BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:W. Australia Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250101 TZNAME:W. Australia Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Department of Creative Industries\, Tourism and Sport is de livering the Regional governance success series\, facilitated by Caroline Robinson from 150Square.This series offers 6 online sessions to help regio nal association and club committee members strengthen governance and leade rship skills.Each session focuses on practical knowledge you can apply str aight away. Sessions include tools\, resources and a case study to show ho w the concepts work in real situations. You will also have time to ask que stions and take part in group problem solving.Session 1: Foundations of go vernanceBuild a strong understanding of governance and how it supports you r organisation. We explain key concepts in plain English\, including roles and responsibilities\, constitutions\, by-laws and compliance requirement s. You will also learn the difference between associations and clubs\, and what this means in practice.What you will learnAcross the series\, we cov er key areas to help you build strong and sustainable organisations:govern ance foundations and compliancefinancial management and budgetingrunning e ffective meetingsplanning and risk managementworkforce and volunteer susta inabilityfuture trends and emerging tools.Each session includes a practica l case study to help you apply what you learn in a real-world context.&nbs p\;Who Should AttendThese webinars is suitable for all experience levels. Whether you are new to committee work or want to build your skills\, these sessions will help you.It is designed for people involved in regional spo rt and recreation\, including:regional sport and recreation club committee membersregional sport and recreation associations.Meet the presenter - Ca roline RobinsonWith a passion for assisting not-for-profits through govern ance and strategy\, Caroline combines \;extensive experience with a br oad-thinking\, strategic approach to produce people-centred solutions.&nbs p\;Connecting the people\, services and information rural organisations ne ed to help them expand and \;thrive in their community. Caroline leads the not forprofit service and also provides support to small \;rural local governments.Caroline currently holds an EO position on the North Eas tern Wheatbelt Regional Organisation of \;Councils and has also held b oard positions on state government\, rural not-for-profits\, sports clubs and \;the Regional Chambers of Commerce and Industry WA. In 2011 Carol ine was awarded the Agrifutures \;National and WA Rural Woman of the Y ear\, as well as the Shire of Narembeen Citizen of the Year in \;2018. Caroline is currently the Chair of the Ravensthorpe Hopetoun Future Fund\, resides on the WA Country \;Health Service Board\, is the Company Sec retary of the SEGRA Foundation and President of the Eastern \;District s Hockey Association. DTEND:20260727T100000Z DTSTAMP:20260528T070835Z DTSTART:20260727T090000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Foundations of governance — Regional governance success series UID:RFCALITEM639155777158116064 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Department of Cr eative Industries\, Tourism and Sport is delivering the Regional g overnance success series\, facilitated by Caroline Robinson from 150Square.

This series offers 6 online sessions to help regional ass ociation and club committee members strengthen governance and leadership s kills.

Each session focuses on practical knowledge you can apply str aight away. Sessions include tools\, resources and a case study to show ho w the concepts work in real situations. You will also have time to ask que stions and take part in group problem solving.

Session 1: Foundatio ns of governance

Build a strong understanding of governance and how it supports your organisation. We explain key concepts in plain English\, including roles and responsibilities\, constitutions\, by-laws and compli ance requirements. You will also learn the difference between associations and clubs\, and what this means in practice.

What you will learn

Across the series\, we cover key areas to help you build strong and sustainable organisations:

Each session includes a practical case study to help you apply what you learn in a real-world context. \;

Who Should Attend

These webi nars is suitable for all experience levels. Whether you are new to committ ee work or want to build your skills\, these sessions will help you.

It is designed for people involved in regional sport and recreation\, inc luding:

Meet the p resenter - Caroline Robinson

With a passion for assisting no t-for-profits through governance and strategy\, Caroline combines \;ex tensive experience with a broad-thinking\, strategic approach to produce p eople-centred solutions. \;Connecting the people\, services and inform ation rural organisations need to help them expand and \;thrive in the ir community. Caroline leads the not forprofit service and also provides s upport to small \;rural local governments.

Caroline currently ho lds an EO position on the North Eastern Wheatbelt Regional Organisation of  \;Councils and has also held board positions on state government\, ru ral not-for-profits\, sports clubs and \;the Regional Chambers of Comm erce and Industry WA. In 2011 Caroline was awarded the Agrifutures \;N ational and WA Rural Woman of the Year\, as well as the Shire of Narembeen Citizen of the Year in \;2018.

Caroline is currently the Chair of the Ravensthorpe Hopetoun Future Fund\, resides on the WA Country \ ;Health Service Board\, is the Company Secretary of the SEGRA Foundation a nd President of the Eastern \;Districts Hockey Association.

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