NSW Football clubs secure major government grant funding

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Football across New South Wales is set to receive a significant boost, with more than 30 Football NSW affiliated clubs sharing in the NSW Government’s 2025 Community Building Partnership (CBP) grants.

The CBP program provides vital funding for community infrastructure projects that deliver positive social, environmental and recreational outcomes, while also encouraging participation, inclusion and stronger community connections.

Clubs across the state will use the funding to enhance their facilities, upgrade playing surfaces, and create more inclusive and accessible environments for players, volunteers and supporters alike.

Football NSW’s Group Head of Strategic Partnerships & Corporate Affairs Helen Armson spoke about the positive impact this has on the community.

“Football NSW is delighted so many football clubs will benefit from this funding,” said Armson in a press release.

“These successful applications reflect a strong commitment by our clubs to not only grow the game, but also create welcoming, inclusive spaces where players, families and supporters can thrive.

“These upgrades and improvements will help ensure members can enjoy their football experience in safer, more accessible and more enjoyable environments.

“We look forward to seeing the positive impact these projects will have across our membership.”

Football NSW’s Venue & Facilities Manager at Valentine Sports Park Claudia Meek was pleased with their own success in the 2025 round.

“Providing free drinking fountains and refillable water stations on site will assist our players, officials and spectators to encourage hydration and support positive health benefits relating to fitness and inclusive sports activity along with supporting environmental initiatives to reduce single use plastic,” she said in a press release.

“With over 120,000 people visiting our site every year we are grateful to the NSW Government for providing an opportunity to obtain funding to further benefit our facility and its visitors.”

From the Far North Coast to the South Coast, these projects will strengthen local football communities and provide long-term benefits for the state’s most popular club-based sport.

With over 350,000 registered football participants in NSW, the impact of these upgrades will be felt widely, supporting the growth of the game and enriching the matchday experience for thousands across the state.

Congratulations to the successful Football NSW clubs listed below:

Albury Hotspurs Soccer Club

Ashfield Pirates FC

Bonnet Bay Football Club Inc.

Bowral United Soccer Club Inc.

Enfield Rovers Soccer Club Incorporated

Fairfield Bulls Football Club Inc.

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Forest Rangers Football Club

Glenwood Redbacks Soccer Club Inc.

Holroyd Rangers Soccer Club

Huskisson Vincentia Soccer Club

Kenthurst & District Football Club Incorporated

Leichhardt Saints Football Club Inc.

Lidcombe Waratah Junior Soccer Club

Macarthur FC

Maroubra United Soccer Club Inc.

North Kellyville Football Club Incorporated

Northbridge Macarthur Bulls FC

Pagewood Botany Football Club Inc.

Ryde Panthers Football Club

Ryde Saints United Soccer Club

Seaforth Football Club Incorporated

St George Football Club Ltd.

St Pats FC Incorporated

Tarrawanna Blueys FC Inc.

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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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