Mildura Rural City Council is partnering with Sunraysia Mallee Ethnic Communities Council (SMECC), Welcoming Clubs and Aligned Leisure to host a free Sports Inclusion Workshop next week.
The workshop will cover how clubs can better understand and embrace diversity to increase membership, reinforcing their role in the community as safe, welcoming and inclusive places.
It will be facilitated by former Rugby Union star and Welcoming Clubs Manager Maia Tua-Davidson, and Danielle Hren, who is the Education Manager and Cultural Competency Coordinator at SMECC.
Aimed at club leaders, the workshop is open to multiple committee members, coaches, captains, managers or sports leaders to attend.
The workshop will be held at the Mildura Workers Bowls Club (176 Cureton Avenue) next Wednesday 14 June from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. A free dinner will be provided.
Councillor for Community Development and Gender Equity, Deputy Mayor Helen Healy, said the workshop was supported by Council's Gendering in a New Era in Mildura Regional Sports program.
"This is a great initiative that will help sports clubs create more inclusive and diverse environments by learning how to apply an intersectional lens to their activities, systems and processes," Cr Healy said.
"It is important and beneficial that clubs reflect the diversity in the communities they are a part of and I encourage leaders from all sporting clubs to take advantage of this free opportunity."
To register for the event visit https://bit.ly/3MPF39T.
