Due to our Association with Good Sports and due to pressure being applied by various levels of Government/Council – our Club needs to become a non-smoking/vaping Club from 1 January 2026 with a sole designated smoking area to be nominated and clearly signed.
Non smoking signs will be placed around the Club in the near future.
We encourage all members to work with this new policy. We also encourage all new members to bring this policy to the attention of any person you see smoking or vaping around the club environs.
Any person disregarding this policy will be asked to desist in the first instance. If they refuse then they will be asked to leave the park.
This is already legislated for with regard to junior sport – please see below
- Organised under-18 sporting and recreational events
Smoking is banned at and within 10 metres of activity, viewing and playing areas at:
- organised children’s activities while activity is being provided.
- organised under-18 sporting events during training or practice sessions, and at any intervals or breaks in play.
For children’s sporting events the ban includes the sporting ground or playing area, the viewing area for a water sport, public seating at the grounds and any other area reserved for use by the competitors and the officials. This also includes a 10-metre non-smoking buffer zone from all of these locations, but this does not extend into residential or business premises that share a boundary with these areas.
An organised under-18 sporting event is one that is arranged in advance, is conducted by a professional or amateur sporting body or education institution according to established rules and is intended for or predominately participated in by people under 18.
For organised children’s recreational activity or the ban includes the part of a park or similar area of land being used being used for the activity. This also includes a 10-metre non-smoking buffer zone from the activity area, but this does not extend into residential or business premises that share a boundary with the area.
An organised children’s recreational activity is one that is conducted by an association or club, organised for the participation of children and organised in advance. Examples include supervised outdoor activity or instruction from Scout or Girl Guide clubs, dance or exercise clubs, adventure or nature play associations. Organised children’s recreational activities do not include excursions or attendance at public events or street parades.
Further advice will be provided advising the one and only designated smoking area.
Click on this link to read the Club policy on a smoking and vape free Club
https://westsbaseball.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Wests-policy-completely-smokefree.pdf
