, City of Casey, City
of Greater Bendigo, City of Greater Dandenong, City of Kingston, City of Melbourne, City of
Port Phillip, City of Stonnington, City of Whitehorse, City of Whittlesea, City of Wodonga, City
of Yarra, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport, Corangamite Shire Council, Cricket Victoria,
Croquet Victoria, Cycling Victoria, DanceSport Victoria, Darebin City Council, Deaf Sports
Recreation Victoria, Deakin University – School of Marketing and Management, Disability
Sport and Recreation, Disability Sports Victoria (VDSAC), Diving Victoria, Dragon Boat Victoria,
East Gippsland Shire Council, Eastern Football League, Eastern Recreation Leisure Services,
Equestrian Federation of Australia (Victoria), Football Federation Victoria, Frankston City
Council, Gannawarra Shire Council, GippSport, Girls Sport Victoria, Glen Eira City Council,
Golden Plains Shire Council Golf Victoria, Gordon Institute of TAFE, Greater Geelong City
Council, Greater Shepparton City Council, Gymnastics Victoria, Hockey Victoria, Hume
City Council, Ice Sports Victoria, Indoor Sports Victoria, Knox City Council, La Trobe
City Council, La Trobe University Sports, Lacrosse Victoria, Leisure Networks,
Life Saving Victoria, Macedon Ranges Shire
Council, Mallee Sports Assembly,
Maribyrnong City Council,
Maroondah City Council, Masters Swimming Victoria, Melbourne University Sport, Melton
City Council, Mildura Rural City Council, Mitchell Shire Council, Monash City Council,
Monash University, Moorabool Shire Council, Moreland City Council, Mornington Peninsula
Shire, Motorcycling Victoria, Moyne Shire Council, Netball Victoria, Nillumbik Shire Council,
Northern Grampians Shire Council, Orienteering Victoria, Pony Club Association of Victoria,
Pool Victoria, Rowing Victoria, School Sport Victoria, Shire of Yarra Ranges, Skate Victoria,
Softball Victoria, South West Sport, Special Olympics Victoria, Sports Central, Sports Focus,
Sports Turf Association (Victoria), Sports Without Borders, Squash and Racquetball Victoria,
Surfing Victoria, Swan Hill Rural City Council, Swimming Victoria, Table Tennis Victoria,
Taekwondo Victoria, Target Rifle Victoria, Tennis Victoria, The Centre (CARN), Touch Victoria,
Triathlon Victoria, Ultimate Victoria, Valley Sport, VICSRAPID, Victoria University, Victoria
University Sport, Victorian, Amateur Football Association, Victorian Amateur Judo Union,
Victorian Amateur Pistol Association, Victorian Baton Twirling Association, Victorian Billiards
& Snooker Association & Affiliates, Victorian Parachute Council, Victorian Police Amateur Sport
and Welfare Society, Victorian Regional Academies of Sport, Victorian Rogaining Association,
Victorian Rugby League, Victorian Rugby Union, Victorian Snowsports Association, Victorian
Speedway Council, Victorian Synchronised Swimming, Victorian Tenpin Bowling Association,
Victorian Water Ski Association, Victorian Weightlifting Association, Volleyball Victoria,
Warrnambool City Council, Water Polo Victoria, Wimmera Regional Sports Assembly, Woodend
Hanging Rock Petanque Club, Wyndham City Council, Yachting Victoria
ANNUAL REPORT 2014 –15
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VICSPORT
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
3.
Chairman’s & Chief Executive Officer’s Report
4.
Strategic Overview
5.
Vicsport’s People
6.
The Year in Review – Operations
6.
The Year in Review – Industry Development
8.
The Year in Review – Organisation Development
10.
The Year in Review – People Development
11.
The Year in Review – 2014 Victorian
Sport Awards
13.
Vicsport Members
GLOSSARY
SSA State Sporting Association
RSA Regional Sports Assembly
LGA Local Government Authority
SRV Sport and Recreation Victoria
CEO Chief Executive Officer
SSV School Sport Victoria
ASC Australian Sports Commission
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ANNUAL REPORT 2014 –15
CHAIRMAN’S &
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER’S REPORT
Vicsport’s strategic plan ‘Vicsport 2014–16' is providing a clear direction
for the organisation and the changes are becoming evident. New branding
and an updated website are visible signs of the change, and behind the
scenes the organisation has been transformed with a new staffing structure,
improved monitoring and evaluation systems, a number of commercial
initiatives and a renewed focus on delivering outcomes for member
organisations, individual professional administrators, key volunteers
and of course for the industry as a whole.
The past year to 30 June 2015 has been a year
of transformation in many ways for Vicsport.
It has been a year of significant work in delivering
the initiatives featured in the Strategic Plan and
further consolidating Vicsport’s role as the peak
organisation for the promotion, development
of and support of sport and active recreation in
Victoria. Vicsport is driven to deliver and provide
programs, support and services of the highest
quality to its members and stakeholders.
