Active Queenslanders Industry Alliance is offering free training for the QLD Fitness, Sport and Recreation Industry, to help fast track the return to physical activity for both stage 2 (now) and stage 3 (July).
It is highly recommended that businesses, organisations and clubs take advantage of this training, to ensure they are ready to return to operation.
The free e-Learning course covers important information such as COVID Safety Officer training and the Queensland Government’s Return to Play guide.
Your organisation or club can become COVID-safe ready and ensure best practice community health and hygiene is in place as COVID restrictions ease.
This training is for volunteers, officials, administrators, staff and operators of community sports clubs, outdoor and active recreation organisations, fitness centres, personal trainers and others in the active industry. It is essential that all organisations and clubs comply with their approved Industry COVID Safe Plan.
This free training will help get you ready COVID-safe ready ahead of the return of your participants, volunteers, spectators, and staff.
The Return to Play: COVID Safety Officer e-Learning training covers:
• Queensland Government Return to Play Guide
• The role of a COVID Safety Officer
• Industry COVID Safe Plans
• The safe and effective use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• COVID-19 and how it is spread
• Infection risk in sport, recreation and fitness industries
• Infection prevention and control
If you have any questions please email us at admin@aqia.org.au.
For details of upcoming webinars keep an eye out for our future webinar times on our website and social media channels.
To register CLICK HERE and complete the registration form.
Brisbane City Council wishes to provide links to services, grants and information to assist operations during the COVID-19 restrictions period. Please click on the links contained in this email to obtain further information.
COVID-SAFE PRACTICES
Framework for COVID Safe Businesses
Generic COVIDSafe Checklist for businesses
Work and Health Safety Guidelines
Safe Work Australia Risk Register
FUNDING CENTRE
- This site provides useful information about financial assistance available to not-for-profit organisations and community groups affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. It is updated daily or as they become aware of changes.
- Meaningful information exists about current Australian Tax Office, Jobkeeper, banks, superannuation and other relief measures on a national and state-based level for community organisations.
AUSTRALIAN CHARITIES & NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMISSION
- Information about revised annual information statement submission requirements and ACNC compliance during COVID-19.
COMMUNITY ORGANISATION GRANT SUBSCRIPTION OPPORTUNITIES
- Australian Government Community Grants Hub features grant’s from Federal Government client agencies.
- Australian Government Grant Connect features a more sophisticated grant program portal. Beneficial for groups from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and programs focusing on socioeconomic projects.
- Australian Sports Foundation Giving for Grassroots features a subscription link to a grant funding program run federally.
- Sports Community – has a portal that can filter open grants for not-for-profits from government and commercial entities. Clubs will need to review each offering for eligibility.
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT SPORT & RECREATION GRANTS
The Queensland government has an evolving range of grant programs for community organisations.
COVID SAFE Active Clubs Kickstart – provides funding of $2,000 to sport or active recreation organisations so they can restart and continue delivery of physical activity opportunities to the Queensland community post-COVID-19. Council strongly recommends organisations consider applying for this scheme prior to its closure today 17 June 2020.
FairPlay Vouchers – Parents, carers or guardians can apply for a voucher valued up to $150.00 for their child, which can be used towards sport and active recreation membership, registration or participation fees with registered activity providers. Round 3 will open July 2020.
Active Restart Infrastructure Recovery Fund – Grants for minor capital works and support for clubs to purchase revenue-generating equipment to support Return to Play. Applications open in Stage 3.
Gambling Community Benefit Fund –Funding amounts range from $500 to $35,000. Currently closed, view link for funding round dates.
COMMERCIAL SECTOR GRANTS
SUNSUPER – Dreams for a better world
Sports grants to assist people of all ages and abilities to become more active. The Active Community Grant recipients may be able to share in $150,000 worth of funding. Funding applications close 26 June 2020.
RACQ
Initially set up to support community groups impacted by natural disasters, the RACQ Foundation is now extending funding to support those impacted by COVID-19. Organisations can apply for funding through a COVID-19 application. Round 2 closes 17 July 2020
FREEDOM PROPERTY
Community Support Grant Program – Up to $5,000 may be provided for eligible campaigns.
