Sportsview, Issue 27 - 25 July 2025

27 - 25 July 2025

SportWest Webinar Series | Right to Disconnect Laws

From August 2024, the new Right to Disconnect laws come into effect for most employers, with small businesses (less than 15 employees) to follow on 26 August 2025. This legal update, embedded in the Fair Work Act and modern awards, gives employees the right to refuse unreasonable contact outside of their working hours—promoting better work-life balance, reducing burnout, and setting clearer boundaries between work and personal time.

But what does “unreasonable” mean in practice? And how can sporting organisations manage the changes without losing flexibility or team connection?

SportWest, in collaboration with CCIWA, invites you to join us for a 30-minute webinar designed to help sport administrators understand:

What the Right to Disconnect legislation involves
How it applies to your organisation (and when)
Practical steps to create clear, fair out-of-hours contact expectations
How to handle potential challenges or disputes

Following the webinar will be a discussion on other relevant HR related legislation, plus an introduction to the services accessible to SportWest members through CCIWA.

Date: Tuesday 19 August 2025
Venue: Online
Time: 9:30am-10:30am
Details: Webinar link will be emailed to participants on Monday prior.
Registration: Closes at 5:00pm Sunday 17 August 2025
Cost: SportWest members Free | Non-members $30

Inspiring Women Series: Session 2 | Storytelling as a Leadership Superpower

In our second session of the Inspiring Women Series, we welcome trailblazing coach and powerhouse speaker Michelle Cowan. From boldly writing to all 16 AFL clubs at just 17 in search of a coaching opportunity, to becoming the first female assistant coach in the WAFL by 21, Michelle has been challenging the status quo her entire career. With accolades including Football Woman of the Year and key leadership roles across AFL men’s and women’s programs, Michelle brings unmatched insight into leading with courage, conviction, and authenticity.

An engaging and empowering presenter, Michelle will share her inspiring journey through the world of elite sport and how pushing boundaries can open new doors, not just for yourself, but for those around you.

Following Michelle’s keynote, Kate Molinari, Consultant & Facilitator at Striide, an experienced leadership and business strategist, will guide participants through a practical session on presentation skills and storytelling as a leadership tool. With a background in leadership, marketing and sales, Kate will unpack how authentic storytelling can help leaders drive change, build trust, and connect meaningfully with teams and communities. Whether you’re leading in sport, business, or life, this session will help you find your voice and use it to lead with impact.

This session is designed for both emerging and established female leaders who want to amplify their impact and lead with greater confidence.

Date: Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Time: 4pm-6.30pm

Venue: Sport HQ

Cost: SportWest Members $25 | Non-members $38.

Details: Light afternoon tea provided

RSVP: Friday, 1 August 2025

Have Your Say on the Future of Community Sport Infrastructure

Do you work in a sporting organisation, in local or state government and want to help shape the future of community sport infrastructure in Australia?

The Australian sport sector is coming together to codesign Australia’s first National Community Sport Infrastructure Action Plan. The Plan aims to support more inclusive, accessible and multipurpose community sporting facilities across the country.

To help guide the plan, Australians involved in the sport and infrastructure sectors are invited to take part in an online survey.

Open until late August, the survey focuses on the development of a strategic approach to the creation of versatile and sustainable sports hubs, consistent universal design standards and collaborative practices between users of multi sport facilities. The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Have Your Say

Physical Literacy Coalition Action Plan | Getting Kids on Tack for an Active Life

The Physical Literacy Coalition is calling on educators, parents, sporting organisations, coaches and community leaders to help make physical literacy a part of every child's life.

Helping more Australians develop their physical literacy – the movement skills, confidence and motivation required to be active for life - is at the heart of a new national action plan launched today.

Focusing on children from preschool to high school, the Physical Literacy Coalition Action Plan 2025-2027 calls for a coordinated approach to ensure physical literacy is a core component of every child’s development.

Co-designed by the Physical Literacy Coalition, which is made up of experts from the sport, education, health and government sectors as part of the Play Well Strategy, the plan will support families, school leaders, educators, sporting organisations and coaches who all play a crucial role in helping young people move well.

Million Moves | Can you complete 75 moves a day for 21 days?

We are excited to be part of Million Moves, a statewide physical activity campaign designed to get more Australians moving and feeling great! We are encouraging every staff member and their friends, family and communities to complete 75 moves a day for 21 days, starting on the 1st of September.