The purpose and desired outcomes as set out
in the Vicsport Strategic Plan have provided the
Board and staff with a clear and strong direction
for the future. Throughout 2014/15 the Strategic
Plan provided the reference point for decision
making, funding submissions, policy development
and operational activities. As with many sporting
organisations, generating the necessary funds
to represent and support members remains
challenging but Vicsport now has a solid
framework in place to guide its work.
State Sporting Associations, Regional Sports
Assemblies and Local Government Authorities
have continued to be Vicsport’s major focus
of work, and a membership benefits review
was undertaken in 2014. Services continuing
to be provided to members include strategic
advice, advocacy, change management
services, policy support, education and
capacity building initiatives.
The Vicsport Professionals Network (VPN),
a brand new initiative for individual membership,
was launched in November 2014. The concept
to enable sports administrators to have more
(and more enjoyable) opportunities to collaborate,
network and access professional development has
certainly been welcomed. The VPN activities and
benefits will be expanded upon in 2015/16 and we
look forward to sports administrators supporting
and benefitting from this invaluable resource.
Consultation has also continued to be a
major focus of Vicsport to inform its industry
representation and advocacy initiatives. Member
engagement occurred via forums, workshops,
one-on-one meetings, an LGA Forum, the CEO
Retreat and monthly President’s Breakfasts.
The Victorian State Government’s continued
support has allowed Vicsport to deliver services
and programs to the key individual administrators
(both paid and voluntary) to State Sporting
Associations and Regional Sports Assemblies, and
to the Industry as a whole. Vicsport acknowledges
The Honourable John Eren MP, Minister for Sport,
for his direct support and Sport and Recreation
Victoria as part of the Department of Health and
Human Services. Thanks also go to Susan George,
Bernadette King, Luke Mason and all the staff at
SRV for their knowledge, support and involvement
with Vicsport’s activities and agenda.
VicHealth also partners with Vicsport which
allows the delivery of a number of key services
and programs to the Industry. The Board and
staff of VicHealth are acknowledged for their
support of Victorian sport, and recognition
of the role sport can play in improving the
health of Victorians. Thanks are extended
to Jerril Rechter, Bruce Bolam, Stefan Grun
and the entire team at VicHealth.
Vicsport also acknowledges its member
organisations for their support of Vicsport
and its programs and initiatives. Vicsport
is only as strong as the input of its members,
and the ongoing involvement and commitment
of member organisations is very pleasing.
Vicsport is delighted to work closely with
members to assist the wonderful work they
are doing to develop sport in Victoria.
Having set the direction of the organisation via the
Strategic Plan in late 2013, the Vicsport Board has
worked very hard throughout 2014/15 to ensure
that Vicsport achieves its strategic goals. In March
2015 the Board and staff reviewed progress against
the Strategic Plan to ensure accountability, and
then re-set goals and refreshed the plan to ensure
the organisation continued on the right track.
The Vicsport Board members are thanked
for their ongoing commitment and dedication.
Thanks to: Richard Amon, Stephanie Beltrame,
Stuart Craig, Ben Hartung, Anne King, David
Lamb, Emma Sherry and Warwick Waters.
Vicsport’s staff have also continued to deliver
work at an extremely high level and achieve
outcomes which often belie the size of the
organisation and the resources available.
Thanks to all the staff members who have
contributed throughout 2014/15.
Also, after many years of staff stability, Vicsport
had a number of staff changes late in 2014/15.
Long term staff members Max Binnington
and Nicole Bearzatto were farewelled and are
acknowledged for their significant contributions
to Vicsport and Victorian sport.
Vicsport also acknowledges the partnerships
which have been forged with 17 companies
through the Vicsport Preferred Supplier Program.
Vicsport directly uses the services and products
of these companies and therefore has no
hesitation in recommending them to the industry.
With Vicsport having consolidated its strategic
direction, it now looks forward to working even
more closely with all members, stakeholders and
partners to encourage and assist more Victorians
to enjoy the benefits that sport and active
recreation can provide.
Margot Foster AM
Chairman
Mark McAllion
Chief Executive Officer
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VICSPORT
STRATEGIC
OVERVIEW
About Vicsport
Short, Medium and Long Term Impact
Vicsport is the peak body for sport and active
recreation in Victoria. Vicsport represents and
supports its members in order to “encourage
and assist more Victorians and Victorian
communities to enjoy the enormous benefits
that sport and active recreation can provide.”
Vicsport impacts on these priority areas by “building the capacity and capability
of members and stakeholders to encourage and enable greater participation.”
For over 30 years Vicsport has provided
advice, assistance and support to its members
and the broader sports community. Through
our extensive network, Vicsport’s constituency
includes 16,000 clubs and associations, and over
1.8 million participants, paid staff and volunteers
who make a significant contribution to the social,
physical, mental and economic wellbeing
of the Victorian community.