Below is a list of documents supplied by Baseball Queensland and Qsports to assist clubs in the return to activity activations.
BQ COVID Safe Clubs Workshop >>>
COVID Safe Officer Guidelines and Requirements >>>
COVID Safe Plan Checklist >>>
COVID Safe BQ Return to Activity Plan >>>
Statement of Compliance certificate >>>
BQ / BA Winter Season Capatations document >>>
Industry COVID Safe Plan Field Sports >>>
Due to Covid-19 and the restrictions placed on community sport we are preparing to readjust the schedule on our training seminars for Little League and Association (Level 1) umpiring seminars.
To assist us in keeping you up to date and to help you in the downtime we have designed a questionnaire on the rules that cover Little League specific. The aim is to ensure that our umpires not only understand the rule when situations arise but to be confident in the interpretation and to know where to find the rule reference when necessary.
We would ask that you use your rule book to answer these questions so that you can learn as you go. If you do not have a rule book or cannot find the online rules please contact Barry Foat at sdull@qbua.org.
The QBUA will be extending accreditation for next season for umpires whose accreditation expires this season. The requirement to receive the extension is to complete the above questionnaire.
We encourage all umpires to partake in the questionnaire as part of the Baseball Australia Umpire development training program requirement and also to enhance your own knowledge of the rules.
Everyone should have completed either the old Level 0 or the new Community Level umpire seminar.
To complete the community program and be accredited you need to have completed The AIS General Principles Course and the Level 0 or Community Umpire Exam.
If you have not completed the above, you will need to do so prior to completing the questionnaire. Links below:
Have you completed the AIS General Principles Course?
https://learning.ausport.gov.au/auth/login/?returnUrl=%2F
Have you completed the exam?
Little League (Community) Exam?
If you haven’t done both of these then this would need to be done prior to doing the questionnaire.
To completes the questionnaire please head to the QBUA website.
www.qbua.org
Baseball Queensland (BQ) today confirmed the development of the State Government resumption ‘Return to Play guide for Queensland sport, recreation and fitness industries’ guidelines to enable the ongoing preparations for the return to community sport (Baseball) activity.
As the landscape continues to evolve across the States and Territories and BQ’s management team, in collaboration with Baseball Australia (BA), is working through the National Principles for the Resumption of Sport and Recreation Activities. These principles set the precedent for the eventual return to community sports.
In order to safely return to activity, we must adhere to the principles found in the Queensland Governments Return to Play website. This framework was drafted by the Department of Sport and Recreation in collaboration with the Chief medical officer of Queensland.
You can view the website by clicking here www.covid19.qld.gov.au/returntoplay
BQ would like to emphasise that the document states that “No formal organised individual or team community sport or training (unless an exemption is approved) by the Chief Health Officer).” This will be in effect until the 11th of June when stage two of relaxations takes place. This can be found here: https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au/government-actions/roadmap-to-easing-queenslands-restrictions/sport/clubs-organisations
BQ has been building its Return to Activity Strategy with key aspects to support its members. The following resources have already been shared or will be made available during the coming months:
- Return to Throw Program: preparing players to return to baseball activity.
- Body Ready: video resources from our HP manager Shayne Watson, encouraging our athletes to keep healthy and in shape.
- Promoting the Baseball Australia National Coaching Accreditation
- Healthy Clubs Initiative: BQ has been creating resources to assist clubs in the effort to remain healthy, with the intent to grow our clubs post COVID-19.
- Return to Activity Roadmap
- Return to Activity Checklist
- Return to Activity FAQ sheet
For up-to-date information on keeping your family safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, please visit the Queensland Health website HERE.
All further updates from Baseball Queensland will be available on the BQ website and will also be communicated by the BQ social media channels.
Baseball Queensland (BQ) today confirmed the development of draft ‘Return to Activity’ guidelines to enable the ongoing preparations for the return to baseball activity.
As the landscape continues to evolve across the States and Territories and BQ’s management team, in collaboration with Baseball Australia (BA), is working through the National Principles for the Resumption of Sport and Recreation Activities. These principles set the precedent for the eventual return to community sports.
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