31 October 2024
Fifteen Mansfield junior basketball teams are now armed with new Goulburn Valley Water bottles as they embark on a representative season that will see them travel extensively to contest tournaments throughout the state.
The sponsorship kicked off last month with eight teams involved in a tournament at Echuca and comes on the back of the association’s commitment to encourage water as the best, healthiest and cheapest source of hydration.
GVW Managing Director Steve Capewell said the Mansfield support was an example of what was available by way of sponsorship to sporting teams, schools, community groups, not-for-profit and fund raising organisations could apply for sponsorship.
“We enjoy the chance to build relationships and develop partnerships to support communities across our service region.
“There are a number of different ways we do this, including providing portable hydration stations for events, fully staffed water cafes and through our permanent hydration station community installation program,” he said.
Mansfield and District Basketball Association’s Kathryn Hewitt said the representative teams provided pathways for players that wanted to extend their basketball beyond the domestic competition.
“We have 120 players in five age divisions involved in a representative season that starts in September and runs until April next year,” she said.
She said the GVW sponsorship reinforced the strong health message delivered by the association.
“We let all our kids know that sports drinks are not required at training or our tournaments and reinforce the fact they offer little in the way of hydration compared to water.
“The bottles will travel widely this season as we will be contesting tournaments on the Southern Peninsula, Wangaratta, Shepparton, Wodonga, Ballarat and Bendigo.
“We promote water and hydration heavily. At tournaments our team managers are constantly refilling water bottles between to ensure players are well hydrated,” Kathryn said.
Any groups who wish to apply for sponsorship, please read more about the program here Sponsorship | Goulburn Valley Water (gvwater.vic.gov.au).