WE PRIORITISE
KEEPING KIDS SAFE
Whitehorse Mustangs are committed to providing a safe environment in which children can develop their skill and a love of basketball. We are dedicated to embracing diversity and eliminating all forms of discrimination in our sport. Basketball as a whole welcomes all people irrespective of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Click the buttons below to access our Child Safety Policy and Basketball Victoria’s diversity and inclusion resources.
Child Safe Policies
Working With Children
It is a requirement of the Department of Justice, Basketball Victoria, Whitehorse Amateur Basketball Association and all Associations we play in, that all Coaches, Team Managers, Supervisors and Committee Members over the age of 18 hold a current Working with Children Check. Basketball Victoria, the Whitehorse Amateur Basketball Association and the competitions we play in require anybody needing a WWCC to sign a Basketball Victoria Members Protection Statutory Declaration. It is a Department of Education requirement that all Coaches, Managers and Supervisors hold a current Working with Children Certificate when using school premises for training and games. This is applicable to everyone 18 years or over.
Working with Children Checks are free for voluntary positions and are valid for 5 years. The Basketball Victoria Members Protection Declaration is valid for 2.5 years. These must be current for the entire season. Anyone unable to provide these details will be in breach of the Working with Children laws and unable to work in any of our Association’s positions.
If you need to apply for a WWCC or your WWCC is about to expire, these can be done online very quickly via the link https://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/.
A WWCC is free for all voluntary positions and can be used in any areas involving children.
