Club Development - Support for Your Club

Busselton’s sporting clubs play an important role in creating a healthy, safe and inclusive community. The City is dedicated to providing support and resources to our clubs to ensure they are independent and sustainable.

The City’s Club Development team can provide your club with a range of support including:

  • information and advice (e.g. committees, marketing, finances, volunteers)
  • strategic and future planning
  • connection to State Sporting Associations and support organisations
  • support for your grant applications and fundraising ideas

Contact the City’s Community Development Officer – Sport and Recreation for assistance with your sporting club: city@busselton.wa.gov.au or 08 9781 0444.

Looking for a club?

Are you looking for a club in the City of Busselton? Search the following resources:

List of Clubs

Link to My Community Directory

Find a KidSport Approved Club

List your club on the My Community Directory 

Promote a club event

Are you holding an event in the City of Busselton? We can help you promote it!

Promote Your Event

Support and resources

Why reinvent the wheel if you don’t have to. There are a number of resources to assist your club and committee.

  • State Sporting Associations | DLGSC – listing sport and recreation associations in WA.
  • South West Office - DLGSC – sport and recreation regional support services for the South West.
  • DLGSC Every Club Hub - access to resources, guides, training opportunities and opportunities to improve your club and support your volunteers and members.
  • Australian Sports Commission ‘Game Plan’ – a free online platform that enables sporting clubs to have insight into their capability and a suite of tools designed for club development.

*Complete the Game Plan or the City’s Healthy Club Checklist. Submit the results (confidentially) to the City for assistance tailored directly to your needs.

Good sports

Good Sports

Play By the Rules

Alcohol and Drug Foundation Good Sports

KidSport

Australian Sports Commission

Sports Community (contact the City for free access to webinars and the Hub)

Working With Children Check

Child Safeguarding

Work Health and Safety 

Sporting clubs employing workers and engaging volunteers have a responsibility under the Work Health and Safety Act. Everyone has the right to be safe at work, even volunteers. The following resources will assist with how to meet your responsibility under the Act.

DMIRS Work Health and Safety Guide

Safe Work Australia Guide

Western Australia Football Commission Informati

Workshops

Need information on how to improve the success of your club? The City delivers a range of workshops and events to help your club identify and plan for its future.

You can see upcoming workshops below. 

You can also get more information from the Community Development Officer about targeted strategic planning and upcoming workshops for your club. Feel free to also suggest workshop topics!

Past Workshop Recordings

You view listen to previous workshops via the links below. 

Concussion in Sport with Dr Arnold

Newsletter

Subscribe to the City’s Sport and Recreation mailing list to receive information on workshops, events, industry news and funding opportunities.


 
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Funding and Grants 

Find out about the various funding and grant opportunities available for sporting and community clubs

Volunteers

Volunteers are crucial to the success of a community sporting group and becoming harder to attract and keep. Obtain resources and tips from organisations whose purpose is connecting and supporting volunteers.

Busselton Dunsborough Volunteer Centre

Volunteering WA

Upcoming Workshops 

 

Related Information

Sport and Recreation Facilities Strategy 2020-2030 

Seasonal Sporting Ground Hire

Funding for Sporting Clubs and Associations

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