Newcastle Jets Women Secure Major Backing from nib

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The Newcastle Jets have announced nib as the new principal partner of the Club’s A-League Women’s team for the next two seasons.

The partnership marks a milestone in the promotion of women’s sport in the region by sponsoring elite female athletes and promoting active lifestyles to improve health outcomes for women.

Newcastle Jets CEO, Tain Drinkwater, expressed enthusiasm and admiration toward nib’s newfound support for women’s football.

“This is nib’s first direct investment into women’s football, and it speaks volumes about their commitment to building a stronger, healthier, and more inclusive community,” she said in a press release.

“With women’s football continuing to grow across our region and the nation, this partnership is a major step forward for our club and the sport.”

Through this partnership, nib’s logo will feature across the front of our A-League women’s kits and become the official health care provider for the Newcastle Jets.

Northern NSW, including Newcastle and the Hunter Region, boasts the highest football participation per capita in Australia, with nib aiming to support community initiatives that encourage participation, inclusion, and wellbeing from the ground up.

Nib Group CEO and Managing Director, Ed Close, also spoke on how much the partnership will mean for the development of women’s sport.

“Our partnership is about investing in the future of women’s sport, supporting grassroots football, and championing better health and wellbeing for all,” he said in a press release.

“At nib, we’re proud to stand alongside these talented players as they inspire the next generation and elevate the game.

“These athletes are exceptional on the pitch; they’re role models in our community.”

Since 2022, nib has partnered with the Minerva Network to support elite female athletes through mentoring and leadership development, helping to empower them on and off the field.

Northern NSW, including Newcastle and the Hunter Region, boasts the highest football participation per capita in Australia, with nib aiming to support community initiatives that encourage participation, inclusion, and wellbeing.

The partnership between the two parties is exciting for the women’s side who get the benefit of a decent size Australian company backing the team with promotion and resources to improve them both on and off the pitch. It’s strategic from the Newcastle Jets who need to find ways to improve from their 11th place finish in 2024/25.

 

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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.

 

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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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