Pictured L - R: Rod Glenn-Smith (Australian Drug Foundation's Victorian State Good Sports Manager), Greg Currie (Northern District Community Health Service's Good Sports Program Officer), John Strachan (AFL Cultural Strategy Manager) and Tyntynder Football Netball Club President Paul Morrison receiving the 2013 Victorian Good Sports Club of the Year award and, the Inaugural AFL Victoria Club of Excellence Awards.
The Australian Drug Foundation's Victorian Good Sports Manager Rod Glenn - Smith, said the Good Sports Awards recognise the sports clubs around Australia who are providing safe and healthy places to enjoy sport. "As the Good Sports Club Of the Year for Victoria, Tyntynder Football Netball Club is showing the wider community that the club places the utmost importance on the health and wellbeing of their players, members and spectators" Rod said.
John Strachan, Cultural Strategy Manager at AFL Victoria, said it was pleasing to see a footy / netball club awarded Good Sports best in the state, and he was delighted to be able to honour the club with the "Inaugural AFL Victoria Excellence Award"
In accepting the awards today President Paul Morrison acknowledged to hard work of current and past committees in decreasing reliance on the sale of alcohol and on focusing on what we do best "family friendly, socially inculusive functions and social events". Morrison went on to speak of our "off field success as being just as important as our on field success" and thanked the current committee for their hard work. In accepting the award Paul acknowledged the ongoing support of NDCHS's Greg Currie and the good work started by past President Mal Devereux who has been acknowledged with coining the phrase "One Club, One Direction" and overseeing the amalgamation of junior football, netball and senior football clubs.
Vic Health, major supporters of the Good Sports Program in Victoria, have congratulated the club on their achievements. "Sports clubs are more than just places that promote physical activity - they are also places where the community gathers and are ideal for promoting health and wellbeing beyond the match itself," VicHealth CEO Jerril Rechter said. "We'd love to see more community clubs follow Tyntynder FNC's lead to become healthier places."
Tyntynder Football Netball Club are now in the running for the National Good Sports Award
For more information on the Good Sports Program please foll ow the link below.
http://goodsports.com.au/about/choose-good-sports/
Tyntynder Football Netball Club - Family focused and moving forward
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