The purpose of the Policy is to increase female participation in sport by providing women and girls better access to sporting infrastructure, programs and services.
It provides a management framework to address barriers experienced by girls and women in accessing and using community sport infrastructure. The Policy is designed to trigger a mechanism whereby Gender Impact Assessments are conducted at the planning stage for new or upgrades to sporting infrastructure, or the development of new programs and services for females.
Key Messaging:
Increase community engagement and raise awareness around equity and access issues facing girls and women to sporting facilities, as well as other minority groups facing equity and access issues.
Introducing a Gender Impact Assessment process each time a council owned sporting / recreation facility is earmarked for an upgrade or replacement, or a new sporting program or service is being designed and developed.
Written submissions are invited on the Equitable Access and Usage Policy and can be received through the following means –
- Mid Murray Your Say feedback form,
- Letter addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Mid Murray Council, PO Box 28, Mannum SA 5238, or
- Email postbox@mid-murray.sa.gov.au
Submissions will be received until 5pm Friday 15 August 2025.
