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Roller Hockey Australia Day Cup p. 2 Junior Roller Derby Nationals p. 8 Southern Cross Speed comp p. 3

Roller Hockey Australia
Welcome to the first 2017 edition of Skaters Connect where we have updates and stories
from across all disciplines of Rollersports. Day Cup
Key tips to help you
In December the SV AGM was held where we farewelled and thanked Melanie Zimmermann improve Member Retention
aka Bliss the outgoing Roller Derby Representative for her contribution to the SV Executive in your club
over 2016. Bliss was integral in the development of the RD Return to Skate Policy recently Liquor Licencing Laws –
released and has worked tirelessly over the years to support and grow Roller Derby in how do they affect your
Victoria. club?
New Child Safe Standards
One Roller Derby representative nomination for was received from Rebecca Taylor better for Victoria – affects Roller
known in the derby community as Alabama Hurley who hails from Hobart Tasmania. Bama is
a long time identity in the derby community and has been an invaluable contributor to SV Sports
over many years in a number of volunteer roles including Bendigo Rebellion Tournament Membership Rewards
Director for 3 years. Bama brings a wealth of knowledge and experience within the sporting program – you could be a
world to the Executive. There were no other changes to Executive member positions. lucky winner!

Call for nominations for the Wayne Maslen Award will be announced in our August edition.
In this edition we reiterate SV’s commitment to helping Victorian clubs to conform to the new
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Child Safe Standards that came into effect as on 1 January 2017. This has been a major
project with research and development by policy developer Cat Murray to ensure that our
clubs are once again provided with the highest level of membership services.

One of the biggest challenges of sporting organisations is to keep their members informed as
such we are providing individual members the opportunity to subscribe directly to receive
Skaters Connect Quarterly Newsletter and occasional updates on awards and services. To
subscribe go to http://eepurl.com/czx5sP

A big thanks to Caitlin Grigsby for submitting successful Victorian Government applications

for the Roller Hockey Australia Day Cup and SV Speed Branch travel grant.
I’ll finish off with wishing all affiliates the best for 2017 and hope you enjoy this edition of
Skaters Connect.
Regards, Gloria Hawken
Executive Officer

Check out page 6 for details on the jackets up
for grabs through our member rewards program
– thanks to Neptune Apparel!