The outcomes Vicsport are working towards through this work are:
Through Vicsport’s
leadership, advocacy
and networking there is:
The following Strategic Overview was
developed by Vicsport Board and staff
from the Strategic Plan:
Vicsport’s Strategic
Priorities and Initiatives
Vicsport’s Strategic Plan 2014–2016 outlines
the organisation’s strategic priorities, outcomes
and deliverables. These priorities directly
respond to key issues facing the sport and
active recreation sector that have been identified
through a sector consultation process, evaluation
of Vicsport’s key learnings and a review of
participation data and research. These priority
areas also take into account the policies and
strategies of national and state governments,
portfolio agencies and key funding bodies.
Vicsport’s four priority areas are:
·· New, social and non-affiliated
(pay-as-you-play) participants
·· Member capacity and networking
(governance, participation, membership
and commercial models)
Organisations
supported through
Vicsport projects have:
Short Term Outcomes
Medium Term Outcomes
(Up to 1 year after a project
or program is initiated)
(2 to 4 years after a project
or program is initiated)
1.Raised awareness of
industry priority issues and
strategies to respond
1.Increased Industry
commitment to collaborate
on priority issues
2.Raised awareness across
non-sport sector
stakeholders of the
benefits of sport
participation
2.Whole of Government
investment and focus on
industry priority issues
3.Improved knowledge
and understanding of local
club, activity providers
and facility capability
4.Increased income from
commercial and pay-asyou-play revenue
4.Committed to action to
address industry priority
issues
Vicsport Professional
Network members
& Professional
Development program
participants have:
·· Workforce development
3.Commitment from nonsport sector stakeholders
to support sport
participation initiatives
5.Improved governance,
workforce development
systems, participation
and commercial models
5.Improved capacity to
address industry priority
issues
6.Provided more
opportunities for social,
recreational & pay-as-you
play participation
6.Improved governance,
leadership and
management skills
7.Hold more senior roles
in the industry; and have,
7.Improved knowledge
and understanding of
how to improve
professional practice
8.Increased diversity
across boards and senior
management
(including skilled volunteers)
·· Demonstrate whole-of-government health,
social & economic benefits of sport
V
icsport has also identified two industry
issues that are cross-cutting and relevant
across each priority area:
·· Safe, inclusive and fair sport
·· Monitoring, evaluating and
demonstrating impact
Vicsport achieves these outcomes by delivering work at the Industry,
Organisation and Individual Level as follows:
Industry Level
Organisation Level
Individual Level
·· Through leadership,
·· Growing organisation
·· Growing the Vicsport
·· Analysis and campaigns
·· Supporting analysis
·· Developing industry
·· Developing
·· Building the capacity of
advocacy and networking
on key policy issues
benchmarking, evaluation
and planning tools
membership
and planning
industry stakeholders in:
··
··
··
··
Good governance
Growing participation
Commercialisation
Workforce
development
Professionals Network
professionals, Board
members and key
volunteers
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VICSPORT'S
PEOPLE
Directors
Meetings Attended
Margot Foster AM – Chairman
6/6
Richard Amon
4/6
Stephanie Beltrame
5/6
Stuart Craig
5/6
Ben Hartung
6/6
David Lamb
6/6
Anne King
5/6
Emma Sherry
4/6
Warwick Waters
4/6
Finance Sub-Committee
Alison Parker
Tim Large
Warwick Waters
Anne King
Mark McAllion
Staff
Mark McAllion
Ollie Dudfield (ceased May 2015)
Anthony Bowd
Nicole Bearzatto (ceased April 2015)
Role
Chief Executive Officer
General Manager Sports Development
Business Operations Manager
Members Services Officer
Max Binnington (ceased June 2015)
Sports Consultant
Fiona Jones
Sports Consultant
Connie Raso
Sports Consultant
Nisha Wijesekera
Sports Consultant
Kate Green
Sports Consultant
Kathy Tessier
Sports Consultant
Seb Zancan
Maryanne Cabral
Rohan Kearney
Curtis Deboy
Administration Officer
Bookkeeper
Intern
Marketing and Events Coordinator
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VICSPORT
THE YEAR IN REVIEW –
VICSPORT’S OPERATIONS
In November 2014 Vicsport launched its new branding, reverting back to the
traditional colour for Victorian sport. The revised branding symbolises Vicsport
as an independent, professional and progressive organisation with the core of
representing and supporting Victorian sport members and stakeholders.
Concurrently with the transition to the new
branding Vicsport launched its new website.
The website has provided Vicsport with the
ability to improve communications to members
and stakeholders through the provision of online
membership and event registration capability.
Both the new branding and website development
were strategic initiatives featured in the Vicsport
Strategic Plan.
THE YEAR IN REVIEW –
INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT
Vicsport impacts the sport and recreation industry through supporting
stakeholders to develop effective policies and strategies through
advocacy, communication, disseminating good practice and research,
and contributing to panels and working groups.
