Incorporation for Clubs & Associations

There is no legal necessity for a recreationional water polo club to become incorporated if it remains a voluntary association. However any not-for-profit group with five or more members should consider the benefits of becoming incorporated. These include:

• having club members protected, to a certain extent, from being sued individually if someone is injured while involved in activities run by your club;

• improving your club’s fundraising ability and eligibility for grants. Many local councils insist on it before allocating funds; and

• making it easier to enter into leases, to open and operate bank accounts and to borrow money.

Not-for-profit sport and recreation clubs generally incorporate under State or Territory legislation known as the Associations Incorporation Act. The Acts are not identical in each State or Territory. You should refer to the relevant legislation in your State or Territory. Information on the relevant legislation is usually available from departments of fair trading or their equivalents in each State and Territory. For more information pleae clcik on the following link:

http://ausport.gov.au/supporting/clubs/resource_library/starting_a_club/incorporation

New Outside 5m Development Blog(O5B)

A new development blog has been created and will now replace the Outside 5m Club Development Newsletter which has been published below on a regular basis.

The blog has been created to further assist clubs and associations in providing more up-to-date information relating to what is happening to water polo development in Australia. Please note that all issues of the "Outside 5m Newsletter will remain available below. 

The O5B will also include a poll covering the latest development topic. It will give you the stakeholder an opportunity to provide us with feedback on many new and ongoing issues. To access the O5B please click on the link opposite.

Outside 5m Club Development Newsletter

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Club & Association Resources

AWPI and State Associations develop many new club & association based administrative resources and policies. As a joint initiative we will be building a library of new resources which will be made available via a new club and association based resource page. In the short term new resources will be posted as they become available below.

TWPI	Coach Team/Manager Handbook
ACT	Table Officials
ACT	Understanding Water Polo
QLD	Members Handbook
QLD	State Team Manual

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