Albert Sailing Club

Proudly perched alongside the salubrious Albert Park Lake, at first glance the location seems enough to explain the Albert Sailing Club’s popularity. But the view alone doesn’t explain why every Saturday, Dougie (who is in his 80s), mans the bar and Dot takes her place in the control tower. And why they have been doing so for over 30 years. It seems the Albert Sailing Club offers its members much more than a day out on the lake.

The Altona Hockey Club

Sometimes your first impressions of a clubroom can tell you the most important things about a club. The rooms of the Altona Hockey Club (The Seagulls) are an instant reflection of its people and its culture.

Anglesea Surf Life Saving Club

For many Aussie adolescents, summer is a time for sun, sea and surf. Time to hang out with your mates on long hot days, show off your tan and, if you’re lucky, lose yourself in some summer lovin’. For others, the beach is a haven, offering time-out from family or personal troubles.

Bendigo Orienteers

Sometimes described as ‘running while playing chess’ or ‘doing a cryptic crossword while running to catch the bus’, orienteering is a sport that appeals to a wide range of people, with some competing well into their 90s!

Creating a sporting chance

Netball is a popular participation sport, but it has taken a unique partnership to ensure that intellectually disabled people get to play too. Thanks to the Creating a Sporting Chance program at the Bundoora Netball & Sports Centre at RMIT, nearly 300 people with intellectual disabilities are signed up in netball programs that are financially sustainable and provide valuable training to new graduates.

Dandenong Motorcycle Club

The Dandenong Motorcycle Club has been around for 75 years and currently has 500 members on its mailing list. It has a reputation for producing high-quality safe events and regularly receives awards recognising this.

Essendon Baseball Club

Baseball was first played in Australia in 1856 when American goldminers trying their luck in Ballarat played on their days off. Not much else happened until 1888, when American sports equipment manufacturer A.G. Spalding Esq., eager to establish baseball as a sport across Australia, brought teams from the US to Melbourne and Sydney for exhibition matches.

Football Victoria

    Initiatives include the ‘You Kick Like a Girl…Good for You!’ promotion, a new junior girls competition, and pathways for females from Auskick to open age and into coaching and umpiring. Females of all ages are flying h...

Glen Eira Junior Soccer Club

In 2002, the Glen Eira Junior Soccer Club kicked its way into the footy world after they convinced Football Federation Victoria to give them a go. The rise and rise of the Glen Eira Soccer Club is phenomenal. Hoping to get 120 members in their first year, they attracted 249.

Kingsville Tennis Club

Ten years ago, the Kingsville Tennis Club bravely stepped back and had a good hard look at itself. Things were not looking too flash. Even though it had been running for 45 years, its membership had dwindled to 17 players, and only seven people used the courts regularly.