Greater Shepparton City Council Healthy Sports Rewards Expression of Interest 2022

Children and families should be able to enjoy sports free from unhealthy food company advertisements used to promote harmful products.

Greater Shepparton City Council is committed to supporting sporting clubs to be places that are active, healthy and socially connected. We believe that sports clubs, particularly junior clubs, should be free from unhealthy food and sugary drink sponsorships.

That’s why Council has partnered with VicHealth and a group of local governments to call out harmful sponsorship in children’s sport and take a stand to put the health and wellbeing of our children first over by offering Healthy Sports Rewards.

Healthy Sports Rewards aims to offer an alternative to the unhealthy food and drink vouchers often presented to junior sporting club players. The vouchers will offer free or discounted entry to local sports and recreation facilities and are a great way to recognise junior players.

Please note that all clubs within Greater Shepparton are eligible, regardless of any existing sponsorship arrangements. If your club is interested in receiving Healthy Sports Rewards to give to your junior players, please complete the short expression of interest form accessed here by Friday 22 April 2022.

Healthy Sports Rewards are limited, so be quick to express your interest.

For further information, please contact Belinda Conna, Team Leader Healthy Communities at Greater Shepparton City Council on (03) 58329 431 or email belinda.conna@shepparton.vic.gov.au

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* 1. Club information

Name of club

Address

Main sport/activity

Total members

Please specify how your club classifies junior competition (e.g. under 10's, under 14's)

Number of junior teams

Number of active junior participants

Is your sport played during the winter or summer season or both?

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* 2. Contact information

Name of club representative

Club representative phone number

Club representative email address

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* 3. Does your club have any current sponsorship arrangements?

Yes

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* 4. If yes, list and describe your club's current top five sponsors, including the sponsorship benefit your club provides to each sponsor and the benefit your club receives from each sponsor.

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* 5. Does your club currently provide vouchers to players as reward or recognition (e.g. player of the match)?

Yes

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* 6. If yes, briefly list and describe the type of voucher/s your club provides and how often they are provided to players (e.g. every game, once per season)

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* 7. Briefly describe how your club will utilise Healthy Sports Rewards?

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* 8. Evaluation - A focus of this evaluation will be on the uptake and usability of the vouchers by clubs, players and parents/carers. This research will increase understanding of the value of the rewards and support additional councils to introduce Healthy Sports Rewards to clubs in their local communities. If you receive Healthy Sports Rewards, would you be willing to be part of this evaluation?

Yes

Thank you! Greater Shepparton City Council will be in touch with you shortly.