Resilient Clubs Information Hub
Read below for useful resources and information for participants of the Resilient Clubs Support Program
Webinars and coaching
Thriving Turf in the Growing Season
October 2022
This webinar hosted a range of turf experts who shared tips and advice on how clubs can get healthy turf growing in the warmer seasons. Topics included:
- the impacts of heavy rain and flooding on turf
- short and long-term techniques to recover turf as quickly as possible
- a case study from Sandgate Hawks Football Club
- Council’s sports field improvement and sports field testing programs.
‘Knowing your energy’ PhiSaver demonstration
September 2021
For this webinar, we are joined by Brett from PhiSaver monitoring systems to demonstrate how clubs can understand their PhiSaver interface and get the most out of their systems. This webinar covers questions around:
- Why monitor energy?
- Relating power, energy and dollars.
- Understanding the main dashboard.
- Finding money-saving opportunities.
- Viewing individual circuits.
- Acting on results.
Writing a successful grant application
August 2021
This webinar will give you a better understanding of how your club can become ‘grant ready’ and develop your skillset in writing a successful application.
The webinar was hosted by Kerri Eckart, CEO of Focused Marketing. You will learn how to:
- Interpret what is required in an application.
- Structure a winning document.
- Know what to avoid and what must be included.
Grants and financial assistance
Brisbane City Council pages with grant opportunities:
To search for all of Council’s grants and funding assistance, visit the Grant Guru.
Lord Mayor’s Sustainability Grants – Provides funding for not-for-profit organisations to reduce their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Funding amounts range from $1000 to $10,000 and will close at midnight 21 November 2022.
Cultivating Community Gardens Grants – Want to encourage more visitors and compost food waste at your club? Have you thought about creating a community garden at your club? Apply now for this grant of up to $2,500 for Council-leased facilities to build a community garden.
Queensland Government Community Sustainability Action Grants – Round 7 of this grant has been released and this time is focussed on creating community sustainability spaces. Grants of between $5,000 and $50,000 (excluding GST) are available to projects that rehabilitate or rewild unused spaces to support biodiversity conservation, or to repurpose unused or neglected spaces for community use. This includes many initiatives such as delivering environmental outcomes (such as improving wildlife habitat), supporting circular economy initiatives (such as local organics reuse and composting) and helping to address food insecurity in local communities. This is a fantastic opportunity to investigate the introduction of composting and a community garden at your club.
Queensland Government Gambling Community Benefit Fund – Allocates funding to not-for-profit community groups to enhance their capacity to provide services, leisure activities and opportunities for Queensland communities.
Sport and Recreation Recovery Grant – a joint Australian Government and Queensland Government funding initiative for sporting and recreation organisations with funding to clean up, repair or replace equipment or facilities damaged as a direct result of the February 2022 flooding event.
Queensland Government funding programs – a live webpage with updates on available Queensland Government funding and grant programs for sporting and recreation clubs.
Funding Centre – Subscribe to a grant information service featuring information on grants, fundraising and attracting donations.
Contact your local and state members – Contact representative Government members may be able to help regarding discretionary funding and upcoming grants.
Resources from our suppliers
The material and information below are provided by our suppliers for general information and guidance purposes only. The advice and information provided are the author’s own and does not necessarily reflect the views of Brisbane Sustainability Agency and/or Brisbane City Council.
Getting the best from your irrigation system – A good understanding and correct management of your irrigation system is essential to both reducing watering costs and optimising turf performance. Provided by LaboSport.
Planning for renovation of your sports field – Address any damage done during the season and/or any potential issues that may affect future performance. Provided by LaboSport.
Rain Bird Global Service Plan – A subscription-based 24/7 help service, paid for by Brisbane City Council and free for Clubs to access. If you need help with your Rain Bird controller, ring 07 3518 1900 to talk to a Rain Bird engineer.
How to use your SUMS system – An online training portal with resources to help you understand, interpret and get the most value out of your SUMS system data.
Resources for waste management
While the focus of the Program is on reducing energy and water consumption, Clubs are also encouraged to improve their waste management. Correctly managing and minimising waste can often help save staff and volunteer time, lower greenhouse gas emissions and in some cases, reduce costs or even increase revenue through recycling. Read below for Brisbane City Council resources that can help Sporting Clubs manage waste.
ASPIRE – this circular economy platform is now free for all Brisbane organisations with under 100 FTE personnel, thanks to Brisbane City Council. The easy-to-use platform is a marketplace to sell or give away any unwanted resources or waste, such as kitchen utensils, appliances, excess pallets and crates, food waste, old sports equipment and much more. Anything that someone could possibly want – you can put it on ASPIRE!
Where to repair your stuff in Brisbane – View our webpage on the different repair cafes in Brisbane, where you can take broken equipment and items to be repaired for free. Saving your club money in replacement costs and lowering your environmental impact.
Clean and green Brisbane – Get local information on what bins are available for your Club, Brisbane’s resource and recovery centres, useful articles about waste management, plus, much more.
Free recycling resources for businesses, schools and community groups – A variety of resources developed for community organisations like Sporting Clubs, that can help staff, volunteers and visitors correctly manage waste. This includes action plans and directive posters and signs.
Game On Recycling – Partner with this Australian program and become a collection point for unused sporting equipment (such as tennis balls, basketballs, and snowsports equipment). Then this equipment will be picked up and taken to a sorting facility in Melbourne where equipment will either be put back into circulation for reuse or broken down into particles and recycled.
Free product and equipment repair – Learn how repair cafés may be the answer to your broken equipment problem and see if there’s one near you.
Websites
- Clean Energy Council – Find an accredited solar installer.
- Irrigation Australia – Search for certified irrigation consultants and retailers.
- Master Electricians – Find a master electrician.
- Master Plumbers – Find a master plumber.
- Sports Field Lighting – Find a supplier.
- CCIQ Climate Risk Assessments – A free climate resilience assessment and recommendation service, funded by Department of Environment and Science
Find out more
If you have any questions about the program, or if you are a Brisbane club that leases a facility from Brisbane City Council and you wish to express your interest in taking part in the program, get in touch.