JANUARY 9, 2018 BDO ASPIRE TO BE - CAIRNS HOCKEY INDIGENOUS HOCKEY PROGRAM FRAMEWORK, DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY 2018 JULIE MCNEIL- OPERATIONS MANAGER CAIRNS HOCKEY 365 Lake Street Cairns North 4870
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cairns Hockey has a commitment of over 10 years in supporting delivery of hockey into remote and indigenous communities as part of a recognized and successful partnership with Hockey Queensland RIHP (remote and indigenous hockey program). Today Cairns Hockey Indigenous Programs are developing new relationships with the RIHP Program at Hockey Queensland to recognize the changing landscape of indigenous hockey delivery in Queensland. Cairns Hockey has extended its ASPIRE TO BE PROGRAM funding through the Department Prime Minister and Cabinet a further 12 months and will continue to deliver across the identified regions untl31st Dec 2018 Hockey as always been a sport in Cairns that has a significant membership and following and across this 10 years of commitment to remote and indigenous hockey program delivery the Board Members and Senior Management supported and drove policies that supported Cairns Hockey being involved in practices and policies supporting social responsibility within the regions of Far North Queensland including Cape York and Torres Strait Islands. More recently the composition of the Board and Senior Management engaged members directly and encouraged the development and finalization of a strategic plan to guide the association from 2016-2020. The vision is to be Australia s Leading Hockey Region by 2020 and one of the key pillars is the focus on integrating social responsibility policies and practices across the organization and work together to support inclusive practices and programs. The current ASPIRE TO BE Program is unique in part as it one of the few programs that has a specific focus on indigenous young women and girls and aligns the power of sport in this case hockey and the positive benefits it can bring in a program that has - Community support - Is managed to support the identified local and regional needs of the participants - Understands that sustaining strength comes from partnerships and networks not just the size of the funding pool - Involvement of key people who have a deep appreciation and understanding of remote and indigenous community program delivery and the unique issues which require flexible options towards successful outcomes - Understanding that Positive social changes do not happen overnight and patience and commitment for longer term must be built into any program at its inception. - In 2018 a community partnership with BDO Nth Qld has seen added support being provided to the Aspire Program and this is acknowledged by the naming BDO ASPIRE TO BE Cairns Hockey Indigenous Hockey Program. ASPIRE TO BE is funded by the Indigenous Advancement Strategy with outcomes aligning with building strong young women and girls in leadership roles that understand the importance of high school attendance, completion of education and either building opportunities towards further education and/or employment.
This program is delivering solid outcomes and is forming a strong platform to build supporting programs but it needs further assistance to advance its programs longer term. Funding is committed to December 2018. Cairns Hockey has access to a membership base of over 1400 people some of which have networks that can assist in work experience placements, networking and partner support. Moving forward through 2018, a key strategic focus area will be the empowerment of indigenous young women and girls and using hockey across all levels of (i) Understand the importance of these pathways Grade 5/6 programs (ii) Mentoring and Support programs through High School years (iii) Transitioning into further education and/or employment Using the disciplines found in sport and opportunities to be involved in pathways to reinforce this. 2018 will see Tropicana Lodge open as a residential facility for indigenous young women and girls in Cairns and plans have been formulated around a sport academy within the residential facility that delivers netball and hockey opportunities as part of this journey. CAIRNS HOCKEY 2018 AND BEYOND ASPIRE TO BE DELIVERY REGION
Cairns Hockey has produced a strategic plan upon which growth and advancement will be based from2016-2020. It s a bold plan underpinned by a strong sense of community and inclusive cultural values This plan can be found at http://www.cairnshockey.com.au/about-us More information can also be found 2017 Annual Report at
BDO Aspire to be Deadly is the first of its kind programs in the region which focuses on reducing disadvantage for indigenous young women and girls through sporting programs. Hockey is a sport that indigenous young women and girls in far North Queensland enjoy and are good at it. Despite having programs for boys in football to broaden opportunities in education and employment, there is nothing similar for girls until BDO ASPIRE TO BE. Following our first full year of delivery with BDO on board, results are starting to show positive life choices for indigenous girls and the beginning of sustainable opportunities using sport of hockey to drive sustainable change and positive longer- term benefits 2018 Delivery includes Participation and Pathways Programs Mentor Programs Ambassador and Leadership Programs Education and Training Workshops Parent and Community Engagement High school attendance levels Respect and Responsibility Program Regional Competition Positive Life Choices identify how to best set up for further education and/or employment Specific Focus in targeting indigenous young women and girls but has broad based support to ensure the Programs can encompass community needs
CAIRNS HOCKEY- ASPIRE TO BE OUTCOMES Transition into sporting pathways - Cairns Clubs and Cairns Representative pathways - make new friends, build a support network through sport and Cairns Hockey can provide additional mentoring and support as part of regular competition and engagement parents support program included Transition into further education and employment opportunities in cairns region supported through mentor and academy programs designed tomeet the needs of the identified indigenous girls PATHWAYS Specialized Mentoring, leadership and Empowerment Workshops specifically designed to reinforce hard work - commitment and opportunity including parents support program Regional Hockey Carnivals showing pathways where like young women and girls can gain self confidence and be proud of achievment with role models and ambassadors link to School Sport Pathways COMMUNITY Mentoring at School and Community - parental invovlement and actively increasing school attendance and well being and self worth programs using the HOOK IN2 HOCKEY modified and community hockey programs designed to meet the identified community needs - Gulf, Cairns and Tableland, Cape York and Torres Strait LIST OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS Community Contact Organization Program Torres Strait Islands Matthew Arkell Tagai State Torres Strait island - Thursday Is Sports Coordinator Collge Aspire to be Deadly Program - Horn Is - Badu is Dawn Baira - Kubin Village Horn Island - Mabuiag State School - Erub - Mer
Gulf Savannah Cairns Region Principal Jake Randall Tanya Pickering Adam Catalano Kathy Cochran Cathy Nixon Gulf Christian College Normanton Croydon Cairns West Trinity Bay Bentley Park Tafe North Gulf Hockey Aspire to be Deadly Cairns Aspire to be Deadly Program AMBASSADORS AND ROLEMODELS Rebecca Fatnowna Former State Under Representative and Rubies Captain currently studying Medicine at JCU in Townsville Ena Waianga Former Hockey Development Officer now studying exercise sciences at Curtain University in Western Australia Jess Fatnowna- Certificate IV in Sport and Rec and working for Aspire cultural dancing Sharni Dowling personal trainer and owner of own business FIT 360 in Cairns and shares her story Dalassa Savage and Dawn Baida educated in Cairns and returned to the Torres Straits played hockey and understands pathways,opportunities and importanceof schools and emplyment.
