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#SEASummit – a summary of {sport & planet} wisdoms
On 3 March, SEA was joined by catalysts of change in the sport and planet sectors to engage on solutions to protect what matters to us: blue skies, clean water, and green grass.
Here’s a summary of {sport & planet} wisdoms shared on the day, for those who were not able to attend and those who want to refresh their memory.
Woodend Golf Club joins the #SEAChange
Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) is excited to welcome Woodend Golf Club to the #SEAFamily.
Located about 75km north of Melbourne, the club enjoys a charming, rural layout.
Annabel Sides, Environment Committee Member Woodend Golf Club, explained that Woodend Golf club is joining Sports Environment Alliance as part of its commitment to protecting and future proofing our place of play.
Meet our #SEAPartner - South Pole
Sports Environment Alliance works to support our family members' journeys in protecting the places where we play for generations to come through education, linking them to the wider sport and planet community, and celebrating their good {planet} leadership and actions.
#SEAChanger Awards winners announced
SEA wants to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended the #SEASummit in person or via live stream, as well as the official event sponsors, speakers, contributors, volunteers, suppliers, and award judges.
Thank you to SEA’s speakers and contributors
Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) wants to take this opportunity to thank all speakers, moderators, and hosts who contributed towards making SEA’s events in 2020 and through to February 2021 such a {sport & planet} success despite the challenges.
#SEASummit agenda announced
Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) today revealed the agenda* for its upcoming #SEASummit, to be held on 3 March at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Themed ‘Build your planet game plan’, the event will focus on four key areas (quarters) and inspire delegates to collaborate, share and think about all things {sport & planet}.
The agenda is packed with optional eco-tours, panel sessions, workshops, keynote speakers, a silent auction, networking drinks, the #SEAChanger Awards ceremony and more.
SEA welcomes Reservoir Sporting Club to the family
Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) is excited to welcome Reservoir Sporting Club to the #SEAFamily.
Located just north of Melbourne, the club was founded in 1923 and is part of the Northern Football Netball League.
Reservoir Sporting Club President Tom Madden explained that the club is excited to join Sports Environment Alliance and a community of like-minded organisations.
South East Leisure joins SEA
Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) is excited to welcome South East Leisure to the #SEAFamily.
A newly formed company, South East Leisure is wholly owned by the City of Greater Dandenong. It will manage Dandenong Oasis, Noble Park Aquatic Centre, Dandenong Stadium and Springers Leisure Centre from July 2022.
Meet our #SEAPartner - Victoria University
Sports Environment Alliance works to support our family members' journeys in protecting the places where we play for generations to come through education, linking them to the wider sport and planet community, and celebrating their good {planet} leadership and actions.
Paralympics Australia joins the #SEAChange
Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) is excited to welcome Paralympics Australia (PA) to the #SEAFamily.
PA is the nation’s peak sporting organisation for athletes with physical, vision and intellectual impairments. It’s purpose is to advance the Paralympic Movement and Para-sport in Australia and be a catalyst for a more inclusive society.
SEA Annual Report 2020-2021
Access the Sports Environment Alliance Annual Report 2020-2021.
I am delighted to release SEA’s Annual Report 2020-2021 on behalf of myself and my predecessor, Peter Wearne, who was interim chair of SEA until my appointment in late 2020.
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Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) proudly invites you to the #SEASummit and #SEAChanger Awards on 3 March 2022 at #SEAMember Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Join other catalysts of change in the sport and planet sectors to engage on issues which matter to us: blue skies, clean water, and green grass; and celebrate those that make remarkable efforts to minimise their environmental impact, make their sports more sustainable and regenerative, and act as environmental stewards to ensure that we continue to have spaces and places to play.
Belgravia Leisure joins the #SEAChange
Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) is excited to welcome Belgravia Health and Leisure Group Pty Ltd to the #SEAFamily.
With its core areas of business and facilities stewardship including health clubs, wellness and spa, accommodation, caravan and campsites, golf, aquatic and sporting venues in locations across Australia and New Zealand, the organisation fits perfectly within the SEA fold.
Introducing SEA's newest member - Dick Johnson Racing
Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) is excited to welcome Dick Johnson Racing (DJR) to the #SEAFamily.
Becoming the first carbon neutral Supercars team and attaining the FIA’s highest level of Three Star Environmental Accreditation recently, makes DJR the perfect {sport & planet} partner in our race to protect the places where we play for generations to come.
SEA welcomes four new Directors to the Board
Sports Environment Alliance (SEA) Chairperson Margot Foster AM OLY announced the election of five new Directors to the SEA Board at the SEA AGM held on 25 November 2021.
Be part of the solution
Every day we witness change. What is important is not just remaining an observer but asking yourself ‘what can I do to make a difference?’
As a non-executive director of the Sports Environment Alliance, I see first-hand the actions our #SEAAmbassadors, #SEAMembers and #SEAPartners are undertaking to make a positive impact on our planet.
Celebrating #SEAMember Richmond Football Club’s conservation achievements
With less than 4 000 tigers left in the wild, the fight to save this majestic species is critical and requires immediate action.
As an active #SEAMember, Richmond Football Club has found a way to harness its supporters’ passion to help save endangered tigers in landscapes thousands of kilometres away.
Keith Bradshaw
It is with deep sadness that we heard of the passing of Keith Bradshaw on 8 November 2021, following a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Keith was respected and loved in Australian and English cricket, both as a player and an administrator. He was instrumental in the founding of BASIS, giving the opening address to the very first meeting of the fledgling organisation, and was a founding advisory board member of Sports Environment Alliance.
Meet our #SEAPartners - SPORTENG
The Sports Environment Alliance works to support our family members' journeys in protecting the places where we play for generations to come through education, linking them to the wider sport and planet community, and celebrating their good {planet} leadership and actions.
'Hazardous': how heat could kill summer sport
Extreme weather is increasingly affecting summer sports, with life-changing consequences for athletes. But now a new group is speaking up on the issue.