Dear Members,

We are pleased to inform you that our Facebook page is active again and we've hit the ground running, with several posts already up on our page.

Don’t miss a minute of the baseball action this weekend by liking our Facebook page by clicking on the button below.
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Baseball Australia has locked in its inaugural National Junior Squad.
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The squad will take part in a camp at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra from April 3-11 as part of Boral Team Australia’s preparations for the 2021 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup in Florida.

It features 17 players from Queensland and Victoria, 15 from New South Wales, nine from Western Australia, two from South Australia and one from the Australian Capital Territory.

Players were chosen following an in-depth review of information collected at the National Showcase Series events around the country earlier this year.

​Baseball NSW would like to congratulate the NSW players that have been selected.
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Baseball NSW is pleased to announce that the dates and venues for the 2021 Representative events have been confirmed.
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We’d like to thank the associations for their support and look forward to another captivating year of representative baseball from our young superstars.

The Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program's second assessment period closes at 5pm on 22 February 2021.
 
This is the final year of this program with up to $1 million available to assist sporting clubs across NSW in the purchase and maintenance of AEDs for their facilities and clubs. 
 
Over $300k has already been allocated after the first assessment period in November 2020. Now is your time to score your club one of these life-saving devices with up to 75% of the cost covered. 
 
The Program closes 5pm, 12 April 2021. This is the final year of funding so get your application in before funding allocation is exhausted. 
 
For information on eligibility, assessment dates, and approved providers, visit the Office of Sport website now. 
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To Our Members,
 
The NSW Government have announced that the following measures will be effective from 12:01am Friday, 12 February for the Greater Sydney region including Wollongong, Central Coast and Blue Mountains:

• 1 person per 2 square metres will apply at all venues, except for gyms. Weddings and funerals will still be subject to a 300 person cap.
• Masks will only be mandatory on public transport, but will strongly be encouraged in other indoor venues where social distancing is not possible.

Arriving into NSW from interstate: affected areas and places of high concern
 
The state of Victoria has been declared an affected area. 
 
Anyone arriving in NSW from an affected area by air or rail must;

• complete a traveller self-declaration form before entering NSW (or on entry into NSW) and
• carry it with you to show an enforcement officer if requested.

 
If you have been in an interstate place of high concern within the time specified in a COVID-19 concerns notice (including Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport between 27 January and 9 February), you must not enter NSW unless you are a NSW resident.
 
If you are a NSW resident you must self-isolate for 14 days and follow the Interstate Traveller Guidelines.
 
If you have been to any of the case locations in Victoria on the date and time specified you should get tested, and follow advice on testing and isolation on the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services website.
 
Travellers in NSW who have been in Victoria at any time on or after Friday 29 January 2021 are to remain at home or place of residence for five days as announced by the Victorian Government. These restrictions are effective immediately, and under current arrangements will expire at 11.59pm on Wednesday 17 February.
 
Baseball NSW encourages its clubs and members to be aware of any visiting players that may have come from the affected areas and places of high concern and adhere to the protocols set out by the NSW and Victorian Governments.
 

The NSW Government is offering grants to communities across NSW to support the building, renovation and fit-out of infrastructure. Funding is available for sport and recreation and arts and cultural infrastructure as well as projects that assist communities with essential infrastructure and disaster readiness.
 
​Baseball NSW has partnered with Red Tape Busters and is offering the clubs a free resource to assist with their grant funding applications. For more information on Red Tape Busters, please contact Andrew Hamilton at andrewhamilton@redtapebusters.com.au
 
Infrastructure Grant applications close midnight (AEDT) on Monday, 22 February 2021. For application guidelines and the Red Tape Busters EOI document, click on the buttons below.