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sport connector February 2014
Wellington Sportsperson of the Year Awards Sport Wellington is pleased to announce one of the most prestigious events on the Wellington sporting calendar is back for 2014. The Dominion Post Sportsperson of the Year Awards will be held at the TSB Arena on Thursday 12th June. Now in their 45th year the awards seek to celebrate excellence in Wellington sport. Sport Wellington welcomes nominations from the general public, sports organisations and the media in the following 13 categories: Sportsman, Sportswoman, Coach, Team, Disabled Athlete, Personality, Emerging Sportsman and Emerging Sportswoman, Club, Administrator, Volunteer, Official, and Lifetime Achievement. Nominations open late March, nomination forms and more information will be available from:
www.wellingtonsportsawards.co.nz
Hutt City Sports Awards 2014 - Call for Nominations The fourth celebration of Hutt City Sporting Talent will be on Thursday 8th May at the Avalon Studios. The categories are the same as last year and Hutty City Sports Awards wish to pick up the cream of our athletes, coaches, volunteers, administrators and officials. Rhys Casley, captain of the World Champion Black Sox softball team was our overall 2013 winner and we inducted Naomi Shaw White
Sox softball coach as a Legend of Hutt Valley Sport. Nominations close on Wednesday 12th March at 12.00pm. Nominations will be accepted through the online form only which can be found on the website
www.huttcitysportsawards.com
KiwiSport Funding Dates and Appointment Meetings Funding Closing Dates 2014
KiwiSport Appointment Meetings
In light of the KiwiSport contestable fund reaching the allocated minimum threshold of 20% (currently 33%), Sport Wellington has made the decision to reduce the number of funding rounds per year from three to two:
Appointment times will be available at least two weeks prior to each closing date across the region to discuss your application or project.
• MONDAY 17th March 2014 • MONDAY 18th August 2014 Please note that all applications for funding must be submitted electronically online. For more information click here.
These 20 minute meetings provide an opportunity to gain clarity around the expectations, requirements, and quality of applications Sport Wellington are seeking. For more information phone (04) 389 0214 or email:
[email protected]
www.sportwellington.org.nz
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Sport Wellington’s premier recreation event is on track to sell out for the 3rd year in a row, so make sure you get in quick. Whether you choose to walk/run the 6.5km, tackle the brand new Snapper 10km, or take up the Lenco Half Marathon challenge, there is something for everyone. Sign up today.
Greytown Junior Football Club Greytown Junior Football Club has recently been recognised by Sport Wellington as showing good practice as they progress the alignment of their structure and culture to volunteering, and were rewarded with $1000 worth of ‘Sport Makers’ sporting goods.
Sport Wellington’s Mark Curr presents Nicole Heard, Dale Beaumont, Sharon Hanson, Charlie Heard, and Courtney Brasell their ‘Thank a Sport Maker’ recognition.
This recognition is part of the ‘Thank a Sport Maker’ campaign; a partnership with the Lotto Volunteer Foundation and Sport New Zealand that will see the greater Wellington region sharing in over $1 million of quality clothing and sports gear to be awarded to Sport Makers throughout New Zealand over the next three years. Click here for the full article.
The changing world in which we are living… Increasingly people working in community sports and physical activity are required to be more businesssavvy. They have to demonstrate that they are adding value and bring leadership and management skills to the organisations they represent and the projects they support and deliver. There is an ever stronger demand for organisations and projects to show
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sustainability and to ensure that these are run as viable enterprises. Accountability is becoming even more important and as funding is coming under pressure excellent business development and planning must be in place. Many sports projects are only funded or part-funded for a limited period of time and will have to develop viable business models to survive beyond the initial funding period.
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Enterprise, partnership working and community engagement are becoming key factors for people working in the community sport and physical activity sector who will have to develop and learn to apply new mindsets and skills to become focused on the business and enterprise aspects.
For employment opportunities at Sport NZ and the sports and recreation sector in New Zealand follow this link or through this link www.snafflejobs.co.nz.
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Click here for Sport Wellington’s current vacancies, as well as other stakeholders in the region.
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