Communication
VPN e-news
Social Media
During 2014/15 Vicsport communicated with the
industry in multiple ways including the monthly
online newsletter (Sportsview), quarterly Vicsport
Professionals Network (VPN) e-news, website,
direct email, social media (Twitter, Facebook,
LinkedIn, YouTube) and presentations at
numerous industry forums and workshops.
The quarterly online newsletter specifically
targeted at a growing number of individual
members. It included announcements of
upcoming events, industry news, member-only
discounts, scholarship opportunities, professional
development oriented articles, and VPN
upcoming events.
Vicsport increased the number of posts,
tweets and interaction on Twitter, Facebook
and Linked-In during 2014/15. This resulted
in considerable rises:
Sportsview
Website
The online newsletter was published monthly
and distributed to 1,271 subscribers. Sportsview
included editorial on major industry issues,
information on funding opportunities, case studies
highlighting good practice, and commercial offers
from Vicsport Preferred Suppliers.
The new look website was launched in November
2014 in unison with the launch of the new Vicsport
brand. The updated website allowed for an
improved user experience and resulted in greater
engagement of the industry. Over 11,000 page
views per month were recorded following the
launch of the new website.
Direct Email
Vicsport sent direct email to members and
stakeholders on key industry issues including
government policy, public consultations
and governance.
Twitter followers – 1745 to 2,253 (29% increase)
Facebook page likes – 399 to 520 (30% increase)
Linked-In followers – 708 to 1401 (98% increase)
Support Provided to the Industry
A major service provided by Vicsport is
strategic support and advice to members
and stakeholders including SSAs, RSAs, LGAs,
Universities, Government agencies, local
clubs and associations, private providers and
commercial operators. Such support and advice
covers a variety of topics including governance,
legislation, staffing, funding, stakeholder
relationships and strategy.
During 2014/15 Vicsport measured the number
of engagements with members and stakeholders
on the aforementioned topics. To be classified
as an engagement, Vicsport staff were required
to provide service of at least 30 minutes which
could be either via phone or face-to-face. Such
engagements were separate to any specific
projects Vicsport were working on and were
generally responding to requests received
from members and stakeholders.
In 2014/15 Vicsport served 152 member and
stakeholder organisations via 692 engagements.
Vicsport’s 'Are You On Board?' campaign raised
the awareness of over 600 stakeholders on
issues in sport regarding diversity and inclusion
specifically for Women and People with a Disability.
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Industry Representation
Vicsport represented the Industry on 16 cross
sector panels during 2014/15 as follows:
·· Centre for Multicultural Youth – Advisory
Group for ‘Game Plan: Engaging
Multicultural Youth in Sport’
·· Channel 31 Community TV Awards – Judging
Panel (Most Outstanding Sports Program)
·· Deakin University Exercise and
Sports Science Advisory Board
·· Deakin University Sports
Management Advisory Board
·· La Trobe University Research
Focus Area Sport, Exercise and
Rehabilitation Advisory Committee
·· Melbourne Metropolitan Turf Cricket Taskforce
·· Physical Literacy Program Advisory
Committee – Department of Education
·· Sport and Recreation Spatial
Project Advisory Group
·· VicHealth Healthy Sporting
Environments Reference Group
·· VicHealth Innovation Challenge
Assessment Panel
·· VicHealth Women Participation Funding
Program Assessment Panel
·· VicHealth Leading Thinkers Expert
Reference Group – Obesity
·· Victorian School Sport Council
·· Women in Sport and Recreation
Taskforce/Inquiry Advisory Panel
·· VicHealth State Sport Program –
Funding Assessment Panel
·· VicHealth State Sport Program – Regional
Sports Assemblies Advisory Panel
·· Volunteering Victoria – Volunteering
in Sport Special Interest Group
Vicsport Policy Agenda
In August 2014 Vicsport launched its 2014/15
Policy Agenda on behalf of its 170 member
groups. The Policy Agenda was developed
through consultation with Vicsport members
and stakeholders via workshops, surveys
and meetings.
The key message of the policy agenda was
that it is critical to get more Victorians regularly
playing and participating in sport, using
sporting facilities and joining sports clubs and
teams, whether for fun and friendship or for the
challenge of competition. The Policy Agenda
was driven by an evidence-based approach
and was targeted at industry stakeholders,
government and cross-sector stakeholders.
The document served to deliver key messages
to political parties in the lead up to the 2014
State election.
S
ubmissions to Public Inquiries
and Consultations
Vicsport made two submissions to public
consultations as follows:
·· Victorian Government and Commission
for Children and Young People on the
introduction of minimum child safe standards
and capacity building for organisations.
·· VET Funding Review Submission –
The purpose of the submission was
to provide input on behalf of Vicsport’s
membership to the VET Funding Review
and highlight the readiness of our sector
to contribute to broader debate around
vocational training, industry development
and job creation in Victoria.
