Questions about volunteering at the Club?

Here are some answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about volunteering in the kitchen, bar, or canteen.

Why do I need to volunteer?
⁠We are a community Club and not-for-profit organisation, so having a canteen and Thursday dinners are vital to the club having enough money to operate. However, we can only continue to offer these services and run the Club if everyone contributes.⁠

Currently there are only a small group of volunteers helping out. For example, the same 2 people have been running the Blue Oyster bar at each home game for 5 years now, and for those working in the canteen it means working for 8 hours on Saturday and not even getting to watch their kids play footy.

If everyone contributes to the Club, we can have short 2 hour shifts in the canteen and everyone can also have a chance to watch and enjoy the game.
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Even if you can only do one shift for the season, it would be much appreciated.⁠

How much time do I need to give?
2 hours in the canteen and 3 hours for Thursday night dinner.

Do I have to do any cooking in the canteen?
No cooking required! Pies and sausage rolls are in the warmer and dimmies ready in the steamer. At most you may have to put together a schnitzel roll or hamburger, but the schnitzels and burgers are already cooked and ready in the bain marie.

Can I help in the bar without an RSA?
Yes. While you can’t serve drinks, you can help with collecting empty glasses, putting them in the dish washer, and putting clean glasses back out at the bar.

How do I get involved?
You can easily sign up online and pick a date and shift time!
Canteen: https://signup.com/go/LuJaCUe⁠
Thursday meals: https://signup.com/go/OujOXpA

SIGN UP and help our Club!

We need your help to keep our club operating!⁠
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Volunteers are urgently needed to run the canteen for home games and assist with Thursday night meals.⁠
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Having a canteen and Thursday dinners are vital to the club having enough money to operate, and we can only continue to offer these services if everyone contributes.⁠
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Even if you can only do one shift for the season, it would be much appreciated.⁠
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You can sign up below: ⁠
Canteen: https://signup.com/go/LuJaCUe⁠
Thursday meals: https://signup.com/go/OujOXpA⁠

SMFNC Summer Netball Team win Premiership!

Congratulations to our Summer Netball Team who have won the Grand Final for section 1!

The team defeated initially Montmorency 22 – 17 in the semi final to advance straight to the Grand Final, while Montmorency took on Bundoora 1 and won, leading to a semi-final rematch!

Luckily, the outcome remained the same and the SMFNC took out the win again, making them Premiers!

A further congratulations is also in order to Casey Lashford and Caitlin Ryan for both winning the B&F in the NFNL summer netball competition!

Please join us in congratulating the team!

Welcoming two new sponsors!

Please join us in welcoming Mont-Eltham Building Design and RBA Civil & Structural Engineers to the SMFNC family as sponsors for 2022!⁠
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Mont-Eltham Building Design
With over 20 year’s experience in all aspects of the architectural industry right through from concept to completion whether it be a carport, pergola or a home extension, Mont-Eltham Building Design can help you with them all!⁠
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If you need help bringing your project to life, contact the team on 03 9439 7788

RBA
We are excited to welcome RBA Civil & Structural Engineers as a sponsor for 2022!⁠
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With over 17 years of experience, their friendly and capable engineers, draughtspeople, and administration staff, have provided innovative, efficient and cost effective engineering solutions for all kinds of developments.⁠
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If you require engineering services for anything from residential home design, to unit development, or multi-storey design, reach out to the team on (03) 9431 4630 or admin@rbliem.com.au⁠

SMFNC Season Launch is a big success!

Thanks to everyone that attended our Season Launch and celebrated the start of the 2022 season!⁠ It was fantastic to finally have a chance to come together as a Club again after two long years.

It was great to see everyone kick back and have fun, but importantly we raised some much needed funds for our Club. Events like this are a primary source of income to help us continue to run the Club we all love, and we want to thank everyone that contributed in some way, whether it was collecting silent auction items, packing items, arranging tickets, or even bidding on an auction item.

We look forward to more celebrations throughout the year!

Recognising National Close the Gap Day

Today is National Close the Gap Day.⁠
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This day aims to close the life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and non-Indigenous Australians.⁠
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have some of the poorest health outcomes of any group of people in the world. ⁠
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On average, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples die 10 years younger than other Australians. In addition, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples experience other chronic conditions such as diabetes sometimes as high as two times the rate of non-indigenous people.⁠
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The Close the Gap campaign aims to achieve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equality by 2030. ⁠
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There are some simple things we can all do to help:⁠

We have already started by signing the pledge as a Club!⁠

Visit antar.org.au for more information.