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HOCKEY CENTRE CLOSED, 5 - 8 MAR

2025 FIELD HIRE RATES POSTED

UPDATED DOCS & FORMS FOR 2024

2024 FIELD HIRE RATES POSTED

FIRST AID AT BNHC, BURRINGBAR PARK

Helpful Tips

The intention of this page is to provide some tips about using various software and online services.

  • Need an Office Suite?
    • download and install LibreOffice (LO) on your Windows, Linux or Mac PC. LO is maintained by the Open Document Foundation and is a free, open source and complete Office application based on the original OpenOfficeOrg and StarOffice suites. LO follows ISO standards and is fully compatible with MSOffice (docx, etc) and is used by within the hockey fraternity.
       
    • Open Document Foundation -  visit this site for more information and to find out about the governments and companies around the world who have switched from MSOffice to the Standards compliant ODF (.odt) file format of LibreOffice, Apache Office and others. By adopting LibreOffice and this format, applications that support it can help prevent your organisation and its members from being locked into proprietary formats, applications and costly subscriptions.
       
    • Another option is to use Google Drive and its associated suite of online Office applications - purported to have been based on LibreOffice. If you have a Gmail (free) account then you already have access to Google Drive and its applications such as Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Drawings, Maps, etc. Hockey Australia has in the past recommended the use of Drive, particularly for its collaboration features. Drive and its Apps can be accessed from anywhere via the Internet using almost any device - desktop, laptop, mobile phone, tablet, etc.
       
  • Late in 2022 BHMG began using Skedda to record and display field hire bookings. Skedda Support is located in Melbourne and they have been found to be very helpful and very easy to communicate with. You can use Skedda to manage up to five (5) spaces for free. If you need to manage more than five (5) spaces then there will be a fee per space. Try it out! And if you decide to upgrade too a paid plan don't forget to ask for a discount for being a not for profit (NFP) organisation (Incorporated).