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Our commitment to your children A disturbing issue
that gets a lot of press these days is Child Protection. At
Hills, we take this very seriously indeed, and we like to think
we're ahead of the game in dealing with it. The Hills ChildSafe
Policy can be downloaded
here.
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It's an Acrobat PDF file, and if you need the Acrobat Reader to
open it, you can get it from
here. We subscribe to the principles laid down by the
NSW
Commission for Children and Young People, and have put
procedures in place to support this approach which go well
beyond what is legally required. We also require anyone involved
in unsupervised access to any kids to undergo a formal Working
with Children Check as required by the Commission.
Yes, this is an ugly topic. No parent is truly
at ease while their child is out of sight. At least we're
prepared to talk about it and to tell you what we're doing to
make your child safer.
You should also check out
www.PlayByTheRules.net.au for some great resources ... |
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Coloured Vest Programme
This year, for the first time, Hills will be using the "Coloured
Vest" initiative sponsored by the NSW Dept of Sport &
Recreation.
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We hope this will lead to improved behaviour from spectators,
especially in the older age-groups. This hasn't really been a
problem with Teeball, but we're taking steps to make sure it
doesn't become one.
We also support the work that DSR is doing in
managing Sports Rage generally. See the
Sports
Rage Website for details. |
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The Behavioural Standards Commission In February
2007, we announced a new subcommittee:- the BSC.
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This subcommittee has the goal of overhauling all of our
policies as they relate to the standards of behaviour expected
from participants in our sport, including spectators. More
detail is available by selecting the March 26th 2007 newsletter from
our News Site.
Recommendations from the BSC are being implemented
progressively, starting in 2008/9 and expected to be completed
in time for the 2010/11 season. |
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