Sports clubs and recreation facilities play a vital role in our community and are an important place to promote positive health and wellbeing.
Join Healthy Sports Clubs today.
Are you a sports club or recreational facility? Do you want to make your club or facility a healthier and more inclusive environment? Are you looking for ways to support health and wellbeing for your whole club community – officials, members, players, their families, and the wider community?
We are working with sports clubs in Merri-bek to support these goals. Your club will get free support through Healthy Sports Clubs, a new local initiative.
Click here to inquire or register your interest.
Why participate?
Free benefits of being involved in Healthy Sports Clubs include:
- receiving support with grant applications and policy development
- attracting new funding, sponsors and securing council ground allocations
- receiving free promotion in the local community
- access to workshops, webinars and training opportunities
- gaining support to up-skill volunteers and develop new club programs
- accessing metropolitan and state-wide networks and communities of practice
- attracting new club members and volunteers and enhancing retainment
- selecting health areas and targets that suit the needs of your club
- no time limits or requirements, your club progresses through at your own pace
- making your club a welcoming place that role-models healthy behaviours
- receiving official recognition and signage for being a Healthy Sports Club
What is it?
Healthy Sports Clubs is a free initiative for sports clubs built around a framework that focuses on a whole club approach. This approach addresses club connections, culture, and environment and brings together existing health and wellbeing efforts and looks at how they can be strengthened. Health Promotion Officers from our Community Health Promotion Team will support your club with this work.
There are nine different health areas as part of Healthy Sports Clubs. Your club can pick health areas that you are already focusing on, or areas that are more challenging and need improving, it is your choice.
Cost
We offer free and ongoing local support to sports clubs and recreation facilities.
Location
- City of Merri-bek
Contact
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Click here to inquire or register your interest or contact our Merri Health Community Health Promotion Team:
- Call 1300 637 744
- Email communitywellbeing@merrihealth.org.au
More Information
The development of Healthy Sports Clubs was led by Monash Health with strong support from Cardinia Shire Council, City of Casey and City of Greater Dandenong. Monash Health is currently scaling the initiative and sharing the framework with other community health services in Victoria. Merri Health, in collaboration with Merri-bek Council, has undergone capacity building and training to provide the initiative in Merri-bek.