Changes to the Online Maintenance Request Form
The Online Maintenance Request Form has now been updated to include maintenance requests for many leased sporting facilities and other venues.
Use this form to send information and photos to our Customer Service team to lodge a maintenance request for a facility that you either: Seasonally hire Regularly hire Lease |
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Club Driven Facility Upgrades
The City of Cockburn aims to maintain safe, accessible, and multi-use facilities for community groups and sporting clubs.
At times, clubs/groups may wish to undertake modifications to a facility to improve their use of it, eg, due to changing membership or operational needs. The modifications may be large or small with the club either:
• Fully funding the improvements, or
• Funding a significant portion with the help of a City of Cockburn Capital Works Grant and/or funds from other sources.
In an effort to streamline the process for clubs and to reduce the reliance on City officers, staff or contractors to undertake the work, the Club Driven Facility Upgrades (CDFU) process has been developed. This gives greater opportunity for clubs to obtain appropriate permissions and approvals to coordinate the work themselves with suitably qualified tradespeople. The CDFU process applies to both seasonally hired and leased facilities.
For more information, or to request an information pack and application form, contact the Club Development Officer on 9411 3444 or email recreation@cockburn.wa.gov.au. |
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Workshop and Webinar - Show Me the Money
Thank you to the Cockburn CRC located at the Cockburn Bowling & Recreation Facility in Yangebup for co-hosting our recent workshop on writing grant applications and sponsorship proposals.
This was followed up by a webinar on revenue and fundraising the following week that you can view online.
Thank you to all of the sports clubs that took advantage of these opportunities to learn some nifty tips and tricks to assist with their club's income generation activities.
If you missed the workshop, you might be interested in taking part in a free, online Introduction to Grant Writing Workshop being run by the DLGSC on 12 September. See their website for more information, registrations close 4pm on Tuesday 5 September. |
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SAVE THE DATE - Bibra Lake Fun Run
The 2023 Bibra Lake Fun Run will be held on Sunday 10 September, bringing more activities than ever before.
More information will be coming, and registrations opening, soon.
Stay tuned for more details. |
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DLGSC Gaming Community Trust Grants
The Gaming Community Trust is funded through unclaimed winnings from casino gaming and wagering.
Grants between $20,000 and $50,000 are available for eligible not-for-profit organisations across five categories: Community Culture Disability Inclusion Community Sports Engagement Aboriginal Promotion Problem Gambling Harm Reduction Applications close 4.00pm on Thursday 13 July, for projects commencing from 6 November 2023.
Visit the Gaming Community Trust website for full details and to submit an application. |
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| | Thank a Volunteer Day Grants
Thank a Volunteer Day Grants of up to $1000 are available for organisations to host volunteer recognition events to celebrate International Volunteer Day on 5 December 2023.
The grants are offered by the Dept of Communities and close at 2:30pm on Thursday 27 July.
Celebration activities must be held between 2 - 8 December 2023.
Full details can be found on the Thank a Volunteer Day webpage.
You can also request a WA Volunteer Certificate of Recognition template. |
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| | Update Working With Children (WWC) legislation came into effect 1 July 2023.
The Working with Children (Screening) Act 2004 has been updated to include a number of key changes that strengthen protections for WA children. Just a couple of examples include: increasing the number of Class 1 and Class 2 offences that may stop a person from getting a WWC Check better sharing of information between government agencies the WWC Screening Unit may receive conduct review findings or outcomes from the Teacher Registration Board of WA and the Ombudsman WA, which could trigger a reassessment of an individual's WWC Card For full details, visit www.workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au or enrol in one of the free online information sessions via the WWC Eventbrite page. The online sessions are 30 minutes long and the next one is scheduled for Wednesday 26 July. |
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Know your club's GST obligations
Clubs and associations with a turnover of $150,000 or more, must be registered for GST. You can choose to register even if your GST turnover is lower than this.
If you are, or about to be, in a new committee position, make sure you are aware of the GST obligations of your organisation with a free, Australian Taxation Office webinar.
The ATO is holding a number of Goods and Services Tax (GST) Introduction webinars this month. These webinars are 60 minutes in duration and cover:
who needs to register for the goods and services tax (GST),
when to register,
how to register,
ongoing obligations once you are in the GST system.
To register, visit the webinar registration page Register Program - Webex |
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| | Australian Sports Commission - Volunteer Resource Hub
The Australian Sports Commission is seeking support to build an online Volunteer Resource Hub and are seeking input and feedback from a range of volunteers across the country in a club volunteer management role by participating in a 30-minute session the week of Monday 3 July.
Finding and keeping volunteers is becoming increasingly difficult for many clubs across the country. To support sporting clubs, organisations and volunteers across the country connect with resources, tools and information on everything volunteering, a new centralised website is being developed by the Australian Sports Commission with the help of each State and Territory Government.
To ensure the website meets the needs of clubsclubs and sporting organisations, they are seeking insight not only into their role and volunteer activity but also help test the evolving prototype.
You will be asked a range of questions on your experience finding and managing volunteers and then provided access to a prototype of the website for testing.
The session will be recorded but used only for internal purposes and all information on those interviewed is kept private and confidential.
To be part of this national project, contact James at DLGSC via email to everyclub@dlgsc.wa.gov.au for more information and to be put in touch with the ASC. |
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Committees
How effective are your club's committee meetings?
Do they achieve clear outcomes and solutions?
Or are they just a lot of talk without action?
Are they being run according to
Running effective meetings are a key component of a well run club. See the Champion Club Guide for more information for tips to make your committee meetings more effective with clear roles and responsibilities. |
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