NEW ARRIVALS SPORT AND RECREATION FORUM Office for Recreation and Sport 6 th December 2005

1. NEW ARRIVALS SPORT AND RECREATION FORUM Office for Recreation and Sport 6th December 2005 KEY PROJECTS PRESENTATIONS

2. MIGRANT RESOURCE CENTRE OF SA SPORTS SUBSIDY PROGRAM PRESENTER HASAN

3. ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW • MRCSA is the peak organisation providing settlement services to new arrivals in SA. • MRCSA is managed by a voluntary board of management comprising reps from ethnic, new arrival communities, and people with specialist skills.

4. PROJECT DESCRIPTION • Supporting young refugees to participate in active recreation and sport activities • Developing guidelines and application process for sport subsidy • Promoting subsidy program to eligible young refugees (especially young women) • Working with local sport teams, SA Amateur Soccer League and individuals to link in to the existing mainstream league structure

5. MAIN PARTNERS • Sporting Clubs and Groups • Sporting Associations • Youth and Migrant Services

6. SUCCESSES AND HIGHLIGHTS • Refugee Week Soccer carnival – no. of teams participating • Increase in young women’s participation in sport • Increase in uptake of subsidy • Not only assisting financially through sport subsidy but also connecting new arrivals with sport clubs and venues and negotiating membership fees with clubs.

7. CHALLENGING ASPECTS • young women • supporting young people to understand Australian system • access to venue • transportation • structured sporting system through social (eg. soccer) • organisational administration (eg time, culture and expectation)

8. 3 LESSONS LEARNT • working with communities • women's participation • sporting clubs (need for education)

9. FUTURE DIRECTION • promoting and targeting young women • sport expo - come and try event • liaising with the sport clubs • education and training

10. MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES COUNCIL OF SA SHARING THROUGH ACTIVE RECREATION PRESENTERS PHIL ALLAN & MELISSA NYVELD

11. ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW • Our VisionThe MCCSA is the peak organisation reflecting, representing, supporting and advocating, on behalf of our culturally and linguistically diverse communities, for the achievement of a peaceful, equitable and prosperous multicultural South Australia. • Our MembersOur current membership is in excess of 200 organisations and individuals, with growing representation from smaller and emerging communities. However, through our programs, services and partnerships we reach a wider segment of our population.

12. ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW • Main FunctionsAdvocate on behalf of our members on key issues such as ageing, health and wellbeing and participation and representation Deliver a range of programs and services for the benefit of our members and other people from CALD backgrounds • PartnershipsWe have formed strategic partnerships including MOUs with key organisations such as DECS, City of Port Adelaide Enfield, Education Adelaide, Riverland Multicultural Forum and UniSA to deliver quality innovative programs • Recreation and Sport ProgramsSharing Through Active RecreationAfter School Sports ProgramBreakout (Self Development Through Recreation)

13. PROJECT DESCRIPTION • Encouraging participation by CALD youth • Linking CALD communities and clubs • Sport specific / ASSP / Move It programs • School-based initiatives • Consultancy Service

14. MAIN PARTNERS • CALD communities • Sport Associations and Clubs • Councils • Schools • Other sport/recreation service providers • UniSA / TAFE SA / Sport SA

15. SUCCESSES AND HIGHLIGHTS • Support by BASA and SACA • Breakout (Self Development Through Recreation) • 3 Ball Basketball • Surf Life Saving program at Mansfield Park PS • Friendships

16. CHALLENGING ASPECTS • Linking youth with clubs • Getting youth active and committed • Time required to set up programs • Funding limitations • Sustaining programs in the future

17. 3 LESSONS LEARNT • Support and participation by local sporting clubs is crucial • Location of programs is important • Face to face communication is ideal medium

18. FUTURE DIRECTION • Establish more club based programs • Expanding 3 Ball program • Ongoing partnerships with similar organisations • Help sporting associations to develop best practises

19. BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF SA NEW ARRIVALS PROGRAM PRESENTER MELISSA LANGE

20. ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW • Basketball Development Team Consisting of Manager and 4 Development Officers • Inclusive Basketball Programs (New Arrivals, Intellectually Disabled and Indigenous) and Aussie Hoops (School Clinics 100 to 200 schools/ year, 10 Game Time Centres & Miniball Competitions involving 300+ teams) and Holiday Camps and Coaching Courses • Social Competitions - 8 Venues • District Junior and Senior Competitions - 13 Clubs involved • Elite Competitions - NBL and WNBL and State Teams

21. PROJECT DESCRIPTION • Free Training Program - Thebarton Senior College Thursday's • Subsidised Social Basketball Teams - Wayville Sports Centre Tuesday's • School Clinics - NAP & ELS Primary and High Schools • Community Clinics MCCSA - 3 Ball

22. MAIN PARTNERS • Office for Recreation & Sport • Migrant Resource Centre of SA • Multicultural Communities Council of SA • NAP Schools - Thebarton Senior College & ELS Adelaide TAFE & ASSE • Para West Indigenous Sports Academy

23. SUCCCESSES AND HIGHLIGHTS • 2004 SA Recreation & Sport Award for Community Participation Initiatives • Securing Player Subsidy with MRC • Entering Teams in Social Basketball Competition • Bi-annual Game with Para West Basketball Team for last 2 years • Transition of players into other competitions including District

24. CHALLENGING ASPECTS • Cost/ Funding • Transport • Regular of attendance of Participants (Times of activities) • Language/ Culture/ Social Issues • Sportsmanship & Abiding by Rules