Inclusion
Vicsport continued its work on inclusion during
2014/15, with major initiatives at the industry
level associated with women in sport and sport
access for people with disabilities. A Diversity
Audit and Planning Tool was developed to
assist organisations to evaluate their progress
compared to industry best practice and to
plan future strategy.
The previously developed training package
titled ‘Grow Your Sport’ was also updated
to include gender diversity components.
Vicsport continued the ‘Are You On Board?’
campaign with the release of three new
campaign videos to raise awareness and
assist sports to disseminate messages on the
benefits of diversity and inclusion to Victorian
grassroots sport organisations. As part of the
campaign, Vicsport created and compiled
tools to help SSA CEOs, Presidents and Board
Members to place diversity on the agenda and
take action. The three new videos followed on
from the initial campaign developed in 2013/14
and highlighted the benefits of diversity and
inclusion through:
·· The benefits of diversity on committees
in grassroots sport
·· The benefits to clubs and associations of
strengthening welcoming and inclusive practice
·· The benefits of being involved in sport
for people with a disability
Member Forums
Vicsport hosted the following member forums
throughout 2014/15:
Local Government Authorities Forum
35 representatives from Vicsport LGA members
attended the inaugural LGA Forum held at the
State Netball and Hockey Centre on 29 July 2014.
The Forum provided insights into the challenges
facing LGAs in the provision of sport and
recreation and also highlighted items for SSAs
to be aware of in their planning.
State Election Forum
In excess of 100 members and stakeholders
attended this forum held at the MCG on
7 October, 2014, and heard presentations
from the then Minister for Sport and Recreation
The Honourable Damien Drum MP and the
then Shadow Minister The Honourable
John Eren MP on their party’s respective
policies and election commitments.
CEO Retreat
40 CEOs from SSAs and RSAs attended the
two day event, 19–20 May 2015, which was
held in Bendigo and supported by the City
of Bendigo. As a result of the event, messages
were developed for all levels of government
which have formed the basis of Vicsport’s
ongoing communication with government.
Forward Thinking Series
Vicsport partnered with VicHealth to present
a series of innovation labs and workshops
to build industry capability to respond to the
rapidly changing business of community sport
and get more people active through sport.
The Forward Thinking Series brought together
leaders from the fields of sport and physical
activity to examine emerging thinking in
service design, technology, social enterprise,
communications and community development.
Participants learnt about how to design
and deliver engaging and sustainable service
offerings, how to think and work together
more effectively, and how to identify and
capitalise on emerging opportunities now,
and into the future.
In addition to four core workshops open to
the industry, a Leading Thinkers Workshop
and an Emerging Leaders Workshop were also
held to explore how the Industry can respond
to the major challenges it is currently facing.
The Forward Thinking Series was facilitated
by leading social innovators and collaborative
thinkers and the events were held in venues
that are amongst Melbourne’s most unique
and innovative spaces, including the Drill Hall,
Abbotsford Convent and Donkey Wheel House.
In 2014/15 Vicsport provided
direct service to 152 member
and stakeholder organisations
via 692 individual engagements.
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VICSPORT
THE YEAR IN REVIEW –
ORGANISATION
DEVELOPMENT
Vicsport contributed to the development of organisations, primarily at SSA
level, by providing strategic support to industry professionals and key volunteers
to develop, implement and review targeted policy, strategy and whole of sport
plans. The majority of this work was supported through funding from SRV and
VicHealth, with a financial contribution by the participating organisations in
some cases. Other projects were funded by Local Government Authorities
or fully self-funded by the organisations involved.
Vicsport worked with the following organisations during 2014/15:
SPORT DEVELOPMENT & LEADERSHIP – SRV Funded
WOMEN IN SPORT & RECREATION – SRV Funded
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
Strategic Support Projects –
Social Participation
PARTICIPATING SSAS
·· Baseball Victoria
·· Triathlon Victoria
Development of Inclusion
Action Plans
·· Ultimate Victoria
·· Pony Club Victoria
·· Squash and Racquetball Victoria
·· Victorian Weightlifting
Association
Strategic Support Projects –
Whole-of-Sport Safeguarding
and Child Protection Plans
·· Canoeing Victoria
·· Diving Victoria
·· AFL Victoria
·· Yachting Victoria
Strategic Support Projects –
Workforce Development Planning
·· Cycling Victoria
·· Football Federation Victoria
·· Tennis Victoria
Strategic Support Projects –
Commercialisation
·· Canoeing Victoria
·· Life Saving Victoria
·· Surfing Victoria
·· Water Polo Victoria
Strategic Support Projects –
Governance
PARTICIPATING SSAS
·· Baseball Victoria
WISAR Small Grants
Program recipients
·· Lacrosse Victoria
·· Baseball Victoria
·· Life Saving Victoria
SSA-led Professional
Development Programs
for Female Administrators
·· Baseball Victoria
·· Lacrosse Victoria
·· Softball Victoria
·· Football Federation Victoria
Gender Diversity training
for Boards and Senior Staff
·· Hockey Victoria
·· Football Federation Victoria
·· Bowls Victoria
·· Netball Victoria
·· Triathlon Victoria
·· Archery Victoria
·· Baseball Victoria
Practical Meetings and Workshops ·· AFL Victoria
for WISAR + AAA Sports
·· Archery Victoria
·· Baseball Victoria
·· Bowls Victoria
·· Canoeing Victoria
·· Cycling Victoria
·· Football Federation Victoria
·· Golf Victoria
·· Gymnastics Victoria
·· Hockey Victoria
·· Indoor Sports Victoria
·· Speed Skating/Ice Racing
·· Motorcycling Victoria
·· Netball Victoria
·· Pony Club Victoria
·· Squash and Racquetball Victoria
·· Table Tennis Victoria
·· Yachting Victoria
·· Volleyball Victoria
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ANNUAL REPORT 2014 –15
Vicsport supported
47 peak sporting
organisations through SRV
and VicHealth support.
