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2024 WA Mental Health Awards Finalist
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SportWest are thrilled to share that our True Sport Mental Health and Wellbeing Initiative has been recognised as a category finalist for the 2024 WA Mental Health Awards, hosted by the Western Australian Association for Mental Health (WAAMH).
This True Sport Initiative is a finalist for the MercyCare Promotion or Prevention Award, which is awarded for outstanding contributions to prevention and/or promotion in mental health.
The winner of this prestigious award will be announced at an award celebration on Monday, 25 November 2024
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Women of Sport | Creating Tomorrow, Together
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SportWest, together with the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, invites you to join us for our upcoming Women of Sport Workshop, Creating Tomorrow, Together!
Presented by Kasey Miles from Tomorrow Woman, this workshop will challenge unrealistic expectations placed on women, empowering them to take up space, use their voice, and live unapologetically.
We want women working and volunteering in sport to feel powerful – inside and out.
The Tomorrow Woman workshop will disrupt outdated stereotypes of women and help you develop your most powerful voice in life and sports. You will be invited to speak up and have daring conversations.
Whatever your age or background, here’s your invitation to take off all the hats you wear and participate in signature exercises, while gaining deeper connections and reflections along the way.
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Liberties Insurance Sporting Legends Day | Ascot Racing Carnival Saturday 19 October
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Perth Racing invites you to join the heart-racing action of Liberties Insurance Sporting Legends Day at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 19 October. Look out for Paris 2024 Olympic Medalists and other sporting heroes, including former stars of the track in our dedicated pop-up stable.
Soak up the sporting atmosphere, enjoy live entertainment, fabulous fashion, and heart-racing action. Sporting Legends Day features Group 3 Liberties Insurance-Eurthymic Stakes and a live screening of the Caulfield Cup from Victoria. Come and feel the rush at Ascot Racecourse.
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IOC Young Leaders Programme 2025-2028
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Young talents who are willing to make a difference and leverage the power of sport to address social challenges in their communities now have the opportunity to apply for the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Young Leaders Programme 2025-2028.
Any young person aged between 20 and 28 can register by 21 October 2024 to benefit from the initial four-week Learning Sprint, comprising four virtual sessions and topic-specific reflection tasks.
After successfully completing the Learning Sprint, a candidate becomes eligible to apply for the IOC Young Leaders Programme. Applications will be open from 18 November to 16 December 2024.
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Beyond the Games
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Beyond the Games is a webinar series, featuring sport experts and athletes sharing valuable insights and advice to athletes who have been part of the Paris Games cycle to reintegrate back into life and sport.
This is an AIS hosted Win Well initiative in collaboration with Paralympics Australia (PA) and Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).
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Mental Health Month | Toolkit
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With Mental Health Month running 1-31 October 2024, True Sport has developed a range of Social Media Tiles for State Sporting Associations to use to help share the message and spread awareness about the vital role sport plays in fostering proactive mental health and wellbeing in community sport.
This year’s theme for WA's Mental Health Week (5-12 October) is ‘Empowering Communities, Thriving Workforces: A Journey Towards Investing in Our Mental Health’. Together, let’s make a commitment to empowering our sporting workforces and communities this Mental Health Month.
Don't forget to tag @truesportau and use the hashtags #truesportau #mentalhealthmonth
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Resource Spotlight | Critical Incident Response Guide
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Dealing with critical incidents in and around sport can be very challenging, particularly if you're not sure how to handle delicate situations. From the sudden passing of a club member, to witnessing a distressing event during a game, the True Sport Critical Incident Response Toolkit has been designed to take the stress and fear away from the process.
Thanks to support from the Mental Health Commission, True Sport collaborated with The Mental Health Project to produce the Critical Incident Response eToolkit. Take a look at the response plan overview document, and the full suite of resources to understand how True Sport is supporting WA sports to support and respond to critical incidents in the community.
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Child Safeguarding Initiative | eSafety in Sport Webinar
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In support of Children's Week WA 2024, SportWest invites you to join us in supporting the week and its purpose by tuning into our upcoming Webinar focused on eSafety in Sport.
Co-facilitated by SportWest and the eSafety Commissioner, and proudly supported by the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, this session will provide a practical education session, delving into online safety risks such as assistance with removing harmful content (eg. cyberbullying of children, sharing of images or videos without consent and reporting online harm). The webinar will also cover utilising the True Sport and eSafety resources to promote a safer online environment and minimise the chances for children and young people to be harmed.
In alignment with the 10 National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, this webinar aligns primarily with the True Sport Child Safeguarding National Principle 8 resource - Physical and online environments promote safety and wellbeing while minimising the opportunity for children and young people to be harmed.
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