25. 3 LESSONS LEARNT • Provide activities in locations and at times that are accessible for New Arrivals and that are continuous that run over a period of time to enable them to grow • Be flexible and have realistic expectations • Provide activities that interest participants eg games vs structured skill trainings and boys vs girls needs

26. FUTURE DIRECTION • Girls Program including both Trainings and Games • Regional New Arrivals or Community Based Social Competitions through 3 Ball Centres with MCCSA (Kilburn, Pennington, Campbelltown and in future down South) • Develop pathways to District Basketball Clubs via Scholarship or similar program • Annual New Arrivals Basketball Carnival/ Come and Try Day with NAP & ELS Schools

27. SA AMATEUR SOCCER LEAGUE PRESENTER ALEX CICHANOWSKI

28. ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW • To provide Amateur Players a competition run to the highest standard without limitation as to age, religion or location • To provide for the the benefit of Amateur Soccer in South Australia a strong, united voice within the Soccer administration in this country • An autonomous body comprised of its member clubs each of which has equal voting rights in the affairs of the League • Member clubs from various origins • Current club membership (85) has approximately 4000 registered senior players

29. PROJECT DESCRIPTION • To encourage and assist new clubs and individual members wishing to participate in organised Amateur Soccer • Having regard for the Amateur nature of its membership and therefore keeping costs at the lowest possible level

30. MAIN PARTNERS • Office for Recreation and Sport • Migrant Resource Centre SA • Member clubs • Local councils • Church and welfare groups

31. SUCCESSES AND HIGHLIGHTS • 8 team New Arrival competition (2004) • 2 teams fully participated in SAASL (2005) • 49 individual registrations (2005) • 2 additional teams are applying for 2006 competition

32. CHALLENGING ACPECTS • Communication • Travel • Facilities • Equipment

33. 3 LESSONS LEARNT • Tolerant officials • Gradual Progression • Provide options

34. FUTURE DIRECTION • Information handbook • Distribution • Information evenings • Representative team

35. ADELAIDE SECONDARY SCHOOL OF ENGLISH AFTER SCHOOL SPORT CENTRE PRESENTER ANTI MACRI

36. ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW • Adelaide Secondary School of English - new arrivals program for students aged 12 - 16 • Current student population approx. 360 (refugees, migrants, international students) • Continuous enrolment & assessment - different pathways for students • We prepare students for mainstream high schools & living in Australian society (services) • We have a Student Services Team & offer a range of support programs • We work closely with other support agencies & also employ Bilingual School Support Officers

37. PROJECT OVERVIEW • Our aim is to provide students with an opportunity to participate in a range of different sports and to try to link them with clubs • The After School Sport Centre operates on Monday (for girls) & Thursday (for boys) from 3.15 - 4.15pm • Different sports (usually 1- 2 per term) are offered & a club visit is usually included at the end of the term/change in sport • 2004 - 2005 sports have included basketball, soccer, football, cricket, netball, athletics, volleyball, indoor soccer, badminton & table tennis

38. MAIN PARTNERS • Multicultural Communities Council of SA - supporting students to make links with clubs • Migrant Resource Centre of SA - Sport Subsidy Grant • Various coaches/clubs

39. SUCCESSES AND HIGHLIGHTS • At least 100 students have participated in a session/sporting activity • Feedback from students participating is always positive • Many students have joined clubs - usually after they have been in Australia for a while. • Many students have applied & received funds from the MRC to join a club/purchase equipment e.g. soccer boots • Staff support has been great

40. CHALLENGING ASPECTS • Consent forms-not always completed correctly • Linking with clubs - students travel from all over Adelaide, transport is an issue • Time needed to follow up forms, make phone calls etc • Availability of suitable coaches in the afternoon • Many students choosing "familiar/favourite" sports, and perhaps only trying something different once • Inconsistent attendance/increasing numbers as term progresses

41. 3 LESSONS LEARNT • Timing is important - changed from 3.30pm start to 3.15pm start • Program needs to be flexible - can't plan too far ahead due to changing student population & interests, • Need to establish/develop relationships with suitable coaches/clubs

42. FUTURE DIRECTION • An introduction of a small cost (max $1.00) per session to ensure we can continue to pay for coaches etc • Continue to offer a range of activities, ensuring student needs/interests are being met • Need to continue working with suitable coaches - i.e. work effectively with new arrivals • Need to investigate a better way to link with clubs - transport is an issue

43. THEBARTON SENIOR COLLEGE PRESENTERS Rowan Mumford & Issac Wexler

44. ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW • Large New Arrival Population • Youth Population Growth • Sporting Background • Large population of Active students • Lack of Understanding of SA's Sporting System

45. PROJECT DESCRIPTION • Our Sporting Aim • Sport Surveys • Come 'n' Try • Tournaments • Community Sport Involvement

46. MAIN PARTNERS • Staff of Thebarton Senior College • Basketball Assoc of SA • Other Sporting Associations • Migrant Resource Centre SA • Multicultural Communities Council SA

47. SUCCESSES AND HIGHLIGHTS • Participation of Students • Community Involvement • Tournaments • College Team • Friendships/Mateship

48. CHALLENGING ASPECTS • Our Lack of Understanding • Time!!! • Money!!! • 'Students' • Sporting Associations

49. LESSONS LEARNT • Working Within a Multicultural Environment • Better Response to a 'Mate' then a Teacher

50. FUTURE DIRECTIONS • Continue to Boost Community Sport • Increase the Active Involvement within the Students • College Teams • Build a Trophy Cabinet