Welcome to the July edition of the City of Cockburn's Champion Clubs newsletter.

What  an extraordinary few months we’ve had. The City would like to acknowledge and thank all of our sporting clubs and the many volunteers for your hard work and dedication in recent times. It’s fanatic to see many sporting codes back up and running, much of which is due to the tremendous effort you’ve all displayed over the past few months. 

In this edition we cover the following topics:

We encourage all recipients of this newsletter to forward on to other committee or club members, and as always, if your club is requiring advice at this time, please do not hesitate to contact Recreation Services for assistance via email or by calling our Customer Service line on 9411 3444.

Stephanie Walding Club Development Officer

P 08 9411 3676

E swalding@cockburn.wa.gov.au W www.cockburn.wa.gov.au

As a result of Local Governments working with a number of State Sporting Associations regarding the impact of COVID-19 on sport within WA, there have been some changes to the crossover dates of winter and summer sports who access shared outdoor (green space) venues. Largely this comprises of:

• Winter sports will have priority access to shared sports grounds up to and including the weekend of the 3^rd and 4^th October.
• Summer sports will have priority access to shared sports grounds from the weekend of 17^th and 18^th October
• The 2020/2021 summer season end date will not be extended beyond that of a normal season timeline to ensure season crossover periods return to normal.

Winter clubs are being asked to please complete the survey below to assist the City to schedule ground maintenance on the reserves. Pre-season training may be impacted for summer clubs if grounds are not accessible due to maintenance. We ask that clubs liaise with their co-tenants in the first place to arrange pre-season training, or contact the City’s Recreation Services team for assistance in identifying an alternate venue (if available).
 

From the 1st July 2020, a new government agency launched to address of integrity in sport. Sport Integrity Australia aims to keep competitive sport clean and free of cheating through a nationally coordinated approach to address all sport integrity issues, including the:

• use of prohibited substances and methods in sport
• abuse of children and other persons in a sporting environment
• manipulation of sporting competitions
• failure to protect members of sporting organisations and other persons in a sporting environment from bullying, intimidation, discrimination or harassment.

Community clubs, athletes, parents and coaches can register to access the Sport Integrity Australia eLearning platform for free and easy-to-use courses around sport integrity issues, including anti-doping, match-fixing, illicit drugs and ethical decision making.

Nominations for the City of Cockburn’s prestigious Sports Hall of Fame officially opened on Monday, 22 June 2020. The Hall of Fame currently celebrates 19 of Cockburn’s local athletes, past and present, along with the junior clubs that helped to develop their talents. 

Notably, this year’s nominations mark the first time that junior athletes are eligible for selection. This will allow much younger athletes to be recognised in the Hall of Fame if they have competed in the open age category of an elite competition. Athletes may nominate themselves, or another person can nominate on their behalf. 

More information is available from the City's website has more information, including the Eligibility Criteria and the Nomination Form. 

Nominations will close at 4pm, Friday 7 August 2020.
 

Fuel to Go & Play provides a range of activities and support to create healthier food environments in community venues, such as sports grounds and clubs. As sporting clubs return to competition now that COVID-19 restrictions have eased, they have produced a new fact sheet in conjunction with the Government and peak community and sporting organisations.

The Re-opening Your Canteen fact sheet can to assist with planning, such as:

Other healthy food and resources are available from Fuel to Go & Play. The Re-opening Your Canteen fact sheet can be downloaded below. 

 

Planning is underway for the annual Bibra Lake Fun Run. Now in it's 21st year, the free community event is open to competitive runners and families. Prizes are offered for placegetters overall and in age categories.

This year the event will be held on Sunday 13th September from 8:30am.