ACCESS ALL ABILITIES – SRV Funded
STATE SPORTING ASSOCIATION PARTICIPATION
PROGRAM SUPPORT – VicHealth Funded
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
Development of Inclusion
Action Plans
PARTICIPATING SSAS
·· Triathlon Victoria
·· Golf Victoria
·· Rugby Union Victoria
Inclusive Club Audits Support
·· Archery Victoria
·· Football Federation Victoria
·· Netball Victoria
·· Volleyball Victoria
SSA School Sport Victoria
Inclusion Program Club
Link Plans & Support
·· Baseball Victoria
·· Bowls Victoria
·· Hockey Victoria
·· Netball Victoria
·· Squash Victoria
·· Volleyball Victoria
·· Football Federation Victoria
·· Table Tennis Victoria
Diversity and Inclusion
Workforce Development Audit
·· Ice Sports Victoria
‘Grow Your Club’ Training
·· Hockey Victoria
Supported SSAs
to implement their
programs including:
·· Association and
club development
·· Human resource support
·· Resource development
·· Inclusion training
·· Provision of Memorandums
of Understanding
·· Evaluations
·· Review of
participation surveys
·· Governance
·· Strategic advice
·· Communication audits
·· Basketball Victoria
·· Blind Sports Victoria
·· BMX Victoria
·· Bowls Victoria
·· Calisthenics Victoria
·· Cycling Victoria
·· Diving Victoria
·· Golf Victoria
·· Gymnastics Victoria
·· Hockey Victoria
·· Indoor Sports Victoria
·· Lacrosse Victoria
·· Motorcycling Victoria
·· Pool Victoria
·· Squash and Racquetball Victoria
·· Swimming Victoria
·· Archery Victoria
·· Tenpin Victoria
·· Touch Football Australia –
·· Tennis Victoria
Disability Action Plan Reviews
PARTICIPATING SSAS
·· Athletics Victoria
Victorian Branch
·· Pony Club Victoria
·· Water Polo Victoria
·· Football Federation Victoria
·· Yachting Victoria
·· Archery Victoria
·· Ice Sports Victoria
·· Indoor Sports Victoria
·· Squash and Racquetball Victoria
·· Surfing Victoria
·· Pony Club Victoria
·· Volleyball Victoria
OTHER MAJOR VICSPORT PROJECTS
OUTPUT
PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS
Governance Health
Check and Action Plan
·· Casey Netball Association
Governance Health
Check and Action Plan
·· Casey Basketball Association
Competition Structure Review
·· Lacrosse Victoria
Melbourne East Regional
Sport and Recreation Strategy
·· Melbourne East Councils
Regional Sports Assemblies
Governance Review
·· Regional Sports Assemblies
Female Participation Review
·· Water Polo Victoria
Access for all Abilities –
Strategic Planning for Clubs
·· Calisthenics Victoria
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VICSPORT
THE YEAR IN REVIEW –
PEOPLE
DEVELOPMENT
The Vicsport Professionals Network (VPN) was launched in
November 2014. The VPN is an individual membership program
which has categories for students, industry professionals, senior
industry professionals and state level board members.
The aim of the VPN is to provide industry professionals and
key volunteers with professional development, networking
opportunities and information to support the work they do
for the industry and assist them to progress as administrators.
