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Go Clubs Newsletter | April 2025
Social Media Workshop Series
Thank you to those who completed the survey in terms of what you would like to see from Go Clubs in 2025. One of the high priorities was for clubs to learn social media marketing for sign on campaigns and event promotion. This training is designed especially for not-for-profit volunteers and is expected to book out quickly.
What you will learn:
- Creating a paid campaign
- Scheduling a campaign
- Understanding the different types of campaigns, event promotion vs sign on promotions
- How to use demographics for the best results
The workshops will be conducted in a series of two workshops, facilitated by a social media expert.
Thursday 1st of May- Part one: 5:30pm - 7pm
Thursday 8th of May - Part two 5:30pm - 7pm
📍 Cairns Regional Council - Spence Street
Requirements: Basic social media skills, a laptop and a commitment to attend both sessions on Thursday 1st of May and Thursday 8th of May. Access to the club's social media account and a registered campaign account will be required to be set up prior to the workshops.
*Information will be sent out before the workshop on how to set up your club's campaign account if it's not already set up
For more information on grant funding please head to:
Disaster Recovery Support for your Club
Impacted by natural disasters? Non-profit sports and recreation organisations in eligible areas can apply for an immediate grant up to $5,000.
You can also access ClubIQ resources for disaster readiness and recovery.
Does your club have athletes, OFFICIALS or coaches ATTENDING STATE, and National Competitions?
The Local Sporting Champions program provides financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-18 participating in state, national or international championships.
If successful, applicants will receive $500-$750 towards the cost of attending their championships.
Base Grant: $500
Applicants travelling 800km - 1999km to their nominated championships: + $100
Applicants travelling internationally or greater than 2000km to their nominated championships: + $200
Applicants residing in a rural electorate: + $50
More information can be found on the AIS Site
Become a Community Safety Champion
The Community Safety Champions (CSC) Program is a Queensland Police Service (QPS) initiative designed to empower residents to promote community safety and crime prevention. The program recruits trusted, locally connected individuals actively engaged in their communities through paid work, volunteer roles, or their social activities.
Participants are provided with educational materials covering a variety of community safety and crime prevention topics, along with access to QPS-endorsed resources to share within their networks. By spreading awareness and knowledge, Community Safety Champions play a vital role in fostering safer and more resilient neighbourhoods.
To more information head to the QPS site
Go Clubs - Social Media Workshop Series
These workshops are delivered as a series of two sessions, designed for clubs to learn in bite sized workshops. Perfect for busy committees and volunteers.
📣Go Clubs 📆Thursday 1 May + 8 May 2025 ⏲️ 5:30 PM 📍 Spence St - Civic rm
Leading Productive AGMs
We've all endured those endless meetings, barely keeping our eyes open, struggling to make sense of the chaos as everyone talks over each other. But fear not! Meetings don't have to be a dull affair. There's a secret to hosting engaging and succinct meetings and AGMs and we're here to demystify it for you!
Your AGM is your once-a-year opportunity to celebrate your organisation’s achievements and share your vision for the next year with members. It is an exciting time, so in this webinar, CPR Group will provide practical, step-by-step instructions for how to run effective meetings and AGMs. Register now and unlock your ability to run great meetings and actually enjoy your AGM this year!
📣CRP Group 📆15 May 2025 ⏲️ 12:00 PM
Go Clubs Infrastructure Grant Info Session
The 2024-2025 EOI opens the very next week. This session is designed to help your organisation have the best chance of success. If you have plans on applying for this funding, it is highly recommended you attend this session.
We will cover the
grant guidelines, some grant tips and also cover other grant opportunities.
📣Go Clubs 📆Monday 9 June 2025 ⏲️ 5:30 PM - 6:45 PM 📍 Barlow Park
The Power of Strategic Planning
What better way to predict the future of your club than to create it?
Planning is one of the most exciting tasks for club committees because it gives you the chance to set aside your day-to-day operations and dream up a big future. Some of the most successful turnaround stories in clubs started with those organisations planning ahead.
In this free webinar, we’ll explore how strategic planning can assist with your club’s growth and success and we’ll provide practical steps for club planning that actually works! Register now and let us show you how to start putting together a great club plan!
📣CRP Group 📆19 June 2025 ⏲️ 12:00 PM
Scaling Your Club for Success
Is your club ready to grow and reach new heights? Whether you're looking to boost membership, secure more funding, professionalise your operations or strengthen your governance, having the right strategies in place is key.
Join CPR Group in this free webinar as we break down our insightful club levels framework and explore practical ways to scale your club sustainably. Learn how to move beyond survival mode, increase engagement, reduce volunteer burnout and position your club for long-term success.
This session is perfect for club leaders who want to future-proof their organisation and build a lasting legacy. Register now to take your club to the next level!
