Sports and Recreation Reserves Allocation, Use and Fair Access Policy

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The Office for Women in Sport and Recreation (OWSR) introduced the Fair Access Policy Roadmap in 2022, which aims to improve access to and use of community sports infrastructure for women and girls. This will help level the playing field and ensure women and girls have positive experiences with community sports facilities. Local Councils are required to have in place by 1 July – 1 October 2024 a Gender Equitable Access & Use Policy (or equivalent). Council must also develop an Action Plan to achieve the objectives of the Policy and the Fair Access Policy Roadmap.

Council’s Fair Access Policy has been included in our Sports and Recreation Reserves Allocation, Use and Fair Access Policy.

Council has several sporting and recreation reserves and facilities that are available for public use. The existing framework of user agreements and casual hire agreements are formalised through this policy that enables consistent and fair decision-making around use that prioritises the collective interests of the community. It also provides a key framework for the content of any agreement that manages Council’s insurance, risk, safety, and compliance requirements for the use of each facility.

The policy incorporates the Fair Access requirements as contained in model documents provided by the OWSR with the realisation of these policy components requiring significant resourcing and engagement from local sporting clubs.

Council Officers invited sporting clubs from across the Shire to attend workshops around the policy in Nhill, Jeparit, Dimboola and Rainbow. As an extension of this consultation, all clubs and members of the community are invited to give their feedback on the Policy prior to it being presented for adopted to Council on 26 June 2024.

Feedback must be provided by 5pm on Friday 14 June 2024.

To provide feedback, complete the form below.

You can also provide feedback in writing via email to info@hindmarsh.vic.gov.au, by post to PO Box 250, Nhill VIC 3418, or in person to any of Council's Libraries or Customer Service Centres.

Outcome of consultation:
This policy was adopted by Council at the Council Meeting held on 26 June 2024. Minor changes have been made to this Policy in line with advice from the Fair Access Policy Team from the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions.

The Office for Women in Sport and Recreation (OWSR) introduced the Fair Access Policy Roadmap in 2022, which aims to improve access to and use of community sports infrastructure for women and girls. This will help level the playing field and ensure women and girls have positive experiences with community sports facilities. Local Councils are required to have in place by 1 July – 1 October 2024 a Gender Equitable Access & Use Policy (or equivalent). Council must also develop an Action Plan to achieve the objectives of the Policy and the Fair Access Policy Roadmap.

Council’s Fair Access Policy has been included in our Sports and Recreation Reserves Allocation, Use and Fair Access Policy.

Council has several sporting and recreation reserves and facilities that are available for public use. The existing framework of user agreements and casual hire agreements are formalised through this policy that enables consistent and fair decision-making around use that prioritises the collective interests of the community. It also provides a key framework for the content of any agreement that manages Council’s insurance, risk, safety, and compliance requirements for the use of each facility.

The policy incorporates the Fair Access requirements as contained in model documents provided by the OWSR with the realisation of these policy components requiring significant resourcing and engagement from local sporting clubs.

Council Officers invited sporting clubs from across the Shire to attend workshops around the policy in Nhill, Jeparit, Dimboola and Rainbow. As an extension of this consultation, all clubs and members of the community are invited to give their feedback on the Policy prior to it being presented for adopted to Council on 26 June 2024.

Feedback must be provided by 5pm on Friday 14 June 2024.

To provide feedback, complete the form below.

You can also provide feedback in writing via email to info@hindmarsh.vic.gov.au, by post to PO Box 250, Nhill VIC 3418, or in person to any of Council's Libraries or Customer Service Centres.

Outcome of consultation:
This policy was adopted by Council at the Council Meeting held on 26 June 2024. Minor changes have been made to this Policy in line with advice from the Fair Access Policy Team from the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions.

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