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.

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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BOWLS IN WA 2022-25 STRATEGIC PLAN

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The CDC works within a tight budget to achieve its objectives along with promoting the sport on behalf of clubs to the public of Western Australia. The new Strategic Plan will certainly provide the future direction of work in this important area to support Clubs state-wide. Over the last 12 months the CDC has worked hard to deliver on a number of outcomes. The ultimate success of these outcomes is not always instantly recognised with a focus in changing the perceptions of the sport so that it is viewed as accessible to all ages and demographics aligned to the Bowls WA Vision for Bowls to be recognised as a sport of choice. This is something that will be gradual and requires a long-term strategy and investment that will bear fruit in future years.

The current work being undertaken with the development of the Club Development Strategy, will assist the sport in developing and implementing a blueprint that will assist in shaping the support and investment to Clubs state-wide. The aim is to empower member clubs to positively connect with more people, in more ways as a result of developing the Strategy. A few key activities undertaken in the last twelve months including: •Bowls Radio Show as a vehicle to promote the sport, •Continued success of Gotta Love the Bowlo campaign;

•Brad Hogg Bowls Ambassador role for the sport to reach a wider community; and •Winning Drive program including the Club

Resource Guide audit.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the CDC members consisting of Lee Bunney, Simon Alden, Jeff Bessant and Hailey Packer for their solid contribution throughout the year, providing a wealth of knowledge from their Club experiences. A big thank you to Simon Alden who has finished up after four years on the Committee, your work has been appreciated. To the Bowls Australia Regional Bowls Managers Clive Adams, Steven Unsworth and Troy Kinnane (replacing Steven), you do a great job in being the conduit between the Clubs and Bowls WA in ensuring Club needs are understood and addressed in a timely fashion. Never have they been more important to clubs than now to Clubs given the COVID-19 challenges in the last two years, so clubs please take advantage of their services.

Finally, to Bowls WA Staff Aaron Delaporte and Kaitlin Tyrrell (resigned earlier in the year – work much appreciated). thank you for your commitment and professionalism in the important role you play and for the ongoing support provided to the Clubs and CDC throughout the year. I look forward to another year of continuing to provide Clubs our support in the 2022/2023 season.