Act@Play is delivered by Women's Health Grampians in partnership with Hepburn Shire Council.
Act@Play is a gender equality, cultural change initiative that recognises the power that regional sporting clubs have to influence attitudes and beliefs about what is acceptable behaviour.
The program aims to develop and deliver culture change programs that support clubs to develop welcoming and inclusive environments for all.
This is achieved through education and empowering leaders on and off the field.
Over 12 - 24 months Act@Play will deliver for your Club:
- A gender audit including cultural survey
- A gender action plan
- Club wide by-stander training tailored to different subcultures for example Committee/Leadership Group, Coaches, Players/Members.
To submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) your organisation must:
- Be a registered sporting club
- Be located within Hepburn Shire
- Be available between August 2025 and August 2027 to work with Women's Health Grampians (WHG) on this intensive program in its entirety (timeline depends on Club volunteer capacity)
- Form an Action Group of a minimum of two current members to lead Act@Play
- Commit to the minimum time requirements as follows:
- 2 x 60 minute leadership briefings and 1 x 90 minute by-stander training from the Committee/Leadership Group
- 1 x 90 minute by-stander training from the Coaches
- 1 x 90 minute by-stander training from the players/members
- 1 x 60 minute meeting fortnightly for the first three months and 1 x 90 minute meeting monthly for the remaining time from the Action Group.
- Agree to complete an evaluation following the completion of the program
