Safeguarding Children
24 hour telephone reporting and assistance service: 1800 11 SAFE (1800 117 233)
To raise a complaint securely online, please follow this link and complete the information as required, or email: [email protected]
Tennis Victoria Commitment Statement
Tennis Victoria has a zero-tolerance approach to any form of child abuse and is committed to ensuring the sport of tennis is a safe and friendly environment for children and young people.
We commit to ensuring the sport of tennis is a safe environment for all children and young people, including paying particular attention to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, children with disability, children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those who are unable to live at home, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex children and young people.
We will continue to ensure child safety is embedded in our organisation’s culture, reflected in our policies and procedures, and understood and practiced at all levels of the sport.
We will continue to make sure that everyone involved with delivering tennis in Victoria, including our Board and staff, club administrators, volunteers, parents, and participants, understands the important responsibilities they have in relation to child safety.
Our commitment extends beyond creating an environment that minimises risk or danger. It is about building an environment that is both child-safe and child-friendly, and in which children and young people feel respected, valued, and encouraged to reach their full potential.
Protecting children and young people is everyone’s responsibility and, together, we can make sure they feel safe, supported, and able to thrive within the sport of tennis.
Jacqueline Pirone Tennis Victoria President | Tamatha Harding Tennis Victoria Interim CEO
Safeguarding Children Requirements & Resources
Your local Tennis Victoria Tennis Development Officer is available to provide support to assist you with creating a culture of safety at your venue. Find your Tennis Development Officer here.
Resources
| A Safer Game Plan | Tennis Australia’s national education and awareness campaign, A Safer Game Plan, aims to provide resources to help promote and support the tennis community with their responsibilities for safeguarding children on and off the court. | Click to find out more |
| Bounce | Tennis Australia has produced an online training module for Safeguarding Children that we encourage all committee members complete. This training is available via Bounce.
To complete the online training, please follow these steps:
Follow the prompts and click on ‘Create my new account’ to gain access. b) If you do already have a Bounce account, log in here 2. Navigate to the Child Safety resources in the ’Welcoming Safe and Inclusive Culture’ pillar of Thriving Tennis Communities 3. Scroll down and click onto the Safeguarding Children e-learning module and enter the course 4. If you need any assistance logging in or creating an account call 1800 PLAY TENNIS or email [email protected] |
Click to head to Bounce |
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