Labor and Liberal finalise NSW Election preparations

Liam Watson
NSW Election
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With the NSW Election for 2023 on Saturday, March 25 fast approaching, the Labor and Liberal parties have stated their promises for sporting investment if re-elected.

Football clubs, associations and organisations will be carefully assessing a vote that goes towards their own growth opportunities, in the lead up to an election where cost of living and housing affordability are at the top of the agenda.

Sporting clubs will get their slice of the funding pie, with promises made by the heavyweight governments. Soccerscene takes a look at where funding from Labor and Liberal will go to clubs in NSW if re-instated by the votes over the weekend.

Labor:

  1. Kemps Creek United Soccer Club will receive $50,000 for a new drainage system at their home of Bill Anderson Reserve, as per Nathan Hagarty – Labor Candidate for Leppington. This will go towards improving the overall playing surface and improving the ability to deal with significant downpour and wet weather.
  2. Revesby Rovers Football Club will receive $80,000 from Labor Candidate Kylie Wilkinson for the upgrade of the amenity building and changerooms at Amour Park. With only 25% of NSW of amenities being female friendly, this would bridge the gap for equality across the state.
  3. At the start of February, Labor responded to the ‘Playing Catch Up’ Report by increasing the Organisation Support Funding for State Sporting Organisations. This Sport NSW report was designed to address the need for funding and requesting more than the current level on offer, which Labor is committed to building if they win the election.

Liberal:

  1. Helensburgh Thistles Football Club will gain $5 million from the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government to give Rex Jackson Oval a complete makeover with two new multipurpose courts, a synthetic field, upgraded lighting and improved amenities – all to promote greater participation year-round.
  2. Queen Elizabeth Park will enjoy infrastructure improvements that cater for the only all-female club in Football Canterbury, and in the state electorate of Drummoyne, which is Russell Lea Women’s Soccer Club. The funds will create an inclusive and welcoming club to be part of.
  3. Menai Hawks FC will welcome $1.5 million to go towards their home of Buckle Reserve, where NSW Premier, Dominic Perrottet and Liberal Candidate for Holsworthy, Tina Ayyad, were on site to unveil plans for a new hybrid surface with drainage and irrigation – extending the life and quality of grass.

Labor and Liberal have made their intentions clear before NSW residents hit the polling booths, as these sporting commitments show that there is still room for investment in the game.

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Victory unites with Roasting Warehouse in culture-led partnership

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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.

Football NSW supports Female Coaches CPD as Women’s Football Surges

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Football NSW has used the platform of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup to deliver a targeted professional development workshop for female coaches, bringing together scholarship recipients for an evening of structured learning and direct engagement with elite women’s football.

Held at ACPE last month, the session was open to female coaches who received C or B Diploma scholarships through Football NSW in 2025. Coaching accreditation carries a financial cost that disproportionately affects women, who are less likely to have their development subsidised by clubs or associations operating in underfunded community football environments. Scholarship access changes that equation at the point where many women exit the pathway.

Facilitated by Football NSW Coach Development Coordinator Bronwyn Kiceec, the workshop focused on goal scoring trends from the tournament’s group stage, with coaches analysing attacking patterns and exploring how those insights could translate into their own environments. The group then attended the quarter-final between South Korea and Uzbekistan at Stadium Australia.

The structure of the evening mattered as much as its content. Female coaches in community football rarely have access to elite competition environments as a professional resource. The gap between the level at which most women coach and the level at which the game is analysed and discussed tends to reinforce itself. Placing scholarship recipients inside a major tournament, as participants rather than spectators, closes that gap in a way that a classroom session cannot.

Female coaches remain significantly underrepresented across all levels of the game in Australia. The pipeline that will change that depends not only on accreditation access but on the professional networks, peer relationships and exposure to elite environments that male coaches have historically taken for granted.

The workshop forms part of Football NSW’s ongoing commitment to developing female coaches through scholarships and structured learning opportunities.

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