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For decades plastic pollution has been one of the most devastating and impactful causes of climate change, reduction of biodiversity and eutrophication. The contribution to the overall harm that food packaging is doing to the environment is delicate subject, but one that isn’t taken lightly if executed carelessly. However, with the use of 100% recyclable, sustainable and compostable tableware drastic changes to the environmental impacts from the use of food packaging can be reduced.

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11367-018-1500-6.pdf

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Sporting clubs have an enormous responsibility by giving everyone a safe working environment for both paid and volunteer workers. The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is obliged by the Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation to continually work for advancements in WHS. Sporting clubs must be able to identify risks, control risks, assess hazards and review control measures which are four important steps in managing WHS risks. For all sporting events clubs must follow all WHS laws and include safety management into their operations.

https://www.sportaus.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/1024040/WHS-Policy.pdf

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The Queensland (QLD) government states that if a business is selling or serving alcohol in most scenarios, they must hold a liquor licence or permit. For a one-time occasion like in the event management industry most of the time applying for a permit to supply and serve alcohol is required. The Liquor Regulation 2002 states that the application of an extended hours permit must be made 21 days before the event. If trading was to continue from midnight to 5 am there is a post-midnight permit that is essential to sell and serve alcohol legally. The liquor laws will require payment for the permit and organising it 21 days before the event poses a challenge for the event industry.

https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/hospitality-tourism-sport/liquor-gaming/liquor/licensing/applications/permits

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If you already hold a Queensland liquor licence and want to change or extend your licence temporarily, you will need to apply for a permit or approval.

You may also need to apply for a permit if you are a non-proprietary organisation that wishes to serve alcohol temporarily or at a special event.

The following permits are available under the Liquor Act 1992 and the Wine Industry Act 1994.

Adult entertainment permit

You need to apply for an adult entertainment permit if you wish to offer sexually explicit entertainment in addition to serving alcohol on licensed premises. Read about adult entertainment permits to find out what adult entertainment is and when a permit is needed.

Extended trading hours (one-off)

Extended trading hours for licensed premises cease at either 2am (generally), 3am (for venues in safe night precincts) or 1am for restaurants and artisan producer licensees.

You can apply for one-off extended trading hours for:

4 dates in any 12-month period for pre-10am trading

6 dates in a calendar year for trading between 12 midnight and 5am.

Under section 5 of the Liquor Regulation 2002, an application for an extended hours permit must be made at least 21 days before the day of the event. Applications lodged with the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation less than 21 days before the event will not be processed.

Permits to trade between 12 midnight and 5am

Things to consider when applying for a post-midnight permit:

Each of the 6 post-midnight permits can be for no more than 1 date in a calendar month.

An exception may be made if you have a special occasion that runs over 2 or more consecutive days in a calendar month. In this situation, you may apply for a one-off extended trading hours permit for 2 or more consecutive days in that month. All consecutive dates within the same calendar month must be for the same special occasion. If 2 dates are approved, this will count as 2 one-off extended trading hours permits.

New licensees please note: The number of available permits in a calendar year is reduced, on a pro rata basis, based on when your new licence is approved. For example, if your new licence is approved on 20 April 2017, there would be 8 months left in that calendar year. This means that you would be able to apply for up to 4 permits before 31 December 2017.

Under the new legislation, a post-midnight permit will only be granted:

for a special occasion for which a person-independent of the licensee, owner or occupier of the licensed premises-wishes to celebrate at the licensed premises

and

for the period of the special occasion and for a reasonable time period before and after the event.

The Act defines a 'special occasion' as either:

a unique or infrequent special public event of local, state or national significance. Examples of special public events include a local music festival or a televised international sporting match involving an Australian team

a private function closed to the public, such as a wedding or birthday.

New Year's Eve and Australia Day have been determined as special occasions by the Commissioner for Liquor and Gaming. Licensees who want to apply to extend their trading hours to any time between 2am and 5am on these days will not need to provide evidence of the request from an independent third party. However, you may only apply for 1 extended hours permit a month.

The Commissioner for Liquor and Gaming may only grant an extended trading hours permit that he believes satisfies the new criteria.

