Join us at the Mid West Sports Forum
Presenters
Save time - How to effectively use AI in sport
Learn what ChatGPT is and how it’s shaping the way we work smarter, not harder. Explore the practical ways it generates ideas, improves your reporting and supports problem solving. Understand the different tools to increase your effectiveness, so you can focus on what matters most for your club.
About Sarah Thomson, Wicked Strategies
Sarah Thomson is an award winning entrepreneur and a digital coach. She is well established in AI, automation and digital product development including building customer service bots and backend process tools. Sarah has created the Digital Queens Mastermind, the AI & Automation Academy, top-ranking podcast ‘The Digital Queens Show’, and has trained more than 4,000 people across Australia.
Save lives - Importance of being proactive with First Aid in sport
How many parents, participants and onlookers are trained in First Aid, CPR or how to use a defibrillator? Where is the closest first aid kit or defibrillator? Join us for a thoughtful discussion on how prepared your club is, how to address change and what training options are available.
About Linda Stott, First Aid Trainer
I very much enjoy teaching and sharing information about providing First Aid and have been working with Surf Life Saving WA, Royal Life Saving, and Central Regional Tafe for several years lecturing HLTAID011 and HLTAID009.
I would enjoy providing the course for your clubs in the future.
ALOHA, Linda
Practical Marketing - Tips for conveying your message effectively
Build culture, build awareness and promote how amazing your club or sport is. Every club, organisation and association needs to communicate with different audiences effectively. Determine the reason for your message and use these tips to decide how to reach your audience.
About Sylvia Vella, Bee Box Marketing
Sylvia Vella is a Geraldton-based marketing and communications professional with more than two decades of experience helping organisations tell their stories and connect with their communities. Through her work with businesses, community organisations and government, she combines strategy, words, photography, design and digital media to create meaningful and engaging content. Sylvia is passionate about the power of communication to build connections, strengthen communities and bring ideas to life.
Managing money - Community Bank Geraldton Bendigo Bank
Not-for-profit organisations such as sporting clubs and associations have different banking needs to business and personal banking. Managing changes and operational details is part of the package. Find out how Community Bank Geraldton Bendigo Bank can assist your club while delivering bottom-line results to community organisations.
About Nicole Howden, Community Bank Geraldton
Nicole Howden brings over 18 years of banking experience and a passionate community focus to her role as Assistant Branch Manager and Community Engagement Lead at Community Bank Geraldton. Over the past year, Nicole has actively managed the branch’s community grant and sporting sponsorship programs across the Mid West. A committed local volunteer and sports enthusiast, Nicole is dedicated to partnering with regional clubs to build sustainable funding pathways—demonstrating how choosing a local, everyday banking partner directly strengthens grassroots sport and our wider community.
Information Session - Mid West Academy of Sports (MWAS)
Mid West Academy of Sport is a Geraldton-based organisation supporting talented regional athletes to reach their sporting potential. The Academy provides access to development opportunities and high-performance support, helping Mid West athletes pursue their goals.
About Dan Hunt, MWAS
Sideline Behaviour and Respectful Relationships
Through the SportWest delivered True Sport has a number of initiatives including Sideline Behaviour and Respectful Relationships.
Sideline Behaviour explores how positive spectator behaviour contributes to a safe, enjoyable and supportive sporting environment, with practical strategies to promote respect on and off the sidelines.
Respectful Relationships focuses on building inclusive club cultures by encouraging respectful interactions, positive behaviours and safe environments for all participants.
This session will provide community clubs with practical tools to strengthen culture, improve member experiences and foster a welcoming sporting environment.
About Bree Wagner, SportWest
Bree is a community sport professional with a strong background in participation, club support and stakeholder engagement. She built her career at WA Football, spending five years supporting clubs and volunteers across Western Australia to strengthen grassroots participation and positive club environments, while managing tribunal and appeal processes and hearings. Today, Bree works with sporting organisations, clubs and State Sporting Associations through SportWest’s True Sport initiatives, supporting the sector to create safe, inclusive and values-driven sporting environments. She is passionate about creating positive sporting cultures where people feel respected, supported and empowered to be part of the game.
Best on the Road
Using the power of community sport to promote road safety and positive behaviour change in WA, Best On Road is a SportWest delivered initiative supported by the Road Safety Commission. Matt Bamford will provide a short overview on the latest expansion of the program, including new opportunities to engage with road safety education and activations at sporting events and the opportunities for community clubs to be involved.
