Dear [[NAME]],

The Sport NSW AGM and Industry Forum will be held on Thursday, 29 October 2020 at the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre, commencing at 4.00pm.

You are welcome to attend either the AGM, the Industry Forum, or both - and can attend in person or virtually.

The Industry Forum will commence at 4.00pm, with a presentation from Linda Sheahan, Workplace Engagement Manager at Beyond Blue. Linda will discuss the importance of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, a topic that is highly relevant in the current climate. With a focus on reminding leaders to support themselves, Linda will also explore ways that you can support staffing structures and other key stakeholder groups such as volunteers.

The Sport NSW AGM will follow the forum and commence no earlier than 4.45pm.

Please ensure you register your attendance for the Industry Forum and/or AGM by clicking here.

Please note: AGM documentation has been forwarded separately to members.

The NSW Office of Children's Guardian will deliver a free webinar on the Child Safe Standards of Sports. The webinar will take place tomorrow on Wednesday, 14 October from 1.00pm - 3.00pm and will be an interactive session with participants encouraged to actively engage with others and share ideas.

The webinar is suitable for all paid and volunteer employees in the sport sector, including those representing sporting clubs, associations and State Sporting Organisations or State Sporting Organisations for people with Disability.

The key aims of this interactive webinar are to help you:

• Understand the Child Safe Standards and the responsibilities for NSW service providers;
• Gain confidence in embedding the Child Safe Standards by learning from others in the sport sector;
• Learn from each other by sharing ideas and resources;
• Provide an opportunity to talk through the Standards with a sporting lens and understand how to operationalise these in the current climate.

Click here to register for this webinar.

In collaboration with the NSW Office of Sport, Sport Integrity Australia will deliver an online presentation to the sector on Thursday, 22 October 2020.

Mr David Sharpe APM OAM, CEO Sport Integrity Australia, will discuss Sport Integrity Australia's direction and role in protecting Australian sport. Sport Integirty Australia has a broad remit, including anti-doping, match fixing, child safety and member protection.

The session will cover:

• Sport Integrity Australia's role, functions, structure and contacts;
• National integrity framework and policy;
• Integrity education and training;
• Communication and resources;
• Reporting concerns; and
• Working with NSW sporting organisations.

The session will be held live from 2.00 pm - 3.00pm, with Q&A available through the chat function of Microsoft Teams.

To register your attendance, please email sportsintegrity@sport.nsw.gov.au.

Arriving at a critical juncture for the nation’s Sports community, the Business of Sport Summit will be delivered digitally on 1 – 2 December. The Summit has secured executive involvement from Tennis Australia, Netball Australia, National Rugby League, Cricket Australia, Australian Olympic Committee, Kayo Sports, and a host of other leading national businesses to directly answer the questions you pose to them.

Don't miss out on this event. Use the code SNSW25 to receive an exclusive 25% discount per registration.

Click here to register today.

Beyond Blue have recently launched a free, self paced online learning course - Mental wellbeing: support yourself and small businesses.

Recognising that the coronavirus pandemic has negatively impacted mental health, Beyond Bllue have designed the four part course to help improve mental health literacy and develop 'soft skills' that enable people to have difficult conversations with colleagues.

The course has been specifically designed for the workplace and should take no more than one hour to complete.

The course covers four key topic areas:

1. An introduction to mental health;
2. Look after yourself at work and at home;
3. Check on someone’s wellbeing; and
4. Support small business day to day.

With a mix of practical information and guidance, common work place scenarios and links to other resources, this short training will help you look out for your own mental health as well as those you work with, and even your friends and family.

This free course would be suitable for all stakeholders in the sporting sector - from paid employees to players, officials and volunteers.

For more information or to access the course, please click here.

The Sport NSW Sporting Grants Summary monitors available Grants (returning and new) from around NSW. 

Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program
This program aims to provide NSW sports clubs the opportunity to acquire an automated external defibrillator (AED) package for their club or sports facility at a reduced cost. Applications are now open, with assessments on 23 November 2020, 22 February 2021 and final applications closing at 5pm Monday, 12 April 2021. To learn more, including eligibility and funding amounts, please click here.

For a full list - Download the Sport NSW Sporting Grants Summary.

Interested in a career in sport? or Looking for the latest volunteering opportunities?

For the latest sport and recreation jobs visit the Sport NSW Jobs Board available on our website.

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