The Portarlington Golf Club:
- Is committed to the safety and wellbeing of Members and all Children who access any of our Golf facilities, activities, programs, events, or services
- Is committed to providing Children with positive and nurturing experiences
- Will use their best endeavours to support families and communities to promote Children’s healthy development and wellbeing
- Will strive to ensure that Children are protected and not exploited, abused or harmed during their involvement with any of our Golf activities, programs, events or services
- Will listen to Children and address any concerns that they raise
- May ask for consent from Children, Young People and their parents/carers before seeking out or providing information about them to any other individuals or organisations. Portarlington Golf Club may not, however, ask for consent to disclose information to police, regulatory authorities or relevant statutory child protection agencies if they have concerns about the safety and wellbeing of a specific Child
- Is committed to supporting parents and carers to protect their Children
- Is committed to communicating honestly and openly with parents and carers about wellbeing and safety of their Children
- Will promote and distribute information about this Statement to Children and parents/carers as part of any introduction to Golf facilities, activities, services and programs
- Aim to be transparent in decision-making with parents and carers as long as doing so does not compromise the safety of Children or breach any confidentiality obligations
The Portarlington Golf Club:
- Is committed to complying with relevant standards in the recruitment, screening and employment of any Authorised Person
- Will work to create an environment in which Children are safe and feel safe in any of our Golf activities, programs, or events
- Will strive to ensure that authorised Person(s) do not harm, abuse or exploit Children who are involved with any of our Golf activities, programs, or events
The Portarlington Golf Club will endeavour to become and remain compliant at all times with the Golf Australia Member Protection Policy 4th December 2018.
The Member Protection Policy applies to all people involved in Portarlington Golf Club activities, programs or events.
By observing this Statement of Commitment, you acknowledge your responsibility to immediately report any breach to this Statement to Portarlington Golf Club CEO, Michael Phillips 5259 2492.
