Child Safe and Member Protection

The East Keilor Cricket Club endorses and adopts:

• Australian Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children and Young People
• Australian Cricket’s ‘Looking After Our Kids’ Code of Behaviour for Affiliated Associations and Clubs
• Australian Cricket’s Commitment to Safeguarding Children and Young People
• Cricket Victoria’s Member Protection Policy
• Cricket Victoria’s Reporting and Complaints Policy For full policy details, visit:

https://www.cricketvictoria.com.au/child-safe-member-protection/

At East Keilor Cricket Club, the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people is our top priority. We are committed to providing a safe physical and online environment for every child – especially those who may be more vulnerable – and to protecting them from all forms of abuse, grooming, sexual misconduct, or inappropriate behaviour.

Children are at the heart of our club.

They have the right to feel safe, be heard, and be empowered to speak up if something doesn’t feel right.

To support this, we:

• Require volunteers to undergo appropriate background checks;
• Provide online training for anyone interacting with children to ensure they understand their role in maintaining a child-safe environment.

Everyone involved with our club – including coaches, umpires, team managers, captains, Blast coordinators, committee members, and parents/guardians – must always follow Australian Cricket’s ‘Looking After Our Kids’ Code of Behaviour.

This means:

• Ensuring all children feel safe, supported, included, and encouraged;
• Never engaging in sexual misconduct or inappropriate physical contact;
• Providing positive guidance and acting within the boundaries of their role;
• Using respectful, inclusive language – never discriminatory, racist, sexist, homophobic, bi-phobic, or transphobic;
• Avoiding unsupervised one-on-one situations, including not transporting children without the clear consent of both the club and parent/guardian;
• Restricting communication with children to club-related matters only, and never communicating online with a child unless a parent/guardian is included;
• Never supplying children with alcohol, drugs, or other harmful substances;
• Always obtaining parent/guardian consent before taking or sharing any photos, videos, or livestream content involving children.

Raising a Concern

If you ever have a concern, want to raise an issue, or simply need to talk, please don’t hesitate to contact:

Ben Lawless – Child Safety Officer 
childsafety@eastkeilorcc.com.au

Felicity Navuni – Club President
ekcc@eastkeilorcc.com.au
0409 504 011

All concerns will be treated with sensitivity and confidentiality.

Together, let’s create a club environment where every child feels safe, valued, and respected.

Junior Blasters is recommended for kids aged 5-7 of all skills and abilities. Allowing them to participate in skill development activities and modified games, make new friends and learn new skills including catching, throwing and teamwork. All kids get their own Blasters Pack!