Appendix 5

Senate motions supporting the public broadcast of state football leagues

Excerpt from Journals of the Senate No. 52, 15 September 2011, p. 1481.

COMMUNICATIONS—SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE—BROADCAST

Senator Hanson-Young, also on behalf of Senators Wright, McEwen, Birmingham and Xenophon, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 414—That the Senate—

(a) notes:

(i) the future of the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) broadcast on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is in doubt, and

(ii) the South Australian Football Association was established in 1877 (later to become the SANFL) making it the oldest football league of any code in Australia and one of the oldest sporting codes in the world;

(b) recognises the coverage:

(i) is enjoyed by thousands of South Australians and football is intrinsic to the culture of this state and the nation as a whole, and

(ii) is consistent with the ABC’s charter which refers to broadcasts that contribute to national identity and cultural diversity; and

(c) calls on the ABC to maintain its broadcasts of SANFL games.

Question put and passed.

 

Excerpt from Journals of the Senate No. 54, 20 September 2011, p. 1517.

COMMUNICATIONS—WEST AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE—BROADCAST

Senator Bishop, also on behalf of Senators Johnston and Ludlam, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 425—That the Senate calls on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to maintain its broadcasts of West Australian Football League (WAFL) games, recognising:

(a) the widespread following of the WAFL, domestically in Western Australia quite separate from the Australian Football League;

(b) the WAFL has extensive and far reaching support throughout regional and remote areas of the state;

(c) that Australian football, our indigenous game, has a special place within our Indigenous communities and is an ideal vehicle to engage Indigenous students in school;

(d) the WAFL provides development opportunities for emerging talent in a range of skills and industries; and

(e) the WAFL instils a sense of community pride in the players place of origin.

Question put and passed.

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