Frankston City Council has partnered with Sports Community, a leading provider of training and support services for the grassroots sports sector, to provide Frankston City sporting clubs and their volunteers free access to a wide range of support and training resources.
Clubs and their volunteers have free membership to Sports Community's Club Spot and an online library of resources specifically created for grassroots clubs and their volunteers.
Club Spot membership includes:
- templates
- videos
- articles, and;
- checklists on essential topics for clubs and their volunteers.
Topics that clubs can access include how to run an AGM, write a sponsorship proposal and win grant funding. If your sports club wants to learn more about Club Spot, contact the council's recreation team at 1300 322 322.
Further resources
AusSports
AusSports aims to lead, support and provide opportunities for all communities to be involved in sport, while growing elite success and representation, inspiring future generations. For more information and resources, see here.
Change Our Game
Working to level the playing field for women and girls in sport and active recreation. See here.
Goodsports
Good Sports is a free Australia-wide program building stronger community sporting clubs.
Designed for busy sports clubs, Good Sports takes the guess work out of complying with legal requirements and gives you the upper hand when it comes to attracting funding, new members and volunteers. For more information please see here.
Volunteering Frankston
Volunteering Frankston is a Council-run program that is passionate about supporting individuals and organisations across Frankston City to build their capability, resilience and community connections by promoting and supporting volunteering throughout the Frankston and wider community through a range of initiatives. For more information, please see here.
Play by the Rules
Play by the Rules provides information, resources, tools and free online training to increase the capacity and capability of administrators, coaches, officials, players, parents and spectators to assist them in preventing and dealing with discrimination, harassment, child safety, inclusion and integrity issues in sport. For more information, see here.
Proud 2 Play
Proud 2 Play focuses on increasing LGBTIQ+ engagement in sport, exercise and active recreation. To do this, they work with all levels of the sporting community, from individual participants and grassroots communities to state and national sporting organisations. For more information, see here.
Sport and Recreation Victoria
Dedicated to supporting Victoria’s sport and recreation sector and inspiring Victorians to get active. Visit to find information about available Grants, Events, Campaigns and many more. See here.
VicSport
Vicsport's aim is to get as many people in Victoria engaging in sport and physical activity as possible. They are the peak body for sport and active recreation in the state and work closely with the Victorian Government to promote the many benefits sport has to offer.
There is a range of useful resources and information including:
Under the State Government's Fair Access Roadmap, all Victorian Councils are required to have a Fair Access Policy in place by 1 July 2024. This Policy aims to deliver equitable access and address and remove the known gender barriers for women and girls accessing community sports infrastructure across the state.
In June 2024, Frankston City Council endorsed the 'Fair Access to Sport Policy’ that details Council’s requirements, roles, and responsibilities and an ‘Action Plan’ to outline what steps and strategies Council and Clubs can take to support the inclusion of women, girls and diverse groups in accessing and using community sports infrastructure.
This will encourage a level playing field in sport and active recreation, so that all people can fully participate in and enjoy the benefits of community sport, from early participation right through to leadership roles.
We invite you to visit Engage Frankston for the latest updates and progress of Frankston’s Fair Access Policy and Action Plan. Fair Access to Sport | Engage Frankston!
This short video showcases the involvement of women and girls in Frankston City sports clubs. It highlights the positive benefits the clubs have seen since becoming more gender inclusive.
Gender Inclusive Sporting Club Toolkit
Launched on International Women’s Day in 2022, Frankston Council’s ‘Gender Inclusive Sporting Club Toolkit’ has been developed to assist clubs in evaluating how welcoming and inclusive their club is for women and girls. The toolkit details the resources available to clubs to help integrate positive change and helps identify key actions clubs can undertake to implement small but powerful changes on the path towards equality.
Club committees are encouraged to use the toolkit which includes a ‘Self-Assessment Tool’, an ‘Action Plan Template’ and ‘Supportive Resources’ to identify their current strengths and weaknesses and highlight potential areas of improvement.
Check out the Launch with special guest speaker Sharni Norder:
If you have any further questions, require support, or even want to let us know you are beginning the journey, please contact the Recreation Team at 1300 322 322.
For more information, please download the Gender Inclusive Club Toolkit(PDF, 6MB)
Confidence Communication Masterclass
In June 2023, 15 local ‘Women in Sport Leaders’ took part in a Confidence Communication Masterclass with Carol Fox. Hosted by the Recreation Team, attendees came from a variety of sporting codes and various roles from our local sporting teams. Provided with new skills and knowledge on communicating and how to lead with confidence. It was an engaging workshop and was well received by the group.