By June 2015, 120 people had joined
the VPN, many of whom enjoyed the
following activities:
In addition, Vicsport also conducted the
following initiatives that professionally
developed individuals within the industry;
Asian Cup Tour – Vicsport, with the assistance
of SRV and the support of the Asian Cup
administration, hosted a behind the scenes
tour of the Saudi Arabia v. Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea match on 14 January 2015
·· P
rofessional Development and Mentoring
Program (PDMP) – Since its inception in 2009,
the PDMP has targeted high performing
female sports administrators and aims
to further improve their knowledge and
skills. Participation: 11 administrators
·· L a Trobe Scholarships – Vicsport partnered
with La Trobe University to provide financial
support to VPN members wishing to
undertake a Masters course. During 2014/15
four scholarships were awarded to:
·· Matthew Brown – MBA
·· S
tefan Grun –
Masters in Sports Management
·· T
om Madden –
Masters in Sports Management
·· P
enny Edwards –
Masters in Sports Management
·· ‘Do
You Want a Job in Sport?’ – Vicsport
held a panel session on 1 June 2015 which
provided tips aimed at tertiary students and
recent graduates looking for employment
in the sports industry. The session also
provided information on the recruiting
practices of sporting organisations.
·· C
hristmas Networking Function –
December 2014
·· Priority Access to Vicsport seminars and events
·· D
iscounted registration to industry
conferences and events
·· P
rofessional Development for Inclusion
Professionals Program (PDIP) – This program
was introduced in 2014/15 and aimed to
develop sports administrators specifically
involved in inclusion programs and projects.
Participation: 10 administrators
·· P
DMP Plus (PDMP+) – This program was
established in 2014/15 and aimed to
further develop and support past PDMP
participants to advance their careers.
Participation: 7 administrators
·· Board and Staff Governance and Inclusion Training
A
s a result of these activities the following
outcomes were achieved:
·· 1
9 industry professionals increased their
knowledge of major event operations
·· 2
6 industry professionals/graduates increased
their understanding of HR and recruiting practices
·· 8
8 female volunteers/professionals have improved
leadership and management capability
·· 9
3 SSA Board and Staff members have improved
their understanding of inclusion issues
·· 5
7 industry professionals understand
strategies to improve career progression
·· 1
0 Board members/SSA staff have an improved
capacity to address inclusion issues
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ANNUAL REPORT 2014 –15
THE YEAR IN REVIEW –
2014 VICTORIAN
SPORT AWARDS
The 2014 Victorian Sport Awards were held on Tuesday 17 March 2015 at the
home of sport, the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The night brought together
over 350 of Victoria’s best athletes, coaches, officials, administrators and
journalists to celebrate the year’s sporting achievements on and off the field.
2014 was a fantastic year for Victorian sport
with the nominee field for Male, Female
and Junior Athletes of the Year including
an impressive 8 World Champions across
a wide variety of sports.
Vicsport would like to thank the following
partners for their support of the Victorian
Sport Awards:
Vicsport would also like to acknowledge
the ongoing support of His Excellency the
Honourable Alex Chernov AC QC, Governor
of Victoria and The Honourable John Eren,
Minister for Sport and Recreation, who attended
the event to present major awards.
·· State Government of Victoria
·· My Sport Live
·· BLK
·· Sports Accounting Australia
·· VicHealth
·· Melbourne Cricket Ground
·· Sportscover
·· Three’s A Crowd
·· La Trobe University
·· Winning Edge
·· Arthur J. Gallagher
2014 was a fantastic year
for Victorian sport with
the nominee field for Male,
Female and Junior Athletes
of the Year including
an impressive 8 World
Champions across a wide
variety of sports.
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VICSPORT
THE YEAR IN REVIEW –
2014 VICTORIAN
SPORT AWARDS
Award
Award Supported by
Winner
2014 Governor's Award for the Victorian
Sportsperson of the Year
Governor of Victoria
Penny Taylor – Basketball
2014 Victorian Male Athlete of the Year –
Frank Wilkes Award
State Government of Victoria
Simon Gerrans – Cycling
2014 Victorian Female Athlete of the Year –
Kitty McEwan Award
State Government of Victoria
Belinda Hocking – Swimming
2014 Victorian Junior Athlete of the Year
My Sport Live
Courtney Field – Cycling
2014 Victorian Team of the Year
BLK
Bendigo Spirit – Basketball
2014 Victorian Junior Team of the Year
Sports Accounting Australia
Thomas and Sophie Alexander – Sailing
2014 Masters Sport Award
VicHealth
Ken Murley – Triathlon
2014 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Sport
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Bill Lawry
2014 Victorian Coach of the Year
Sportscover
