WA Sports Federation Council Meeting

Our next Council Meeting will be held at 5.45pm, 20 July 2010 at Cambridge Bowling and Recreation Club.

We encourage all Members to attend to hear from relevant presenters, discuss current industry topics and network with one another.  

To RSVP or for further information please call 9387 8100 or email CherylPoustie@wasportsfed.asn.au. 

Welcome New Member

The WA Sports Federation Board and staff would like to welcome WA Kitesurfing Association Inc who became a Member of the Federation in May 2010. 

The WA Kitesurfing Association is the Western Australian representative body for the sport of Kite Surfing.  In affiliation with the Australian Kite Surfing Association, their major roles are to promote safety and beach access while developing positive attitudes and relationships between kiters and beyond to the wider community. Visit www.waksa.com for further information.

Congratulations to the Volleyball WA President, Mr Trevor Williams, who has received an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) during the naming of the Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2010.

Trevor received this prestigious award for his service to volleyball and the general community over the past thirty years.  His service to volleyball has been deemed 'outstanding and meritorious'.

Trevor was a Life Member of three Volleyball Associations (Australian Volleyball Federation, Volleyball SA and Volleyball WA) which illustrates the level of Trevor's service to the sport.  For further information click here.

The 2008 Child and Adolescent Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (CAPANS) was launched on 29 June 2010 at Morley Senior High School.  CAPANS was commissioned by the Physical Activity Taskforce in 2008 and data was collected by Edith Cowan University.

Sport and Recreation Minister and Chair of the Physical Activity Taskforce Hon. Terry Waldron released the final report outlining the physical activity levels, dietary habits and body size results of 1,827 students from schools across WA.

Key findings from the 2008 CAPANS include:

• Less than half of WA children interviewed met the recommended physical activity guidelines.
• Secondary school girls were least active with only 10% meeting the recommended physical activity guidelines.
• The majority of children reported participating in more than two hours of screen-based recreation on one or more days of the previous week.
• Boys reported playing movement-based video games as their most common active play activity.

To read the full report or for further information visit www.beactive.wa.gov.au. 

WA Sports Federation worked in partnership with Womensport West, the Department of Sport and Recreation in conjunction with Australian Womensport & Recreation Association to deliver the 'Catalyst Project' in WA.

During May and June workshop and networking opportunities in Perth and the Wheatbelt town of Merredin were conducted to increase awareness, knowledge and confidence to work with the media.  Media representatives attended each event to enable invaluable relationship opportunities.

The Social Media Networking Event held at the Department of Sport and Recreation on 10 June offered participants the opportunity to hear from a range of guest speakers about the different types of social media and how to use it within their broader communication strategies.  Questions of the expert panel gave attendees a further opportunity to extend their understanding.  Panel members included:

• Gareth Parker, Deputy Online Editor - The West Australian
• David Christison, GIACD Director - CEA Pty Ltd (The NCS Group)
• Peter Fletcher, PhD student - Curtin University
• Geoff White, Multimedia Coordinator - Department of Sport and Recreation

The Catalyst Project, funded by the Australian Government through the Women's Leadership and Development Program, also enabled the Australian Womensport & Recreation Association to produce a range of media and PR resources available for you to access on their website.  To view this information click here.

Recreational boating enthusiasts will enjoy improved facilities at 22 locations from a fresh round of grants provided by the State Government's Recreational Boating Facilities Scheme (RBFS).

$1.87 million was allocated, which followed confirmation in the recent State Budget of a significant boost to the scheme by at least $25 million in the next four years.

Four projects in the metropolitan area received more than $877,000 in funding, including $400,000 to replace and widen the access road at Woodman Point.

Further information about the RBFS is available here or by contacting the RBFS on 9216 8917.

The Layne Beachley Aim for the Stars Foundation has the goal to provide financial and moral support to girls and women across Australia to help them realise their dreams in sporting, academic, community or cultural pursuits.

Applications for 2010 grants are now open and close on 12 November 2010.  The Foundation is inviting girls and women across Australia to apply. To be eligible you need to be twelve years or over. Grants will be awarded to applicants who best demonstrate their aspirations to further develop their education and/or personal development.

The Foundation will award a minimum of $20,000 worth of grants each year. For further details including application forms click here.