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Good Sports Is Relocating!
After four terrific years at 55 Pelham Street Carlton, the Good Sports National and Victorian office is relocating to the Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) head office at 409 King Street West Melbourne.
Good Sports, a program of the ADF, is pleased to rejoin the head office team now more office space has been obtained. We expect to be operational at the new address as of Monday June 16.
Please contact us from Monday June 16 onwards at the details provided below:
Australian Drug Foundation
Good Sports
409 King Street
West Melbourne
PO Box 818
North Melbourne 3051
(T) 03 9278 8100
(F) 03 9328 3008
goodsports@adf.org.au
www.goodsports.com.au
Good Sports Wins Government Support
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd today announced that the Australian Drug Foundation’s Good Sports program will receive $5.2 million funding to ensure sporting clubs across the nation are supported to change their culture and implement responsible alcohol management practices.
View the full media release here
ADF Applauds Alcohol Agenda
The Australian Drug Foundation's Acting CEO, John Rogerson, says that the ADF strongly supports Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's announcement of a $53 million national strategy to deal with alcohol abuse, and in particular $14.4 million to encourage sporting clubs to reduce the link between alcohol and sport.
View the full media release here
Good Sports kicks off in Alice Springs
Alice Springs has a new tool to help fight alcohol misuse with the launch of the Good Sports program in the region.
Alice Springs Mayor Fran Kilgariff officially launched the program and said she welcomed the opportunity for clubs to get assistance in tackling the alcohol culture and making themselves safer and healthier places for all.
The Northern Territory Government are funding the program in the region and a partnership between the Australian Drug Foundation, Drug and Alcohol Services Association (DASA) and the Department of Justice will oversee the program’s implementation.
NT Justice and Racing, Gaming and Licensing Minister Dr Chris Burns said “Through the Department of Justice $100,000 has been allocated for an initial 12 month period for Good Sports to kick off in the township. I’m looking forward to a fruitful partnership with the ADF and DASA through the program which has an excellent reputation.”
Paul Finlay, Director of DASA, says that Good Sports is an exciting and practical way to tackle alcohol problems.
“Implementing this program will, in many ways, prove challenging, but using sport to help community groups understand the rules of safe drinking and curbing club members’ excessive drinking habits will be an excellent way to spread the safe drinking message far and wide. It might even help people to get fit too!”
Amongst those in attendance at the launch were representatives from Town Council, the NT Government, Police, NT Sports Associations and local sporting clubs. The Alice Springs Baseball Association was presented with a certificate for being the first club in the Northern Territory to join the program.
Clubs interested in joining Good Sports can contact the Alice Springs Project Officer, Rebecca Millard, on 08 89528412, rmillard@dasa.org.au.
Photo (l to r): Tony Kiers - Good Sports National Operations Manager, Mike Townes - Vice President of the Alice Springs Baseball Association, Rebecca Millard - Good Sports Project Officer Alice Springs, Jamie Orr - Department of Justice.
Smooth Sailing Ahead
Good Sports reduces alcohol problems for 2000 clubs
Sporting clubs across Australia have embraced the Australian Drug Foundation’s Good Sports program, with 2,000 clubs across the country having registered since the program’s launch in 2001.The program commenced operating in Victoria, but has since spread to New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
To applaud the success of the program, Good Sports held a celebration at Albert Sailing Club on Saturday, with Martin Foley MP, member for Albert Park. Mr. Foley emphasised the importance of battling alcohol on a community level, which is one of the State Government’s key priorities. “Alcohol causes the deaths of more young people, especially young men, than anything else” Mr. Foley said in his speech on Saturday.
“Youth and local sporting clubs are an excellent way to reach young men and educate them about the dangers of binge drinking. That is what the Australian Drug Foundation’s Good Sports program is about, and we fully support that.”
Photo: The Good Sports 2000 clubs celebration included a traditional 'cutting of the cake'.
Good Sports National Manager Tony Kiers is thrilled by the popularity of the program, although not surprised by its success:
“It’s clearly fulfilling a need in the community. We’re constantly seeing headlines about sports stars struggling with alcohol problems, or behaving badly after a big night out. But those issues aren’t just a problem at the top, local clubs have concerns about alcohol use too.”
“The Good Sports program helps clubs to create a safer, healthier and more family-friendly environment for members and supporters. We also help clubs to reduce their reliance on alcohol sales for profit.” Mr. Kiers said.
The Australian Drug Foundation wishes to thank the national and state sponsors who have enabled us to provide the Good Sports program to community sports clubs free of charge. Further celebrations of this significant milestone are planned in other states in 2008.
Photo: Martin Foley MP presents Commodore Don McKenzie of the Albert Sailing Club with the Good Sports certificate of appreciation.
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