Venues

A large number of venues will be used throughout the 2007 Fremantle Masters Games. These will comprise of Council reserves or community halls, local school reserves or buildings and privately owned facilities. All Council venues have been booked for the Games weekend and many other sporting or community facilities have also been alerted to tentatively book their facilities for the Games weekend. Once again the City of Cockburn has donated the use of some of their high quality facilities for the Games.

The Organising Committee aims to host as many events within Fremantle itself, however accepts that some events will need to be hosted in surrounding localities due to the lack of certain facilities within Fremantle. All venues for the Games have been confirmed by Leigh Davis, Games Co-ordinator.

All venues for competition in the Fremantle Masters Games will be organised by the FMGOC should you have any special requirements for venues please discuss this with the Games Coordinator.

Games Ceremonies

Some of the activities that are currently being planned for the Games include:

• Opening Ceremony and function being held at the Fremantle Italian Club
• Demonstration sports and local entertainers on display

Games Control Centre

The Operations and Management of the Fremantle Masters Games will be undertaken within the Recreation Services offices of the City of Fremantle. For the duration of the Games weekend however, it is anticipated that the main Control Centre for logistics and results will be housed at the Fremantle Bowling Club, this will be manned by staff from the FMGOC and the City of Fremantle.

Registration Forms

Sport bodies will be provided with registration forms to distribute to teams or individuals from within their own sporting network. In addition the City of Fremantle will forward registration forms to all people on the Masters Games Database (previous competitors sporting associations and those people expressing interest in the current games). All registration forms will be forwarded to the City of Fremantle for database entry and then compiled into sporting categories. Sport Coordinators will be provided with competitor lists post registration close for completion of  fixtures and rounds of competitions.

Make use of the On Line Registration.

SPORTS OFFERED AT THE 2007 FREMANTLE MASTERS GAMES:

Competiton Fees

A Registration Fee is charged to all competitors who chose to enter the Fremantle Masters Games. This fee is applicable to all competitors entering the Games. This is a one off fee to cover the administration involved with registering each competitor in the games, including; registration, social functions, data entry, trophies, and stationary/postage.

Sports will also charge a Sports Fee to offset specific operating costs inherent in the sport. These costs are generally related to administration fees or consumable equipment,  eg;

• Green fees for golf/bowls
• Sport administration costs
• Referees for sport events
• Consumable goods

Medals

All competitors in the Fremantle Masters Games are competing for medals. Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals are presented to the winners in the categories in which they compete, as teams and as individuals. The Fremantle Masters Games Rules of Competition contain further information on the allocation of these medals.

Sporting Associations

Local Sporting Associations have been/will be asked to schedule the Games as a major carnival as well as including it onto their sporting calendar for the year.

Passive Sports

It is planned that there will be a range of less active sports incorporated into the competitions, eg. Darts, Bocce, Radio Controlled Sailing to ensure the competitions are appropriate for as many interests as possible. This should encourage families other than those involved in traditional sport to take an active interest in the Games.

One day of the Games will be dedicated to the Be Active Games for Seniors team competitions, with fun lighthearted games organised for participation of hostel residents in physical activity.

Participation by People with Special Needs

Sports are encouraged to include sporting competitions for people with special needs in mind. Consultation will be conducted with the appropriate organisations to ensure participation opportunities are provided. Sports, which are traditionally attractive for people with Special Needs, include - swimming, athletics, and netball.