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Hannah Bowden, sponsored by the Lions Club of Busselton (W2), was announced our national winner on the 6th May.
As well as being our national overall winner, Hannah also won the public speaking award.
Hannah, with the other five state winners, will embark in December to attend the Lions International Youth Camp in New Zealand.
Following that the group will then be hosted by Hannah and her club in the Busselton region for six days in January.
Congratulations Hannah
National Australia Bank
After announcing in our February newsletter that the NAB had withdrawn sponsorship, we received a pleasant surprise just one week later, when the bank announced that sponsorship would resume and continue. The bank has now sponsored the program for twenty three years.
We were fortunate to have Jason Verwoert, Director -
Banker Marketing Enablement attend the National Final. Jason is pictured with Hannah.
YOTY NEWS
Inside this issue:
Hannah Bowden National Winner
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National Australia Bank
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Child Safe Policy Key Features
2
Risk Assessment 3
Judges’ Code of Conduct
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District Chairs and State Coordinators
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June 2019
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The aim of this policy is to protect children and young people whilst they participate in any of our youth programs. This will be done by providing an explicit structure when working with children and young people. Whilst the policy is too extensive to be reproduced here, we have summarised the main features and requirements as the policy pertains to Youth of the Year.
The policy, in full, may be downloaded at:
https://lionsclubs.org.au/about/governance/constitutional-policy-resources/
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Lions Australia Child Safe Policy
The Interview Judges are required to possess a WWCC, WWVP, Blue Card etc. (Exemptions may apply in some
jurisdictions). Judges are to be presented with the Judges’ Code of Conduct, which will govern their conduct when
working with our youth. Entrants must be offered the opportunity to have a support person accompany them during the
interview. Judges’ panels must comprise members of each gender. Other than a support person who an entrant may wish to accompany them during the interview, it is
not a requirement to have Lions or other observers present during the interview. Where possible, the door to the interview room should be left ajar. Lions Involved At least two Lions, male and female, should manage proceedings involved in the course of the
interview. A Lion should never be in a situation where he or she is in alone with an entrant. Lions directly involved with the YOTY Program must possess a WWCC, WWVP or Blue Card. Transporting Entrants Lions should avoid being involved in the transport of students, however, there are instances where this might be unavoidable. If this is a requirement then the following should apply: Two Lions, preferably one of each gender must accompany be in the vehicle, transporting the youth/s. The two Lions must possess a WWCC, WWVP or Blue Card. Communicating With a YOTY Entrant When communicating with a Youth of the Year candidate it is important this communication is
transparent at all times, appropriate in language, content and tone. When communication is by email or hard copy, ensure that a copy of your communication is on the
appropriate letterhead and is cc’d to the parents or guardians. Accommodation at Events It is recommended that any accommodation required for a candidate is arranged by parents or
guardians. If billeting with a Lion or other host is required then the principles of Youth Exchange Hosting apply. Hosts must complete a Youth Exchange Host application form. Record Keeping The District Chairperson will be responsible for obtaining and retaining details of the judges and their
residential addresses through the YOTY Winner Advisory Form. This will apply from Club to District
It is essential to conduct a risk assessment prior to the conduct of a YOTY event. This is not an onerous task and acts as a checklist and reminder to those involved in managing the YOTY event of the need to observe child protection procedures. It should take little more than a few minutes. The Risk Assessment proforma, has been updated to reflect requirements of the Child Safe Policy. It is available at:
https://lionsclubs.org.au/activities/youth/yoty/protected-documents/
Risk Assessment
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This is a requirement of the Child Safe Policy adopted at the May 2019, M D Council meeting.
It is imperative that the highest standards of integrity are exhibited by all those associated with the Program, includ-ing Lions Clubs members and the judges who will interview our youth. To that end, this document is provided to judges to guide them in their conduct when working with these young peo-ple.
(Youth of the Year Coordinators should present this code to judges prior to the interviews). 1. Please respect the dignity of all persons:
treat our youth with courtesy and without discrimination or harassment
apply your knowledge and skills without bias in respect of
race
religion
gender
sexual orientation
disability
a youth’s appearance
2. We require judges:
to possess a Working With Children Clearance, or its equivalent.
(A National Police Check is not sufficient).
to dress appropriately.
to refrain from disparaging comments about entrants.
to refrain from making unsuitable judgements or comments concerning an entrant’s responses to
questions.
to ensure the confidentiality of the proceedings of each interview, including to the Lions Club’s members and
to the Youth of the Year coordinator.
to agree that they will not contact an entrant after the conclusion of the Youth of the Year event.
to declare a conflict-of-interest if an entrant is known to them.
to provide constructive feedback to entrants at the conclusion of the public speaking.
3. Apart from announcing the public speaking and the overall winners, judges are not to reveal the placings, nor the
points; to the contestants themselves, any of the audience or to the Lions members. The YOTY Coordinator should receive the summary score sheet, in the event of the withdrawal of the overall winner from the next level of the Program. The YOTY coordinator must ensure the confidentiality of the scoring.
Judges’ Code of Conduct
Your District Chairpersons
Phone numbers are available from the Lions Directory. Should you have a query, in the first instance you should contact your District Chair.
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Your State Coordinators
National Chairman: Ken Bradford; [email protected]
C1 Julie Pickles [email protected]
C2 Wilf Nitschke [email protected]
N1 Brian Hemsworth [email protected]
N2 Peter Howe [email protected]
N3 Pam Bennett [email protected]
N4 Jackie Strempel [email protected]
N5 Diane Sherrington [email protected]
Q1 Michael McDonald [email protected]
Q2 Rachel Davey [email protected]
Q3 Roley McAtee [email protected]
Q4 Mary Olsson [email protected]
T1 James Seville [email protected]
V1-4 Kristie Box [email protected]
V2 Zeyna Gould [email protected]
V3 Colin Stevens [email protected]
V5 Monica McQuatters [email protected]
V6 Mark Nordbye [email protected]
W1 Colin Heap [email protected]
W2 Helena Loftus [email protected]
C Ken Bradford [email protected]
N Peter Perry [email protected]
Q Jenny Maguire [email protected]
T James Seville [email protected]
V Phillip Johnson [email protected]
W Margaret Amm [email protected]
