strategic intent 2015 - Sunnybank Rugby Queensland

STRATEGIC INTENT 2015
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‘A Place for Everyone’ is the motto on which
Sunnybank Rugby Club was founded in 1969
and one that is still adhered to today. Sunnybank
Rugby is one of Australia’s largest and most
successful Rugby Clubs. Being the only Premier
Rugby Club in Australia that started as a Junior
Club and grew to provide a complete Rugby
pathway, Sunnybank Rugby is a truly unique club
in Australian Rugby.
Since inception the club has always aspired to
develop facilities, services and opportunities for
its members of the highest quality. This active
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members, our community and Australian Rugby.
In developing our Strategic Intent for the next
three years, Sunnybank Rugby late in 2012
commenced an undertaking of consultation and
planning with various stakeholders to guide the
direction of the club’s future.
Our 2015 Strategic Intent is reinforced by three
core planning areas:
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These three planning areas inform and establish
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resources support those aims, thus enabling
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history and create a vision for the future of
Sunnybank Rugby.
Liam Gill
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enjoyment,
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love of the game.
the
tradition begins
“Sunnybank…. Are (sic) a product of the
frustrations of Brisbane Solicitor John Biggs.
When in 1968, one of Biggs’ soccer-playing sons
became a perennial on the local soccer team’s
reserve bench, Biggs did something about it.
He had been observing with dismay that his boy,
who looked forward so eagerly to the Saturday
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the bench.
The crunch came when, with the family on
holidays on the Gold Coast, Biggs drove the lad
to Brisbane, hopefully for a game. Again young
Biggs was relegated to the bench. This time his
father exploded.
Recalled Biggs senior…..” I was totally fed up with
the club’s attitude. So desperate were they to win
they put their best XI out every week and didn’t
give a damn for the rest who consistently turned
up for training. And these kids were only about
seven or eight.”
“I stormed out of the ground declaring I would
start a rugby union club in which every kid would
regularly get a game. I think those soccer people
thought I was a bit of a ratbag.”
Frank O’Callaghan
Newspaper article 19/9/93
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participation & membership
GROWING PARTICIPATION &
MEMBERSHIP
MEMBER SUPPORT
GOVERNANCE
STRATEGY
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Ensure Participation structures are inclusive and
focus on enjoyment
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Provide all volunteers with a quality induction
program
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Support each volunteer with a designated
committee member as 1st point of contact
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Promote the club, its programs and facilities within
the community
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opportunities for all volunteers
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Respond to all volunteers and members in a timely,
factual and supportive manner
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Promote and support a coordinated network of
Satellite Junior Rugby Clubs
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Promote and support an endorsed member
protection policy
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Communicate regularly with volunteers and
members using a broad range of mediums
sunnybank ladies support group
Sunnybank Rugby is proud to have the support
of the Sunnybank Ladies Support Group, which
was born out of the Ballymore Ladies Support
Group. Without the tireless work of the Group
chaired by Debbie Dunne, Sunnybank Rugby
wouldn’t be in a position it is today to provide
the medical services for our home games. For
over 10 years the Sunnybank Ladies Support
Group has worked to establish best practice for
the treatment of injured players at Sunnybank.
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are just two of the more noticeable additions the
Sunnybank Ladies Support Group has delivered
to the club. The Sunnybank Ladies Support
Group continue their ethos of providing comfort,
support and friendship to the injured players
and their families and the participation of these
volunteers is high regarded by the Sunnybank
Rugby Community.
“Sunnybank Ladies
Support Group are
proud to promote
the motto of
Safety in Rugby.”
Debbie Dunne, Sunnybank Ladies
Support Group
Performance & achievement
QUALITY PROGRAMS
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
STRATEGY
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Provide a competitive 7s program as a pathway to
Olympic selection for males and females
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Promote a staged curriculum of rugby skills and
provide a range of associated mediums to teach and
communicate them
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Provide a pathway for the recruitment and
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CULTURE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
STRATEGY
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Establish and encourage relationships with
external agencies with which we do not
directly or immediately compete
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Create a culture of performance through
encouraging the adoption of deliberate “action
planning” behaviours
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Publish at regular intervals an internal technical
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Recognise and reward innovation and achievement
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Create a respect for goals outcome based
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the Olympics and sunnybank rugby
With the announcement on the 9th October
2009 by the International Olympic Committee
of the inclusion of Rugby 7s in the 2016 Rio
Olympics reinforced Sunnybank’s commitment to
the abbreviated form of the game. Sunnybank
is the only Premier club in Australia with a
comprehensive Rugby 7s program with the aim
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of the inaugural Olympic teams in 2016. Our
programs have been recognised and supported
by the Australian Rugby Union.
