The celebration of Female Football Week in Queensland in May

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Football Queensland (FQ) are currently preparing for a fantastic week of football, showcasing and celebrating the continuous contribution made by female football participants, beginning on Friday May 3rd FQ have facilitated activities and events that will transpire across two weeks, culminating on Sunday the 12th.

Female Football Week (FFW) is an initiative undertaken by the nation, spotlighting the significance showcased through the brilliance of our female athletes within the football plethora. The recognition of participation, acknowledgement of excellence, appreciation of contribution, all aspects for which this important week will be represented for.

Since 2014, FFW has also aided the growth of female football on a nationwide scale, given that the events and activities on offer throughout are created to not only acknowledge current female football contributors, but also inspire a new generation of young females who wish to participate in the sport.

Female football within Australia at the moment is a prosperous commodity. PM Anthony Albanese had already pledged a healthy investment into women’s sport, primarily football. This is coming off the back of Australia’s 2023 Women’s World Cup involvement as host nation.

FQ have been busy in establishing female football as pivotal points of future strategic planning. In conjunction with FQ’s 2024-2026 referee strategy plan, FQ are looking to double the current amount of female referees.

General Manager of Strategic Game Development and Referees, Andy Allan said via press release:

“Football Queensland is committed to achieving 50/50 gender parity by 2027 across all participants, which underscores our dedication to inclusivity and equity in football,” he said.

“Female Football Week provides us with a wonderful opportunity to showcase all the pathways available for women and girls in our sport.”

FQ intends on having a busy FFW in 2024, 5 events have currently being listed upon their website, involving Interactive School participation sessions, The commencement of youth female football leagues across Metropolitan and bayside regions across Queensland, Q-League Schools Girls round in the southern Metropolitan region, and Football Carnivals taking place in the Wide Bay region.

Furthermore, coaching and referee courses are also on offer, including 20 female junior match official coaching courses are set to take place over the 9 days, as well as 8 coaching workshops and courses are also available, covering all aspects of the game and spanning across six regions.

Queensland have already declared their provisions, we now await what is going to be on offer from the other states across the country.

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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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