b'THE YEAR IN REVIEW THE YEAR IN REVIEWADVOCACY BESPOKE PROJECTGIPPSPORT GOVERNANCEAdditional SSA Governance support provided to: GippSport is the RSA for Gippsland, supporting memberNetball Victoria CHILD SAFE STANDARDS clubs and associations to deliver quality experiences,TRANSITION TO MANDATORY BOARD QUOTAS Board Evaluation completed increase participation and implement best practice governance and policy. GippSport also delivers a rangeOn 1 July 2019, SSAs and RSAs eligible for StateCricket VictoriaVicsport continued to provide leadership advocacy for the of programs for people under the age of 18, placing themA two-year Workforce Development Plan was ongoing implementation of the Child Safe Standards inGovernment funding were required to have 40% women sport and recreation settings. This included the promotionwithin the scope of the Victorian Child Safe Standards.members on their boards. Vicsport has been working closelycompleted to educate, train and develop a network of of the Child Safe Sport resource hub on the VicsportVicsport led a consultation project to assist GippSport towith organisations to provide a deeper understanding ofpaid and volunteer staff to embed safety & well-being website, advice and support to professionals and volunteersimplement the standards. This involved a thorough reviewthe actions necessary to meet the incoming quotas andpractices across the sport.by phone, email or face to face meetings, presentations andof existing GippSport policies and processes, creation of ato provide the guidance and support necessary to meet framework for GippSports implementation of the standards,that target. This included building on two workshops fromBoxing VictoriaQ&A at industry and club development forums as well asdevelopment of tailored policies, codes of conduct and risk-Board Skills Audit completedpromotion of key messages across the industry.early 2018 on Building Effective Boards and Strengthening management plans and an action plan to guide GippSports-Constitution reviewed with a view to achieving the Successful Boards while in September 2018, an Achieving A major aspect of our work in 2018-19 was an evaluationimplementation of the Standards. 40% Women on Boards Quota workshop was held. 40% women on board -Draft Sub-committee Terms of Reference of the current status of Child Safe Standards implemented across the industry. Vicsport held five roundtable discussionsEach workshop consisted of scenario-based learning andcompletedwith SSAs to share information, discuss success anddiscussion. The focus was on the provision of information on how to strengthen, elect, appoint and induct future boardBMX Victoriachallenges and how they are tracking with implementing the-Board Skills Audit completedstandards. In total, 30 SSAs attended the meetings held atmembers, as well as improving and developing better board Vicsports office in Sports House. Following the meetings,behaviour, culture and performance. Vicsport also provided-Board policies and procedures were reviewed -Assisted in development of the new Strategic Plan Vicsport developed an evaluation report which was shared(and continues to provide) direct one-on-one support to with all Vicsport members and key stakeholders includingapproximately 30 members and affected organisations(2019-23) SRV and Sport Australia. on how to strengthen good governance practices and implement strategies to meet the quotas. ResourcesVictorian Weightlifting Association Governance Health Check & Action Plan Report In 2018-19, the Victorian Government conducted a reviewdeveloped to assist organisations in transitioning to meet into the new Child Safe Standards. The review lookedthe quotas included nominations committee charters andcompletedat the effectiveness of the standards in achieving theguidelines, a Good Governance Toolkit update and Board Bank restructure on the Vicsport website. Ice Sports Victoria desired outcomes for child safety and the potential forGood Governance Health Check & Action Plan report alignment with the National Principles for Child Safecompleted with board resources, policies and templates Organisations which resulted from the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. VicsportBESPOKE GOVERNANCE PROJECTS provided.held a roundtable discussion with several SSAs in JanuaryThe following projects were selected by Vicsport andVictorian Billiards & Snooker Association 2019 and used the results from the SSA evaluation report to develop a sports industry submission to the review. TheSRV through an Expression of Interest process in AugustAction Plan was developed to reach and maintain the draft submission was made available for Vicsport membersand September 2018. Successful organisations received40% women on board quota to comment on and support before the final submission wasconsultation support from Vicsport for a low fee of 10% of the total project value. Disability Sport Victoria (DSV)made in February.Vicsport facilitated the development of the strategic plan for 2019-2023.VPN BOARD AND STAFF INDUCTION Vicsport aims to provide staff and board directors who are new to the industry with an overview of the structure of Victorian sport highlighting key trends and industry drivers. The purpose of the information sessions are:To introduce Vicsport and industry stakeholders to staffand board directors new to the industry.Provide an opportunity for SRV to reinforce key policymessages focusing on facilities and community. To provide the opportunity for people new to Victorian Sport to share ideas, network and form future relationships.14 15'