Melbourne East Region Sport and Recreation (MERSR) Fair Access Policy

The Policy addresses known barriers experienced by women and girls, transgender and gender diverse people in accessing and using community sports and recreation infrastructure.

It aims to progressively build the capacity and capabilities of the Melbourne East Regional Sport and Recreation Strategy (MERSRS) Group and associated stakeholders in identifying and eliminating systemic causes of gender inequality in policy, programs, communications, and delivery and allocation of community sports and recreation infrastructure.

This policy has been developed in response to the 2022-2032 MERSRS recommendation to implement the Victorian Government Fair Access Policy Roadmap consistently across the region.

Melbourne East Region Sport and Recreation (MERSR) Fair Access Policy(PDF, 341KB)

Council endorsed the Melbourne East Region Sport and Recreation (MERSR) Fair Access Policy at its 26 March 2024 meeting.

Report to Council 26 March 2024 meeting(PDF, 4MB)

Council Meeting Decisions(PDF, 382KB) (item 7.2.2)

Watch Council meeting video recording (item 7.2.2)

Background

The scope of the Policy is to support the Melbourne East Region Councils to take positive action towards achieving gender equality in the access and usage of community sports and recreation infrastructure. The MERSRS Group of Councils will take the necessary and proportionate steps towards implementing the Policy.

The Policy is also intended to help identify and eliminate systemic causes of gender inequality in programming, policies and strategies and to help ensure the equitable distribution of community sports and recreation infrastructure.