Brisbane Roar and The Good Human Factory to support youth mental health

Parker Vize06/09/2023 5:55 am06/09/2023

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Brisbane Roar has entered a new community charity partnership with national organisation The Good Human Factory.

The announcement comes off the back of the Roar attending one of The Good Human Factory’s workshops in the lead up to the start of their A-League campaign.

The Good Human Factory is a charity founded by surfer Cooper Chapman in 2020. Chapman began the charity in response to a suicide at his younger sister’s school. Initially, he has intended the charity to be directed at improving youth mental health with high school workshops. However, as the charity has grown the focus has shifted to corporate seminars as well. Since its founding the charity has run workshops for 20,000 students and 2000 corporates.

The Good Human Factory aims to change the perception of mental health for young people. As an organisation they want to destigmatise mental health something they hope is achieved through their partnerships with young athletes like the players at Brisbane Roar.

“We aim to inspire our community and workshop participants to think about mental health a little differently. Our message is that mental health is not mental illness. And we all need to become aware of – and take care of – our mental health,” they said via their website.

As an athlete himself, Chapman spoke directly to the Roar players, something that struck a significant chord with the group.

“So much in sport, as athletes, we let our self-worth be defined by our performance but in reality, everyone has mental health, and we need to look after ourselves,” he said in the workshop.

Brisbane Roar expressed their confidence in the partnership as a way in which to not only look after their community but also their players mental health.

“By partnering with The Good Human Factory, we can ensure that our athletes maintain a healthy mindset and lifestyle as they continue to play football,” they added via press release.

Through siding with a charity who has great contemporary community outreach the Brisbane Roar are certain to have a positive effect across the nation. Not only will the support to players help their performance in the upcoming season but the outreach to fans in having their players engaged in such a vital conversation is sure to have great social benefits.

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Victory unites with Roasting Warehouse in culture-led partnership

Patrick Irving16/04/2026 8:55 am16/04/2026

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The Melbourne-based anf family-owned business will join the Victory family, uniting two institutions which represent the city’s culture and identity.

A partnership with local roots

As the newest partner of Melbourne Victory, Roasting Warehouse joins forces with a vital part of the city’s sporting landscape.

The club’s Managing Director, Caroline Carnegie, outlined why the partnership bears so much value to both parties.

“We are excited to collaborate with Roasting Warehouse, a community-oriented destination for high-quality coffee, proud of its foundations in Melbourne,” said Carnegie via official media release.

“Football and coffee sit at the epicentre of Melbourne’s culture. The two go hand-in-hand, consistently at the centre of the conversation that stirs Melburnians, which is no different to the conversation sport and Melbourne Victory stir in the State.”

Indeed, this is a partnership which combines the identity, passions and culture of an entire city, therefore giving it the foundations required for long-term, mutual success.

Representing the best of Melbourne

Both Victory and Roasting Warehouse are hugely successful in their respective industries. They are institutions with community-oriented philosphies, who pride themselves on craft and quality.

“We’re incredibly proud to partner with Melbourne Victory, a club that represents the heart, passion, and ambition of Melbourne,” revealed Roasting Warehouse Head of Brand, Alexander Paraskevopoulos.

“As a Melbourne-founded, family-run business, supporting a team that means so much to the local community feels very natural for us.”

Furthermore, through their high-quality blends, Roasting Warehouse will look to prepare Victory’s players and staff for high performances on the pitch as the seasons nears completion.

But this is about far more than just fueling athletes.

This is a partnership which embodies and unites two of Melbourne’s greatest strengths and cultural markers – a connection forged from the city’s very own DNA.

For more information about Roasting Warehouse, click here.

Marie-Louise Eta makes history as new Union Berlin head coach

Patrick Irving15/04/2026 6:05 am14/04/2026

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In an historic appointment, Eta will take over as head coach of Union Berlin until the end of the season.

History in the making

Previously the first female assistant coach in Bundesliga history with Union Berlin, Eta will now take the reigns of the men’s first team on an interim basis.

Currently, the club sit in 11th place in the Bundesliga table, but with only two wins so far in 2026, relegation appears an all-too-real prospect, and one which the club is desperate to avoid.

“Given the points gap in the lower half of the table, our place in the Bundesliga is not yet secure,” said Eta via official media release.

‘I am delighted that the club has entrusted me with this challenging task. One of Union’s strengths has always been, and remains, the ability to pull together in such situations.”

Eta will begin as Union’s new head coach with immediate effect, and will be in the dugout for the club’s matchup against Wolfsburg this weekend.

A step into an equal future

Eta’s appointment signals a major step towards a more level playing field in the football landscape.

Furthermore, Eta joins other coaches including Sabrinna Wittmann, Hannah Dingley and Corinne Diacre who, in recent years, have blazed a trail for female coaches to step into the men’s game.

Wittmann currently manages FC Ingolstadt in Germany’s third division, and was the first female head coach in Germany’s top three divisions.

In 2023, Dingley became caretaker manager of Forest Green Rovers, and thus the first woman to lead a men’s professional team in England.

Diacre, now head coach of France’s women’s national team, managed Ligue 2’s Clerment Foot between 2014 and 2017.

Final thoughts

The impact therefore, is that Eta’s appointment will show future generations of aspiring female coaches that men’s football is an equally viable and possible pathway as the women’s game.

The time is now to level the playing field.

And while it may be a short-term role, its effect on attitudes towards equality and fair opportunities in the game will hopefully resonate long after the season ends.