📣CRP Group 📆 24 July 2025 ⏲️12:00PM
Keeping your Venue Safe
With graffiti and crime being a real issue, it’s a good idea have a proactive response to reduce incidents and cost to your club.
A helpful tool to review you club can be found in the Top Ten Principles of Crime Prevention
Some ideas:
✅ Remove alcohol and temptations
✅ Install motion sensor alarms with sirens
✅ Strengthen windows i.e. install bars / screens
✅ Quality doors with deadbolts
✅ Consideration for artwork on walls to prevent graffiti
✅ Install cameras
Grant Funding for improvements are available through Council’s Go Clubs Infrastructure Grant, or the Community Benefit Gambling Fund . We will update details regularly through the newsletter and GoClubs Facebook group.
Join our Facebook Group - (1) Go Clubs Cairns Members | Facebook
Please ensure you complete an improvement works request if completing upgrades and your clubhouse is on council land or shared facility.
Download for the improvement request form from the approvals section
Did you miss the Club IQ Strategic Planning Workshop?
If you missed this incredibly informative strategic planning session, fear not! You could now view this at any time through the Club IQ YouTube Channel.
These bite sized webinars are designed for busy clubs and their committees.
Did you miss the Budgeting for Clubs Workshop?
If you missed the budgeting for sports clubs workshop you could now view this at any time through the Club IQ YouTube Channel.
These bite sized webinars are designed for busy clubs and their committees.
The budgeting tools can be found on the State Government website Please scroll to the bottom of the page under the heading 'budgeting'
The Gambling Community Benefit Super Round for up to $100,000 is scheduled to opening the coming months....
Please read on to find out how you can get your ducks in a row to ensure your organisation has the best chance of success.
Planning is an important component of applying for any major grant. If your project is important to your organisation, it's equally important to plan for it.
✔️Grant Check List
- Strategic Planning Does your organisation have a strategic plan? Referencing and/or supplying this with a grant application will help support your application. If you don't have one, please reach out to our Go Clubs Officer to support you on how to create one simply and easily.
- Identifying Shared Use: Is there an organisation, school, or community group you can partner with that can share your facility? Shared use can support your grant application, especially with larger grant applications. Please check with the Council / Landowner before entering into any agreements to ensure that this is possible.
- Landowner Permission: If you are on Council land, you will need to apply for permission before applying for the grant. Many grants require you to upload an approval document. If not on Council land you will still need approval from the landowner/ State Government unless your club owns the property. Please note this process take at least 4 weeks so an important component to consider.
- Check Land Tenure if on a Leased Property: Many organisations administrating large grants for infrastructure request that you have at least 2-3 years left on your lease. If on Council land, please check with the Go Clubs Club Development Officer to link you with internal support. A new lease agreement is a 6-month process so please ensure you have this planned out well ahead of time.
- Quotes and Concepts Depending on the level of grant you are applying for, you will need to obtain quotes at a minimum however for larger grants, concept drawings and/or detailed design may be required for your best foot forward. If in doubt, please contact the Grant Administrator or the Go Clubs Officer if you need support.
- Read the Grant Criteria and Guidelines When applying for the grant please ensure that you fully digest what the grant criteria means and ensure that your response how the project aligns with the criteria. Applications can be automatically dismissed if you have not addressed the grant criteria correctly.
- Letters of Support: Letters of support can come from many places such as shared users, organisations, businesses, schools and your electorates Member of Parliament. If the grant is external from Council, Council may supply a letter of support for major projects.
- Contact your Go Clubs Club Development Officer: Please feel free to contact your Go Clubs Club Development Officer any step along the way for support on 07 4044 3283
- Masterplans: Do you know if your land has had a current or former masterplan? This can be really valuable in applying for grant funding as it demonstrates that Council has invested in external experts/ consultants that specialise in sports facilities. These external consultants spend a great deal of time providing community consultation and researched the need in the infrastructure within the sporting precinct and localised area. A masterplan is adopted by Council, meaning the Council has endorsed it. Providing a link to a masterplan demonstrates there is evidence of the need and planning. If in doubt, please contact the Go Clubs Development Officer.
- Other Support Information: Lastly is there any evidence your State (SSO) or National Sporting Organisation (NSO) can supply in terms of participation rates, growth and evidence of infrastructure needs. A number of SSOs and NSOs have invested in reports that may be able to support you. They may also be able to help with your grant application and offer a co-contribution.
Please get in touch with your Go Clubs Officer, to help support you through the process
A Slam Dunk for your Club?
Has your club celebrated something recently? A successful grant application, a finalised building project or a successful event or program? We would love to hear from you.
Please contact: goclubs@cairns.qld.gov.au
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