Northcote Park Football Club
APPLIES FOR GOOD SPORTS LEVEL 2 ACCREDITATION
07/03/2011
The Northcote Park Football Club has an ongoing commitment to responsible alcohol management and is working towards Level 2 accreditation under the Australian Drug Foundation’s Good Sports program.
The program provides leadership and support to community sports clubs throughout Australia to manage alcohol responsibly. It aims to help clubs become more viable by creating a safe and friendly environment whilst addressing their duty of care obligations in relation to alcohol consumption. It is the first nationwide alcohol management program of its kind.
As part of Level 2 accreditation, we will implement practices around responsible alcohol management including the development of transport strategies to ensure our members get home safely. Our facilities will be smoke-free and the emphasis for player awards, fundraising, prizes and functions will not be alcohol. Food will be provided when alcohol is served and we will sell a variety of low and non-alcoholic drinks and all bar staff will be RSA trained.
We are confident our efforts will continue to improve the environment at the Northcote Park Football Club.We are working to ensure the Club is a great place to participate and socialise for all members of our community.
The Club will be regularly monitored to ensure we comply with the program. It is the responsibility of all our members to make sure we do the right thing when drinking and enjoying ourselves.
The Good Sports program is run in Victoria by the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) and is supported by VicHealth, TAC, Department of Health (Vic) and the Department of Health and Ageing.
For more information about the program contact the committee.
We endorse the following policies:
Safe Transport Policy
The Northcote Park Football Club recognises that on occasions alcohol may be served at special functions and that as a club we are responsible for the safety of our members. In doing so the club shall ensure our members are aware of this policy and are encouraged to make alternative transport arrangements when consuming alcohol at such functions.
- · Bar staff shall encourage members and visitors to make alternate safe transport arrangements if they are considered to exceed .05 blood alcohol concentration
- · Telephone calls will be made free of charge to arrange a taxi or other transport
- · In specific cases, where a designated driver who has been nominated by the club and that person has accepted the responsibility to drive others home safely, will be provided non alcoholic drinks and bar food free of charge by the club
- · In specific cases, bar servers will be provided non alcoholic drinks and bar food free of charge by the club
- · In specific cases and where available club transport will be provided to/from events
- · Committee will pre-order taxis to arrive at the venue at the conclusion of the function.
Smoke Free Policy
The Northcote Park Football Club recognises that passive smoking is hazardous to health and those non-smoking club members and visitors have the right to be protected from exposure to tobacco smoke.
Accordingly, the following policy shall apply to all club facilities, functions, meetings and activities undertaken by the club and will apply to all members, officials, players and club visitors.
Facilities
All club facilities are to be completely smoke free and shall include:
- · The social rooms inclusive of bar, kitchen, meeting room, toilets and storage area
- · Player change rooms inclusive of warm up area, toilets and showers, medical room and property room
Cigarettes will not be sold (including vending machines) at any time at or by the club
Players, Officials & Coaches
Coaches, players, trainers, volunteers and officials will attempt to refrain from smoking and remain smoke free while involved in an official junior and senior capacity for the club, on and off the field.
Functions
All club functions including social and fund raising events and meetings are to be completely smoke free:
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- · Cigarette butt bins will be provided at outdoor locations for smokers to dispose of cigarette butts before entering/ re-entering smoke free areas at club facilities
- · Smokers leaving the designated licensed area of the clubs social rooms will not be permitted to take alcohol from that area
Non-compliance
All club committee members will enforce the smoke free policy and any non-compliance will be handled according to the following process:
- · Explanation of the club policy to the person/people concerned, including identification of the areas in which smoking is permitted
- · Continued non-compliance with the policy should be handled by at least two committee members who will use their discretion as to the action taken, which may include asking the person/ people to leave the club facilities or function
Policy Promotion
The club will promote the smoke free policy regularly by:
- · Publishing a copy of the policy in club newsletters, notice boards and printed member/player information
- · Displaying a copy of the policy in the club social rooms
- · Periodic announcements to members at functions
The club recognises the importance of educating club members, particularly players and the benefits of implementing a smoke free policy and will endeavour to provide information to assist this process.
The club will actively participate in the Australian Drug Foundation Good Sports program with an ongoing priority to maintain Good Sports accreditation.
Policy Review
To ensure this policy remains relevant to club operations and reflects community expectations
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