BOWLS WA REPORTS - CLUB DEVELOPMENT
The Club Development Committee (CDC) is responsible for providing support and assistance to clubs and their members, in whatever form that may take.
This is something that will be gradual and requires a long-term strategy and investment that will bear fruit in future years.
Vince Del Prete
The continued focus areas were: • Governance: Strategic, Operational, Risk Management Plans and strategies; • Financial viability: Sound and accountable financial management, Cash flow and investment management; • Membership recruitment: management and marketing, retention targets and strategies; • Club environment: Activities and events, Member surveys and Volunteer Management Plan; • Promotion and development: Strategies (community bowls, Jack Attack, attractive events); and • Compliance: with Associations Incorporations Act; Liquor Control Act and Club Constitution.
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The CDC works within a tight budget to achieve The current work being undertaken with its objectives along with promoting the sport on the development of the Club Development behalf of clubs to the public of Western Australia. Strategy, will assist the sport in developing The new Strategic Plan will certainly provide the and implementing a blueprint that will assist in future direction of work in this important area to shaping the support and investment to Clubs state-wide. The aim is to empower member support Clubs state-wide. clubs to positively connect with more people, in Over the last 12 months the CDC has worked more ways as a result of developing the Strategy. hard to deliver on a number of outcomes. The ultimate success of these outcomes is not always A few key activities undertaken in the last twelve instantly recognised with a focus in changing months including: • Bowls Radio Show as a vehicle to promote the perceptions of the sport so that it is viewed the sport, as accessible to all ages and demographics aligned to the Bowls WA Vision for Bowls to be • Continued success of Gotta Love the Bowlo recognised as a sport of choice. campaign;
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