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Our partnership with Southern Cross Austereo helps us to promote the great work and the many Midnight Basketball success stories through the power of TV. These clips are from local TV News Updates.

KEMPSEY NSW

MSCM Kempsey TV News Midnight Basketball Results

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SHEPPARTON VICTORIA

MSCM Shepparton TV News Midnight Basketball Results

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NATIONAL MEDIA PARTNERS

We thank our national Media Partners who are promoting the extraordinary achievements of our youth across the country.

 

Fairfax Regional Media
The largest national regional Newspaper network

Fairfax Regional Media

 

Southern Cross Austereo
The largest national regional TV Radio network

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WELCOME TO MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA

 

Midnight Basketball is a national social inclusion programme to help youth identify and embrace positive opportunities.

Midnight BasketballDinner, compulsory life skills workshops and tournament basketball games are run in stadiums on Friday or Saturday nights from 7.30pm till midnight, followed by a bus home, providing a safe and motivating environment.

Our first Midnight Basketball program was in Redfern Sydney in 2007 and due to its success the program was launched nationally.

Midnight Basketball is open to youth aged 12 to 18 years.

 

 

HOW A MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL NIGHT RUNS

Every night of each 8 Week tournament includes:

Volunteer Briefing Tournament Manager briefs all volunteers and youth workers, professional referees, security, police, bus drivers, workshop facilitators and others (around 15 volunteers a night).

Dinner Players arrive at 7:30pm and are fed a hot, nutritious meal in order to stay focused and energetic for the night ahead.

Workshop Two teams at a time attend a compulsory workshop which focuses on essential life skills, with topics that may cover:

  • Nutrition, Health, Wellbeing
  • Substance Misuse, Emotional, Physical Abuse, Self-Harm
  • Conflict Resolution, Impulse Control, Anger Management
  • Communication and Decision Making
  • Confidence, Self Esteem and Making Positive Choices
  • Personal Identity and Community Engagement Skills
  • Cultural Development and Awareness
  • Financial Literacy
  • Job Readiness

In keeping with our motto NoWorkshop NoJumpshot® players must attend the workshop in order to play basketball. We applaud loud and hard our Midnight Basketballers’ commitment to voluntarily participating in the whole program, including the workshops.

Midnight Basketball AustraliaBasketball Players participate in at least 3 matches of tournament basketball a night with qualified referees.

Basketball is crucial to success due to its unique inclusionary qualities as a team sport, including the opportunity to build leadership and teamwork skills, behavioural improvement, fitness and focus. Virtually anyone can play, is held indoors, and both males and females think it is cool.

Safely Home Finally, at the end of the night, a bus takes the players safely home.

 

 

CURRENT LOCATIONS

For current locations, refer Locations Home Page.

 

 

ENROL AS A PLAYER OR VOLUNTEER IN A TOURNAMENT

Player registration is open to all local 12 to 18 year olds and costs nothing to enter. Volunteer positions are open to anyone over the age of 18. If you are interested visit the location you are interested in via Locations drop down list above.

Current tournaments listed on our Locations Page. This is updated as Tournament start dates are confirmed each term.

 

 

MIDNIGHT BASKETBALL IN YOUR COMMUNITY

If you’d like to see Midnight Basketball in your community, please call us (see Contact Us page for details).

 

 

 

 

Midnight Basketball Australia
Original Signatory to the Australian Government:
National Compact: working together

This collaborative relationship is building a stronger Third Sector in Australia and through this, drive innovation, wellbeing and sustainability in our communities. Signed by Lindsay Cane, Midnight Basketball Australia, 2010.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

Watch our new Showreel showcasing some of our media from around the country. And more on our News page.

Midnight Basketball Australia SHOWREEL

 

 

Sidney Myer Fund

Midnight Basketball Australia delighted to gain support for our Educational Workshop Framework and Community Programs from the Sidney Myer Fund Large Grants Program, Poverty & Disadvantage which aims to assist in the area of poverty and disadvantage with its Large Grants Program focusing on rural and regional Australia.

Read more on the Sidney Myer Fund website

 

Perth Midnight Basketballers attend the Asian Pacific Youth Basketball Cup

Click here for Channel 9 News Report

Midnight Basketball Midland Tournament Manager, Griffin Longley and Midland volunteers along with his ex-Chicago Bulls player and brother Luc, selected these boys from Midnight Basketball Midland on the basis of successfully attending all team training sessions, school and staying on the right side of the law. Funded by many supporters including the Joint Patrons of the Midnight Basketball WA programs, the Governor and Mrs McCusker.

The team and helpers flew to Singapore for the Cup; for all except one their first overseas trip, many their first flight and most didn't have birth certificates let alone passports. The boys were also received at the Australian High Commission and went on an emotionally moving visit to the Kranji War Memorial and Cemetery where they laid a wreath in memory of the fallen Indigenous and non-Indigenous soldiers, with the assistance of Warrant Officer Geoff Vaughan from the High Commission.

It was a trip they will all remember for the rest of their lives and we congratulate Griffin and his helpers and the exceptional Marly boys who made us all very proud.

  

e-Community and e-Inclusion NSW Winner: for Midnight Basketball Tournament System (MBTS)

Jonathon Wolfe, Chair, Midnight Basketball Australia accepts the award from The Hon. Matthew Mason-Cox MLC (Liberal) Parliamentary Secretary for Treasury and Finance NSW

Jonathon Wolfe, Chair, Midnight Basketball Australia and Member, Pearcey Hall of Distinction (ICT), accepts the award from The Hon. Matthew Mason-Cox MLC and then Parliamentary Secretary for Treasury and Finance NSW

 

Quitting Smoking

Supporting volunteers to prepare for this terms mentoring by giving up Smoking. Visit the Quitline Website for information to reinforce the dangers ... as if you needed it .. but also sources of practical and professional help. Support our youth by supporting yourself. Ring us if you need a hand.