SUPPORTING POSITIVE LIFE CHOICES link with Tropicana Lodge and their networks SUPPORTING HOCKEY PATHWAYS - link with Cairns Hockey and Clubs and their networks ASPIRE TO B E MENTORING AND WORKSHOPS SUPPORTING EDUCATION PATHWAYS -links with partner schools and their networks SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS - links with members and their networks 2017 WORK PLANS DATE COMMUNITY PROGRAM OTHER INFORMATION JANUARY CAIRNS REGION MARCH 2018 Cairns Region ASPIRE TO BE - - - Timetable Schedules Resources ASPIRE TO TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS Thursday Is Horn Is Badu GOOD HEALTH ASPIRE TO BE ASPIRE TO GOOD HEALTH - Timetable - Schedules
MARCH JUNE Mabuiag Kubin Erub Mer Possible links with NPA region as well CAPE YORK Kowanyama Pormpauraw Cooktown Hopevale Lakeland Laura Wujul Bloomfield PENINSULA UNDER 12 IN CAIRNS HOCKEY QLD RIHP REGIONAL COMPETITION ASPIRE HOCKEY ACADEMY TORRES STRAIT ISLANDS Thursday Is Horn Is Badu Mabuiag Kubin Erub Mer Possible links with NPA region as well GULF SAVANNAH Normanton Croydon Karumba Georgetown ASPIRE TO BE ASPIRE TO GOOD HEALTH PATHWAYS AND LEADERSHIP PATHWAYS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF CONCEPT AND PROGRAM PROGRAM DELIVERY ASPIRE TO BE ASPIRE TO GOOD HEALTH Reporting - Timetable - Schedules - Timetable - Schedules - Timetable - Schedules Plans and budgets to identify relevant people and organizations and arrange meetings - Migi Preparations - Migi - Programs for Grade 7 and 8 - Under 12 to Cairns - Mentor Support Programs - Timetable - Schedules
JULY- OCTOBER CAIRNS REGION ASPIRE TO BE PENINSULA UNDER 12 IN CAIRNS HOCKEY QLD RIHP REGIONAL COMPETITION ASPIRE HOCKEY ACADEMY GULF SAVANNAH Normanton Croydon Karumba Georgetown ASPIRE TO GOOD HEALTH PATHWAYS AND LEADERSHIP PATHWAYS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF CONCEPT AND PROGRAM DELIVERY OF THE HOCKEY PROGRAM DELIVERY OF THE WORKSHOPS COORDINATION WITH SCHOOKS, PARENTS, PARTICIPANTS SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR TERM 3 KARUMBA COMPETITION - Local competittion delivery - School partnerships - Competition Preparation - Coaching and mentoring - Workshops - Competition Preparation - Coaching and mentoring - Workshops Progressing the discussions and where the assistance can come from partnership development LINK WITH GULF SCHOOLS SPORT AND REC ALIGNING WITH PCYC IN THE REGION WORKSHOPS AND MENTORING AROUND - LEADERSHIP - GOAL SETTING - MEETING CHALLENGES - NUTRITION AND POSITIVE LIFE CHOICES - EDUCATION AND POSITIVE LIFE CHOICES - HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING SUPPORT CAPE YORK Kowanyama Pormpauraw Cooktown Hopevale Lakeland Laura Wujul Bloomfield FINALIZATION OF TERM 4 SPORT AND REC TO ASSIST IN DEVELOPING THE LINKS WITH PORMPAURAW AND KOWANYAMA HOPEVALE, COOKTOWN AND SOUTH EAST CAPE TERM 4 DELIVERY CONFIRM DELIVERY SCHEDULE
CAIRNS REGION MENTORING AND WORKSHOPS WITH INDIGENOUS ASPIRE YOUNG GIRLS INCLUDING LEADERSHIP Work with Tropicana Lodge LINK WITH ANY LOCAL PROGRAM- SCHOOLS, CLUBS. PARENTS SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS - LEADERSHIP/MENTORING/SUPPORT NETWORK WITH TROPICANA LODGE WORKSHOPS AND MENTORING AROUND OCT-NOV GULF AND TORRES CAPE AND CAIRNS Term 4 Participation Programs across Cairns and Gordonvale Region REVIEWING AND PLANNING FOR 2018 Delivery of support programs - LEADERSHIP - GOAL SETTING - MEETING CHALLENGES - NUTRITION AND POSITIVE LIFE CHOICES - EDUCATION AND POSITIVE LIFE CHOICES - HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS DATA REPORTS HIGHLIGHTING ADVANCEMENTS TO PROGRAM PATHWAY EDUCATION MENTORING PARTICIPATION Relationshp with local sport and rec organizations, council and schools planning for 2018