12:55 Sun 26 Aug 2007				REF:6123MCR1
						Y/R: letter dated 2007/08/16
TO:	Cr Denise WILTON		cc	KSAS-Mosman
	MAYOR				F:	{61}(2) 9978-4132
	MOSMAN MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

Dear Madam Mayor and Councillors

	PARENTS BELIEVE WRONG ADVICE TO COUNCILLORS

Thank you for your letter dated Thu 16 Aug 2007 received Tue 21 Aug 2007. 

This response is to clarify issues of concern raised in your letter.

The issues of concern raised in your letter include:

A	The advice to the Councillors that it is not Council's
	responsibility but the State Government's responsibility - 
	This Advice is questioned by Parents
B	KSAS-AU is a commercial organisation - No its Not-for-Profit
C	Same question asked 3 times before - No each different

A	WRONG ADVICE TO MOSMAN COUNCILLORS

The whole reason why Kids Safe-at-Sport Mosman is a Parents'Initiative
is because the Parents have identified gaps in the NSW Department of 
Sport and Recreation Child Protection policy.

KSAS-Mosman parents have endeavoured the explain this to the Council

1 	at 4 seminars in May and Jun

2 	requested to discuss the issue at the Aug meeting of the Sporting 
	Fields User Group 

3 	In a letter to you the Mayor on Sun 05 Aug 2007

Hence one of the three question that was scheduled to be asked on Tue 07 Aug
included "Why is Mosman Council policy on Child protection in Sport opposite 
to Manly Council Policy ?'

B	KSAS-AU IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATION

"The Kids Safe-at-Sport [KSAS]-Mosman" is a Mosman's parents initiative 
sponsored by a Mosman business.

KSAS-Mosman is a not for profit organisation whereby all the sponsorship 
funds and to pay for the Junior Sports Clubs to comply with the Child 
Protection Legislation.

The core application "The Junior Sport Information System [JSIS]" and 
the "Electronic Volunteer Management System [EVMS]" were sponsored by
members of the Open Interchange Consortium [OIC] as Joint Ventures
with Pittwater RSL Football Club parents.

Pittwater RSL Football Club is in the same SHOROC Football Association
as Mosman Football Club.

It is very relevant to note that the Wentworth Courier published an 
article last week about the problems for Junior Football Clubs in the
Eastern Suburbs "Sporting Volunteers feel the pressure".

C	DIFFERENT QUESTION EACH COUNCIL MEETING

There was a different question at each Council meeting

1 	03 Jul 2007 - Can KSAS-Mosman assist with Festival of Mosman  
		- No response 

2 	17 Jul 2007 - Can KSAS-Mosman speak at the 08 Aug Mosman Sporting 
		Fields User Group Meeting - No response

3 	07 Aug 2007 -  Why SHOROC Councils have different Child Protection 
		Policies - not allowed to ask question

NEXT STEPS

A written response to these Questions on Notice would be appreciated by 
17:00 Fri 06 Sep 2007

Thank you				Att	A	Wentworth Courior Article
Yours sincerely


Stephen GOULD
Hon Secretary			E:	stephen.gould@ksas-au.net
KSAS-MOSMAN			M:	0416-009-468