This program has already seen the progress of
a number of players through to the Australian
teams, while the intensity and quality of the
Rugby 7s program prepares players for the step
up to professional Rugby.
“The grounding that
the Sunnybank 7s
program provided,
gave me an invaluable
start to the
development of my
7s game.”
Matt Lucas Sunnybank and
Australian 7s
first class facilities
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facilities for its members and the community
that will keep it at the forefront of Australian
Rugby. In 2011, Sunnybank Rugby completed
the development of further Rugby infrastructure
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gymnasium.
The inclusion of a 28 metre, six lane tartan
running track, adjacent to the gymnasium has
allowed Sunnybank Rugby to advance our off
season development programs. Our programs
provide a structured strength, conditioning,
speed and skill curriculum to ensure our players
maintain the highest standards.
With the 400m² of covered internal and external
space, Sunnybank Rugby is the envy of amateur
and professional clubs alike. The development
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be unsurpassed by any club in Australia. The
layout and equipment are purpose designed
to support Rugby players achieving their full
potential. It is the only exclusive club rugby
facility of its type in Australia.
Sunnybank Rugby is committed to deliver
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challenge and empower our members to achieve
their goals not only in Rugby but also their
general day to day life. The combination of these
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by Sunnybank Rugby will see our club further
enhance our reputation as a leading Australian
Rugby Club.
community & contribution
A STRONG CLUB CULTURE
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CHARITABLE ENDEAVOURS
INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION
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Sustain strong relationships with members and
stakeholders through communication and policies
that support club values
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relationships with Rugby bodies at all levels of the
games, both domestically and internationally
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Foster a culture of inclusion and support
Seek to develop mutual partnerships with schools
and schools Rugby organisations where there is a
likelihood of player pathway collaboration
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Establish a charitable program that supports a
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human contributions, that develops humility within
the membership
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Be vigilant to ensure that we act in a way that
shows empathy for all members of our community,
both general and Rugby
MND and ME FOUNDATION
In 2010, Sunnybank Old Boy Scott Sullivan was
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his life expectancy was just 3-5 years. In spite of
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for his beautiful wife Sarah and his two children
– Abbey and Charlie – but for other people living
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a massive fundraising event attended by 665
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and drive to help others despite his illness is an
inspiration to us all at Sunnybank Rugby.
“Sunnybank is like a big
family and my life has been
influenced from the culture,
the values, the leadership
and the mate-ship the club
provides. More recently I have
been humbled by the support
from the club, when my family
and I needed it the most.”
Scott Sullivan Sunnybank Dragon
and MND & Me Founder
a place for
everyone
In 1969 we were established with a motto of
providing “a game for everyone”, the club now
provides active Rugby participation for over
1,000 members.
Sunnybank Rugby is proud of this motto and
realises the importance of the rugby club
and the role we play in the development of
the community and their people. The culture
of Australia and their relationship with sport
contributes greatly to bringing the community
together to share common goals of a healthy,
competitive spirit together with a strong sense
for fair play. Successful sporting clubs are bound
together through an understanding and sharing
of a strong culture within the club where all the
club members have ownership of culture. Sport
also provides opportunities in the development
of leadership which can mean different things to
different people.
Sunnybank Rugby encourages our members
to be leaders in the community. Digby Ioane is
one such example. Digby’s healthy, competitive
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player with a Samoan background to play for
the Wallabies and is a leader in the Samoan
Community. Digby is very proud of his Samoan
ancestry and the support he receives from the
Samoan and Sunnybank Rugby communities.
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Rugby programs that have been established
in the local community for both female and
male participants. Along with these programs
Sunnybank Rugby operated a pilot program for
women’s 7s Rugby that was adopted by the
Australian Rugby Union.
470 McCullough Street, Sunnybank QLD 4109
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