Looking to build sustainable partnerships with local businesses that align with your club’s values? Our free, 1-on-1 support can help your club develop meaningful sponsorships that promote health and wellbeing while ensuring long-term success.
We all want our club members, especially children and young people, to be in an environment that promotes positive health and wellbeing messages. In a world where gambling, alcohol, and unhealthy food and beverage businesses increasingly target community sports clubs to promote their harmful products, navigating alternative partnership options can be challenging for local clubs. We support clubs forming values-aligned partnerships that enhance reputation, increase funding, and strengthen community impact.
Local sports clubs are more sustainable when they partner with businesses that share their values. However, we understand that it’s not usually viable for clubs to end their agreements with existing gambling, alcohol and unhealthy food and beverage partners altogether. Our support is tailored to each club, with individual advice that meets your unique circumstances.Â
Through Vicsport’s Healthier Partnerships program, we provide tailored support to clubs and associations in Cardinia Shire, the City of Casey, and the City of Greater Dandenong.Â
We can help your club or association to:Â
Values-aligned partners are businesses that share your club’s values and do not primarily profit from gambling, alcohol and unhealthy food and beverages. Their products and services may also directly promote health and wellbeing. Examples include:Â
Explore these directories to identify potential partners:Â
The 2025 intake for expressions of interest has now closed. Clubs will have the opportunity to apply again in early 2026.Â
For general inquiries, contact our team: leona.kosowicz@monashhealth.org