Bernie Harrower – Basketball
2014 Victorian Official of the Year
Three's A Crowd
Hakan Anaz – Football
2014 Victorian Sports Administrator – Eunice Gill Award
State Government of Victoria
James Sutherland
2014 Vicsport Media Award
La Trobe University
Caroline Wilson
2014 Best Sports Development Initiative
by an Affiliate Vicsport Member
Winning Edge
Inclusive Club Guidelines – Gymnastics Victoria
2014 Best Sports Development Initiative
by an Associate Vicsport Member
Arthur J. Gallagher
Open Space Strategy – Glen Eira City Council
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ANNUAL REPORT 2014 –15
VICSPORT
MEMBERS
Full members
AFL Victoria
Archery Victoria
Athletics Victoria
Australian/Victorian Biathlon Association
Badminton Victoria
Baseball Victoria
Basketball Victoria
BMX Victoria
Bowls Victoria
Bushwalking Victoria
Calisthenics Victoria
Canoeing Victoria
Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
Cricket Victoria
Croquet Victoria
Cycling Victoria
DanceSport Victoria
Deaf Sports Recreation Victoria
Disability Sports Victoria (VDSAC)
Diving Victoria
Dragon Boat Victoria
Equestrian Federation of Australia (Victoria)
Football Federation Victoria
GippSport
Golf Victoria
Gymnastics Victoria
Hockey Victoria
Ice Sports Victoria
Indoor Sports Victoria
Lacrosse Victoria
Leisure Networks
Life Saving Victoria
Mallee Sports Assembly
Masters Swimming Victoria
Motorcycling Victoria
Netball Victoria
Orienteering Victoria
Pony Club Association of Victoria
Pool Victoria
Rowing Victoria
Skate Victoria
Softball Victoria
South West Sport
Special Olympics Victoria
Sports Central
Sports Focus
Squash and Racquetball Victoria
Surfing Victoria
Swimming Victoria
Table Tennis Victoria
Taekwondo Victoria
Target Rifle Victoria
Tennis Victoria
The Centre (CARN)
Touch Victoria
Triathlon Victoria
Ultimate Victoria
Valley Sport
VICSRAPID
Victorian Amateur Pistol Association
Victorian Baton Twirling Association
Victorian Billiards and Snooker Association
and Affiliates
Victorian Parachute Council
Victorian Rogaining Association
Victorian Rugby League
Victorian Rugby Union
Victorian Snowsports Association
Victorian Speedway Council
Victorian Synchronised Swimming
Victorian Tenpin Bowling Association
Victorian Water Ski Association
Victorian Weightlifting Association
Volleyball Victoria
Water Polo Victoria
Wimmera Regional Sports Assembly
Yachting Victoria
Local Government Members
Ararat Rural City Council
Ballarat City Council
Banyule City Council
Bass Coast Shire Council
Baw Baw Shire Council
Bayside City Council
Boroondara City Council
Buloke Shire Council
Campaspe Shire Council
Cardinia Shire Council
Central Goldfields Shire Council
City of Casey
City of Greater Bendigo
City of Greater Dandenong
City of Kingston
City of Melbourne
City of Port Phillip
City of Stonnington
City of Whitehorse
City of Whittlesea
City of Wodonga
City of Yarra
Corangamite Shire Council
Darebin City Council
East Gippsland Shire Council
Frankston City Council
Gannawarra Shire Council
Glen Eira City Council
Golden Plains Shire Council
Greater Geelong City Council
Greater Shepparton City Council
Hume City Council
Knox City Council
La Trobe City Council
Macedon Ranges Shire Council
Maribyrnong City Council
Maroondah City Council
Melton City Council
Mildura Rural City Council
Mitchell Shire Council
Monash City Council
Moorabool Shire Council
Moreland City Council
Mornington Peninsula Shire
Moyne Shire Council
Nillumbik Shire Council
Northern Grampians Shire Council
Shire of Yarra Ranges
Swan Hill Rural City Council
Warrnambool City Council
Wyndham City Council
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VICSPORT
VICSPORT
MEMBERS
Associate Members
Life Members
Preferred Suppliers
ACHPER Victorian Branch
Betty Butcher*
Arthur J. Gallagher
Aquatics and Recreation Victoria
Graham Dawson
BLK
Australian Drug Foundation
Doug Ellis*
CareMonkey
Australian Paralympic Committee
Eunice Gill*
Centre Square Development
Australian Pencak Silat Federation
Les Goding*
CV Check
Bendigo Bank Academy of Sport
Joan Hines*
InteractSport
Deakin University – School of Marketing
and Management
Maria Margaret Fisher*
HR Advice Online
Ken Oaten
Lander Rogers
Disability Sport and Recreation
William Tickner*
La Trobe University
Eastern Football League
Pam Vincent
My Sport Live
Eastern Recreation Leisure Services
Bill Walker
Parasol EMT
Girls Sport Victoria
Frank Wilkes*
Sports Medicine Australia
Gordon Institute of TAFE
La Trobe University Sport
*Deceased
Melbourne University Sport
School Sport Victoria
Sports Without Borders
Victoria University
Victoria University Sport
Victorian Amateur Football Association
Victorian Amateur Judo Union
Victorian Police Amateur Sport
and Welfare Society
Victorian Regional Academies of Sport
Woodend Hanging Rock Petanque Club
Sportspeople
Sports Accounting Australia
Monash University
Sports Turf Association (Victoria)
Sportscover
Major Partners
ANNUAL REPORT 2014 –15
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