2. NEW ARRIVALS SPORT AND RECREATION FORUM OFFICE FOR RECREATION AND SPORT PERSPECTIVE LAURA PERDUE Senior Project Officer Specific Populations

3. FUNDING Since financial year 2002/2003 (4yrs) funding provided from ORS for projects specific to new arrivals has totalled $315k (grants and special initiatives) Small amounts of funding from other Govt departments also (OFY)

4. MAIN RECIPIENTS OF $$$ Migrant Resource Centre SA – subsidy, linking and promotion Multicultural Communities Council SA – sporting organisation development, promotion and linking SA Amateur Soccer League – teams and individuals into SAASL with assistance from MRC Basketball Association of SA – Introductory activities and social competition Adelaide Secondary School of English – After school sport program-introduction, promotion and linking Taekwondo Australia – City of West Torrens Library program Indoor Soccer Australia – Accessible indoor competition Lutheran Community Care – Community development

5. ORS DIRECTION TO DATE Consultation with support agencies and individuals Organisational education and awareness – development and delivery of cross-cultural awareness training for sport and recreation organisations Linking – sport and rec providers to support agencies, promotional avenues Project planning

6. DEVELOP AND SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT: Overcome barriers – cost, transport, culturally sensitive Offer accessible, welcoming environment Provide an introduction to sport Educate participants, families and sporting orgs. More recently – community development

7. MODELS OF PARTICIPATION Segregated introductory programs – soccer clinics Integrated introductory programs – Ingle Farm PS Creation of new segregated and integrated accessible, low cost, competitions (Indoor Soccer League, SAASL tournament, 3-ball) Teams competing in social-based competition – BASA NAP Integration into mainstream competitions both as teams and individuals

8. CHALLENGES So many complex barriers and issues for participants Groups wanting to form their own clubs and teams – very expensive and resource intensive Linking participants from introductory activities to ongoing participation Sporting organisations lack of human resources, particularly coaches

9. LESSONS LEARNT Taking the activity to the participants significantly increases chance of success Support agencies and sport and recreation providers must work together Community development at a local level is needed to increase participation in community based sport Rome wasn’t built in a day – development takes time, particularly when addressing complex issues A variety of options are important – from fully flexible to structured competition requiring ongoing commitment

10. FUTURE DIRECTION Community development model – Sporting Chance – documenting and learning Education of participants/families and support agencies – sporting system, why sport is important Cross-cultural awareness for sporting organisations New Arrival Program school survey Further work with SSO’s and their clubs that are keen, welcoming and accessible – promote them specifically Continued linking and networking