Catering off-site and commercial public event permit

If you hold an eligible liquor licence, you can apply for an endorsement to cater off-site at public and private functions that are organised by other people and held away from your licensed premises. This endorsement allows you to cater off-site at private functions without the requirement for a commercial public event or any other approval from the Office of Liquor and Gaming.

If you want to take it a step further to cater for public events away from your main premises, as well as the catering off-site endorsement, you must also have a commercial public event permit.

Wine permit

If you hold a wine producer or wine merchant licence and want to sell your wine at a one-off event, such as a festival or trade show, you can apply for a wine permit.

A wine permit allows you to:

sell your own wine for consumption away from the place of permit

and

sell or give your wine as a sample for consumption at the place of permit

If you hold a wine merchant licence, your wine must be made only from fruit grown by you, the licensee, on your licensed premises.

If you hold a wine producer licence, your wine must be at least 85% made from fruit grown by you, the licensee, on your licensed premises; or at least 85% of which is made by you on your licensed premises.

Community liquor permit

Non-proprietary organisations or certain clubs can apply for a community liquor permit to serve alcohol at a one-off event, such as a festival, sporting event or fete.

Under certain circumstances, you may be exempt from this requirement. Complete the self-assessment to see if your organisation is eligible.

Learn more about community liquor permits or submit an application.

Restricted liquor permit

Non-proprietary organisations or clubs whose profits are used to promote the club and not distributed to members can apply for a restricted liquor permit if they wish to trade for a maximum of 10 or 25 hours a week for a period of 3 or 6 months.

Craft beer producer permit

If you are an interstate operator of a craft brewery that holds a licence equivalent to a Queensland producer/wholesaler licence, you may be eligible to apply for a craft beer producer permit to sell your craft beer at a promotional event (for a one-off occasion, or for regular occasions for up to 3 months). If you are a Queensland-based producer/wholesaler of craft beer you may apply for a craft beer producer endorsement.

Artisan producer permit

If you are an interstate operator of an artisan distillery that holds a licence equivalent to a Queensland producer/wholesaler licence or an artisan producer licence, you may be eligible to apply for an artisan producer permit to sell your liquor at a promotional event in Queensland (for a one-off occasion, or for regular occasions for up to 3 months).

If you are a Queensland-based producer/wholesaler or artisan liquor producer you may apply for an artisan liquor producer endorsement .

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If you already hold a Queensland liquor licence and want to change or extend your licence temporarily, you will need to apply for a permit or approval. You may also need to apply for a permit if you are a non-proprietary organisation that wishes to serve alcohol temporarily or at a special event.

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Ensuring that there is a loud enough and good quality Public Address (PA) system is both important for an event to run smoothly, but also challenging. In certain environments the sound quality of a PA system can sometimes be compromised by background noises and echoing. These expensive systems require the bare minimum of appropriate cables, speakers, microphones, and amplifiers to all work in sync for a guest speaker just to talk into the microphone. PA systems can be complicated to setup and run without anything going wrong as there is a lot of knowledge and parts needed for things to work correctly.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13636-018-0126-8

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The Australian Football League (AFL) is working towards becoming a safe environment with increased recognition of mental health issues for players, coaches, umpires, and employees. The AFL has put in a Mental Health and Wellbeing strategy from 2020-2022 to lead the organizing and executing for advancing Mental Health awareness, wellbeing ambitions and mental healthcare programs available throughout the AFL industry. The end goal of the strategy is to eliminate all potential threats to people’s wellbeing and mental health brought on by the industry. Mental Health and wellbeing awareness in the AFL industry has been a surging trend in recent years and the AFL continues to look for ways to help people in need.

https://www.afl.com.au/mental-health-wellbeing/strategy

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In many parts of the world women are inadequately represented in sports as players, commentators, officials, board members and coaches compared to their male counterparts. However, the past few decades have seen women in high-performance sports increasing with female sports team becoming increasingly common. Medal opportunities for women in Olympic sports has increase from 38% of medal holders being women in the year 2000 to 49% of women in 2020. Demands for equal pay and a growing participation of females in all sporting areas are trends propelling the popularity of women’s sport programs.
https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijsnem/32/2/article-p114.xml

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Methodology Review: A Protocol to Audit the Representation of Female Athletes in Sports Science and Sports Medicine Research

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Female-specific research on sports science and sports medicine (SSSM) fails to mirror the increase in participation and popularity of women's sport. Females have historically been excluded from SSSM research, particularly because their physiological intricacy necessitates more complex study designs, longer research times, and additional costs.