Gender Inclusive Sporting Club workshop 1
In June 2021, Council hosted two online workshops. Council wanted to hear from the local community and members of sporting clubs on potential barriers and solutions to participation.
Attendees heard from Change Our Game Ambassador Tal Karp; former Olympian and Australian Matilda.
Gender Inclusive Sporting Club workshop 2
Attendees heard from Change Our Game Ambassador umpire Chelsea Roffey; the first and only woman to have officiated in an AFL Grand Final and Meaghan Densley; Frankston Yacht Club female commodore.
AFLW Round 9 Function: Celebrating Change - The Rise of Women in Sport Function
Sunday 29 October 2023 was the last Hawthorn AFLW game at Kinetic Stadium for the season. With stunning weather, a great crowd and a win for Hawthorn it was another very successful event.
Council with the support of Hawthorn FC hosted the pre-game function where we celebrated the rise of women in sport. With a packed house of local female leaders in sport and some pretty impressive VIP's, Councillor Baker opened proceedings before a panel discussion with Australia’s first female Executive GM at the AFL Laura Kane, joined by ex-Opals star and AFLW development coach Jenni Screen and Cricket and AFLW great Jess Duffin. This inspiring panel gave community clubs and our female sport leadersinspiration and advice on how to continue to create opportunities for women in sport!
Has your club worked to encourage the inclusion of diverse user groups; women and girls, the LGBTQIA+ community, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, those living with a disability, or other groups?
Have you worked on various strategies to tackle a health priority area; healthy food and drinks, tobacco/e-cigarette free environments, mental health and wellbeing, or others?
We’d love to hear from you! Send us a little blurb of:
- What you did
- What outcomes you saw
- Benefits to your club community
- Or any inspiring individuals within your club you would like to shout out!
Congratulations to Jack Howell from Mornington Peninsula Triathlon Club for receiving the Lindsay Gaze Outstanding Sports Leadership Award at the 2022 Victorian School Sports Awards. Have a look at this short doc which tells more of Jack’s story.
Send your good news stories and any approved photos for your chance to feature in our sporting club newsletter and be promoted more broadly. Please email us at Leisureservices1@frankston.vic.gov.au.
Gender inclusion - case studies
Inclusion of those living with a disability - case studies
LGBTQIA+ inclusive clubs – case studies
In order for Council to maintain safe and sustainable facilities for the current summer season and to ensure quality facilities are available for the next winter season, the following pre-season training guidelines have been developed:
- All summer tenants (if any) must agree to clubs request to access facilities.
- Sports Grounds that are considered in an acceptable condition (by Council) will be available for pre-season training. The quantity of use will be dependent on the condition of the grounds.
- Sports Grounds that begin to show signs of wear and tear due to pre-season training activities will become unavailable for use.
- Runners must be worn at all times prior to March 1st. The use of football boots is not permitted.
- Approved training sessions must be cancelled if significant rainfall has occurred within 24 hours.
- All training activities must be undertaken away from ‘high traffic areas’ i.e. goal squares, penalty areas, centre squares etc.
- Pre-season training application forms must be submitted providing summer tenant consent.
- All requests must be submitted at least 14 days prior to the proposed commencement date.
Clubs must comply with any Victorian Government legislation and any regulations or guidelines stipulated by their sporting associations.
Please note: Clubs are not permitted to commence training until written authorization is received from Council. Applications must be made online via the Bookings Manager, link here: Bookings Manager Login
In order for a club to make minor improvements (up to $50,000) on any Frankston City Council sporting facility, approval must first be granted by Council in writing. Please note, all improvements made on Council land becomes a Council asset and can only be used while the club has an agreement with Council, and unless previously approved will be available for use by other facility users.
For further information about Council Permission Process and the application for please see attachment:
Minor Works guidelines and application form(PDF, 322KB)
Local sporting clubs that have seasonal tenancy agreements with council can now manage their seasonal tenancy applications and pre-season training requests through the on-line portal for the IMS booking system.
The manual is specifically for seasonal clubs and stipulates the terms and conditions of any seasonal occupancy granted by Council to a seasonal club.
Clubs will receive an e-mail with their account registration and log-in details several weeks prior to the commencement of the season.
Clubs with Lease or Licence agreements with council can also manage and update their club information directly through the IMS portal.
Log into your club account here
If you have any issues accessing your account, please contact Council’s Recreation Officer on 1300 322 322.
If you have any further enquiries, please contact recreationbookings@frankston.vic.gov.au
Seasonal Tenancy Manual(PDF, 2MB)