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Champion Clubs — strong clubs, stronger communities Welcome. Champion Clubs is a club development initiative created by the City of Cockburn, offering support and resources to local clubs so that they can become self-sustaining and create healthy, welcoming, and inclusive sporting environments. For all club development enquiries please contact Claudia Wells, the Club Development Officer, on 08 9411 3444 or by email to recreation@cockburn.wa.gov.au. Please forward this email to other club and committee members and to subscribe, visit our newsletters page. | | |
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| | 2023 Club Recognition and Awards Night The 2023 Club Recognition and Awards Night was held on Wednesday 12 July at the City's administration building. The awards acknowledge local sporting clubs that are demonstrating excellence in club management and governance – which in turn leads to positive outcomes for our community.
Now in its third year, the event was previously held in conjunction with Junior Sport Travel Awards nights. This year it was a standalone event and expanded as a club 'thank you' event.
The night was emceed by Channel 10 sports journalist and former Hockeyroo, Ash Nelson with Troy Kirkham (WAFC Executive Manager Youth, Community and Game Development) as the keynote speaker. Troy delivered a powerful presentation about developing community sport and the broader social impact that it generates. Congratulations to all of the finalists and to the overall winners on the evening: Best Small Club
1st place Cockburn Cougars Softball Club Inc
2nd place Cockburn Masters Swimming Club
3rd place Curling WA
Best Medium Club
1st place Phoenix Lacrosse Club
2nd place Cockburn Junior Football Club
3rd place Braves Baseball Club
Best Large Club
1st place Beeliar Spirit Association Football Club
2nd place Cockburn Basketball Association
3rd place Jandakot Jets Junior Football Club View the Photo Gallery As part of the event, we referenced the recent SportWest report on Social Return on Investment of Structured Sports Participation, which measured the social and economic value derived from organised sport in WA. |
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Bibra Lake Fun Run 2023 The Bibra Lake Fun Run is back for 2023 and registrations are now open! This year's event will be held on Sunday 10 September (Add to calendar). The event is FREE and open to people of all ages and fitness levels. There is a 6km and 12 km course around the lake, suitable for competitive runners and family groups alike. There will also be entertainment, activities, music and food. There are prizes for males and females for placing in five different age categories. If you want to sign up to help at the event by, visit our volunteer listing: Bibra Lake Fun Run Event Volunteer, City of Cockburn | SEEK Volunteer. | | |
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| Join us at the next Cockburn Club Hub for some hands-on LinkedIn training, specially developed to assist your club reach potential sponsors and club partners. This is workshop is being run by Monica Beazley, Leadership Coach of Monarch Management and former General Manager of Perth Glory Football Club. The FREE immersive session is designed to: - provide you with hands-on experience
- discover the precise steps to craft an engaging profile
- foster a thriving network
- forge genuine connections with potential club partners.
The workshop will be held on Wednesday 20 September 2023, 6pm for a 6:30pm start (Add to calendar), at the Coogee Beach Surf Life Saving Club. Please ensure that club attendees currently have a LinkedIn profile or visit LinkedIn to create one. For more details contact Claudia Wells, City of Cockburn Club Development Officer: cwells@cockburn.wa.gov.au | | |
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Is it time to assess your club culture? Presented by the Australian Sports Commission, "The Spirit of the Game – Organisational Culture" is a free online course to assist board board or committee members understand what organisational culture is, assess their club culture, and discover practical ways to develop, embed and monitor culture. Covering five modules, the course has an approximate duration of one hour. See the Australian Sports Commission website in the 'Read more' link below for more details and to register. | | |
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ASC Sport Volunteer Resource Hub The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) have launched a Sport Volunteer Resource Hub, an online one-stop-shop that will help sporting organisations support and attract more volunteers.
The hub was co-designed with the sporting community to ensure it provided best-practice support to volunteers no matter their age, gender, background, sport, or volunteer role. Within it, you can find free resources and practical tools for sporting clubs and Australia's nearly 3 million sport volunteers to get the most out of their volunteering experience. | | |
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| | DLGSC - Introduction to Grant Writing If you missed our May workshop on grant applications and sponsorship proposals, you may like to complete this free online workshop by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries on Tuesday 12 September. See the DLGSC Business Workshop Series in the 'Read more' link below for more details and to register. | | Read more |
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| | Working with Children - New Resources The WWC Check is a compulsory screening strategy for people engaging in child-related work in Western Australia. The website has now been updated with new resources in line with the recent legislation changes to assist organisations understand and comply with their obligations under the WWC Act. | | Read more |
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| | New Food Safety Standards coming New Food Safety Standards will be enforced Australia-wide from 8 December 2023 which will potentially impact sporting club canteens. See this handy infographic for a summary of changes and for full details follow the link below. | | Read more |
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| The Sports Equipment Grant (SEG) supports local sporting clubs by contributing to the purchase of essential sports equipment, including storage items to assist with storing equipment safely. |
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| | The City of Cockburn Junior Sport Travel Assistance program helps young local athletes by providing financial assistance for travel to state or national competitions. |
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