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In 2015 the 2030 sustainable development agenda is put in place to create a call to action for UN members states to create a sustainable future. Progressive strides have been made for all businesses to achieve more socially acceptable sustainable practices through new laws and regulations. These laws for a sustainable future have created trends in businesses to create a more environmentally friendly workplace. Many businesses are changing the way their facilities make power, disposal of rubbish and recycling and their way of commencing operations.

https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/bse.2628

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Indigenous players recognition in the AFL 

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Indigenous players recognition in the AFL 

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Indigenous rounds are done to recognize First Nations people’s contributions to the Australian Football League (AFL) and Australia. Many AFL players show tremendous passion for the round and the message that the round symbolizes. It increases awareness for that First Nations people face and educates anyone that watches the game. There are indigenous talent pathways to help future First Nations star shine in the AFL by selecting 25 under 15-year-olds to represent QLD in the AFL national Indigenous Program. There is a trend of programmes in AFL and other sports across the nation to recognize and assist First Nations people.

https://www.aflq.com.au/indigenous-community/#:~:text=Australian%20football%20is%20the%20sport,9%25%20of%20our%20AFL%20list.

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Social local AFL event for Mental Health awareness 

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Social local AFL event for Mental Health awareness 

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Recently evidence has shown due to needing to isolate during the Covid 19 pandemic that humans socially interacting with other humans is a critical part of maintaining good mental health. Social sports can develop social relationships with other athletes, spectators and coaches giving more opportunity for people to interact with other people. People with a strong foundation of social relationships during isolation found fewer negative impacts on their mental health and wellbeing. Hosting an event gives people the opportunity to socially interact with people to form new and healthy relationships.

https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(20)30465-1/pdf

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Any organization hosting an event with food leftovers has an opportunity to help up to 14% of Australians that are impacted by food insecurity. Food care programmes like Oz harvest, Fresh NED and Foodmate assist Australians in need by donating unwanted, but edible food to at-risk households. Food like leftover bread and meats are the most donated perishable food, but the food care programmes have a greater capacity to stock non-perishable foods. Donating food to these programmes gives them an opportunity to interact with vulnerable groups in the community. Building a rapport which will help them collect important data to analyse what changes will be needed to improve food assistance services. This could be a very positive opportunity in the event industry to start disposing of their food leftovers more sustainably.

https://onlinelibrary-wiley-com.libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/ajr.12398

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AFL 9s is an alternative of the original 22 a-side game to play which is a less physically demanding and more socially inviting sport to play. It is a safer game of football as there is no tackling involved which makes it easier mixed competition as well as male and female. It is becoming increasingly popular due to allowing    people of all ages, genders, and skillset to participate in socially inviting game that shape around their busy schedules producing a social and physical release.

https://aflq.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/AFL_9_s_Rules_Manual_25.5.12.pdf

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The AFL offseason is 7-month long period of no games played for some teams and can be difficult to find motivation to stay in shape. Most local AFL players try and find another sport to play to keep up their level of fitness and social circle, but unlike most sports there isn’t really any AFL events/leagues to join in the offseason. This means for players that aren’t really interested in playing another sport the is an opportunity in the event management industry to potentially host a summer AFL event that athletes could look forward to in their offseason.

https://anybodysfan.com/why-afl-winter-sport/#:~:text=Footy%20players%20continue%20their%20training,programs%20for%20young%20upcoming%20players.

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A friendly 9 a side AFL competition where individual clubs select 9 of their best players to win a cash prize for the club. This will be held mid way through the off-season and is a good kickstart to the pre season for each club. The reason for the clubs to play together is to raise awareness and donations for mental health. 10% of the money raised will go towards the cash prize for the winning team and there will be food, drinks and raffle tickets to purchase to contribute to raising money as well as just random donations.