Why 75 moves for 21 days? 75 represents the alarming statistic that 75% of Australians don’t meet the recommended physical activity guidelines. 21 days is the time it takes to build a consistent healthy habit. Your daily moves can be anything: big or small, seated or standing, high energy or low impact. It’s about finding what works for your body.

Make the Pledge

Sport Integrity Australia | Planning Safe Sporting Events

Join Sport Integrity Australia for a practical webinar on planning child-safe sporting events. Learn how to develop and implement a safeguarding action plan that covers different stages of your event - from preparation to post-event review.

This session is tailored for sports administrators at all levels and will introduce tools and checklists to help ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people in our sporting communities. We will be joined by Renae Scothern, Sport Integrity Officer at Underwater Hockey Australia, to hear her experience taking action on safeguarding at a recent event.

At the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

Recognise child safeguarding as a key part of event planning
Identify potential child safety risks in sport and take steps to prevent them
Develop and implement a practical safeguarding action plan
Find and utilise existing tools, templates and checklists to support child-safe event planning

Date: Wednesday 6 August 2025
Time: 10:30AM - 11:30AM

Australian Sports Technologies Network WA | Networking Event

The Australian Sports Technologies Network (ASTN) WA invites you to their upcoming networking event, where they will unveil details of their new partnership with Meshpoints—supported by Lotterywest and Spacecubed—to drive the continued growth of WA’s sports innovation ecosystem.

Hear a deep dive into ASTN’s recently released Annual Sports Innovation Report, highlighting the strengths and opportunities of WA’s sportstech landscape within both national and global contexts.

You’ll also hear from the founder and CEO of MiClub, who will reflect on the 20-year journey of building one of WA’s most successful sportstech companies. The event will conclude with several emerging WA sportstech startups showcasing their platforms, current projects, and future plans.

Enjoy an evening of inspiring stories, fresh ideas, and valuable connections—drinks and canapés provided.

Date: Wednesday 13 August 2025
Time: 5.00pm-7.30pm (AWST)
Venue: SportWest, SportHQ
Address: 203 Underwood Avenue, Floreat WA 6014

Wear It Purple | LGBTQIA+ & Allies Social Bowls Day

Head on down to the Bayswater Bowling Club for a fun, inclusive and safe LGBTQIA+ and Allies lawn bowls social day for all ages, especially young people.

All are welcome to a friendly competition, community and celebration of inclusion.

Wear it Purple Day is an annual fundraising and awareness day.

The event was created to help support LGBTQIA+ youth with a day of celebration, activities and wearing purple to raise funds for the Wear it Purple Charity

WA Sport Mediation & Resolution Service | Survey

As part of the ongoing True Sport commitment in strengthening the capability of sports across Western Australia, we are pleased to share an exciting new initiative.

SportWest, in partnership with the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport (CITS) and in collaboration with Sport Integrity Australia (SIA) and the National Sports Tribunal (NST) is working to establish a WA Sport Mediation and Resolution Service.

The service is being designed to provide a trusted, qualified, and independent option to support State Sporting Associations (SSAs) in managing disputes and complaints. It will complement, not replace, your existing internal tribunal systems and processes.

The service will primarily offer independent mediation and conciliation for matters referred by SSAs, particularly those involving governance issues, conflicts of interest, internal grievances or broader disputes that would benefit from neutral facilitation.

Importantly, matters can only be referred to the service via a formal request from the SSA to SportWest. The service will not intervene in cases unless requested and will not duplicate existing processes.

To ensure SportWest develops a service that meets the needs of our Members we seek your valued support in completing a brief online survey via the link below

Complete the Survey

True Sport Bouncing Back | Safety on the Sidelines

As an extension to the True Sport Sideline Behaviour and Mental Health & Wellbeing Initiatives, SportWest will be rolling out the Bouncing Back Program, which incorporates de-escalation training and mental health awareness, in partnership with respected Mental Health provider, Richmind WA.

Richmind WA’s Bouncing Back program is a strengths-based initiative designed to promote mental wellbeing, reduce stigma, and build resilience in community settings - especially through the power of sport. Delivered in partnership with SportWest and proudly supported by the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism and Sport, this program helps clubs and communities create safe, supportive environments where everyone can thrive.

What you’ll learn