Gold Award for The Leisure Centre
Sir Murray Halberg presented the Sport Access Gold Award to Cherry Gilbert, Centre Manager of The Leisure Centre Hibiscus Coast and her team. In attendance was Deputy Mayor of Rodney, John Kiri kiri, The Leisure Centre staff, Halberg Trust staff, Harbour Sport staff and Rodney Councillors.
The Leisure Centre has been working through Sport Access for just over a year now and they always believed that they would apply for Gold. Cherry who has managed the facility for over 8-years now believes that this Award is a reflection of how strong her managers and team are at the facility.
With over 150 staff at the centre, Lynda and Tina have played a large role in coordinating this programme throughout the Centre and they pride themselves on their reputation of being accessible and inclusive to everyone in their community. Their Disability Action Plan was of a very high standard and will be used for Best Practice purposes for Sport Access in the future.
It has been a real pleasure working with Cherry and her wonderful team at The Leisure Centre. Their commitment to welcoming everyone into this community facility is admirable.
Halberg Trust SportAccess is a quality assurance mark to identify and enhance inclusive opportunities within regular sports clubs, facilities and programmes.
The Objective of SportAccess is to develop and increase accessible sports clubs and facilities that provide sustainable inclusive sport and active leisure opportunities for people with a disability.
In collaboration with the Halberg Trust Sport Opportunity Adviser, representatives from the club or facility complete the Halberg Trust SportAccess Self Review to determine where the club or facility is currently at, identify any gaps, and provide for these gaps with the development and implementation of a Disability Action Plan.
Halberg Trust SportAccess Award
Halberg Trust SportAccess will reward inclusive clubs and facilities that;
A) Have a long term commitment to promoting inclusion of people with a disability
B) Complete a self review using Halberg Trust SportAccess
C) Develop and Implement a Disability Action Plan (DAP)
by providing a Halberg Trust SportAccess Award – Gold, Silver or Bronze. The club or facility is encouraged to progress through the levels with the vision of achieving a Halberg Trust SportAccess Award – Gold to proudly display at their club or facility.
Why Halberg Trust SportAccess?
There are many benefits of attracting people with a disability to a club or facility. Benefits include:
- Reinvigoration and increased MembershipMore Coaches and Volunteers
- Access to Increased Funding
- Access to a new level of competitors
- Above all – it is the social responsibility to ensure that all the community can access your club or facility and your services and programmes
How to get involved?
Recreation/Sports clubs and facilities are eligible to register their interest and participate in the Halberg SportAccess process.
For further information please contact:
Halberg Trust
