16 July 2021

UPDATE

LOCKDOWN 5.0 FROM 11.59PM THURSDAY 15 JULY.

Unfortunately, on the advice of the State’s public health team, the State is back into lockdown until 11:59pm on Tuesday 20 July.

Relevant to our community, the following restrictions will apply:

• Rowing Clubs are closed; no access allowed. This means there is no access to social rooms, change rooms, boats and/ or gyms.
• Exercise is allowed for up to two hours and with one other person, limited to five kilometres from home.
• If an individual (or two) have easy access to their own scull, pair or double scull, and they comply with all remaining exercise restrictions, i.e. not traveling more than 5km from where they live and limiting exercise to no more than two hours in total, they may row for exercise.
• With the clubs being closed, the safety management plans are not activated, and insurance is not available.
• No Competitions allowed.

It is hoped this 5.0 lockdown lasts no more than a week.

If restrictions ease earlier, we will advise the community of the relevant opportunities.

Let’s stay safe so we can get back rowing.

Please reach out if any queries

Membership Renewal for 2021 - 2022

We are taking this opportunity to remind all clubs that you need to assign state memberships to your members in Rowing Manager.

This ensures that your members receive personal accident cover under the Rowing Victoria Insurance Program and benefit from Rowing Victoria's Maritime safety exemptions for pfd's.

This is part of the renewal of members for the new membership season which started on 1st July, 2021.

We also remind you that your members must have a competitive membership and need to have agreed to the Rowing Australia Terms and Conditions to be entered in regattas.

RV Annual Award Nominations

Nominations for the 2021 RV Annual Awards are now open!

Nominations for the following awards can be made HERE

- Club Person of the Year

- Coach of the Year

- School Person of the Year

- Regatta of the Year

- The William Waterfield Outstanding Service Award

- The Kath Bennett Community Service Award

- The Bob Duncan Award

- The Susie Palfreyman Award

Round 2 of the Get Active Kids Voucher Program is OPEN, with the closing date now extended.

It’s fantastic that Kids in our community are recipients of the Get Active Voucher Program, so spread the word.

Do your children love sport and getting active? Does your family have a Health Care Card or Pensioner Concession Card? You may be eligible for up to $200 to put towards the cost of your child’s participation in sport and active recreation activities.

The Get Active Kids Voucher Program helps eligible families get their kids involved in organised sport and active recreation activities by reimbursing the cost of membership and registration fees, uniforms, and equipment. Eligible children may be able to receive up to $200 each.

Special consideration also applies for children named on their own Health Care Card or are residing in Care Services as well as temporary or provisional visa holders, undocumented migrants or international students.

Applications for vouchers in Round two of the Program now close at 5pm on Friday 30 July 2021

To find out if you are eligible, how to apply, what costs are covered and more, visit www.getactive.vic.gov.au/vouchers

PRE 2021 STATE TEAM UNIFORM SALE​

(Going Fast)

All Victorian State Team Members have the opportunity to purchase excess Team kit supplied by 776 BC. When placing your order please confirm in the notes section what year and crew you were in when you represented Victoria. This applies to all three representative teams; Pathway, Senior and Masters. Only the sizes listed are available. Please view our website here to see all the sizes and range available.

Any questions please contact our State Pathway Coordinator, Jen Szuster on Jen@rowingvictoria.asn.au

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Grants

Does your sporting organisation have an exciting initiative that will be a positive impact to your community? Do you need some help in bringing it to life? The GameDay and Openpay Sports Community Fund is on a mission to help local, grassroots and sporting organisations like yours. https://community.mygameday.app/2021/05/gameday-and-openpay-launch-sports.html

General information on available sporting grants through Victoria. https://www.vicsport.com.au/grants

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