Today is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate and recognise the social, global, economic, and political achievements of women globally.It is also a call to action to accelerate gender parity.This year’s theme is #BreakTheBiasWhether deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to move ahead. Knowing that bias exists isn’t enough, action is neededContinue reading “International Women’s Day”
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Women’s History Month
Today is the start of Women’s History month, a time to celebrate women’s contributions to history, culture and society. At SMFNC, the continued running and success of our club would not be possible without the many women behind it. From the mums who make Thursday night dinner, the sisters who volunteer in the canteen, toContinue reading “Women’s History Month”
Closing the cancer care gap
Today marks World Cancer Day.Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, and with many people part of our St Mary’s community being affected by cancer in some way, it is important to take stock and recognise the importance of this day.This year, the theme is ‘Close the care gap’, and is s allContinue reading “Closing the cancer care gap”
International Volunteer Day
Today is International Volunteer Day, so we want to take the opportunity to thank everyone who offered their skills, time and enthusiasm to support St Mary’s this year!Whether they are behind the bar or canteen, an umpire escort, runner, trainer or anything else, running our club would not be possible without our volunteers.Given the challengingContinue reading “International Volunteer Day”
Supporting our players and members on International Men’s Day 2021
Today is International Men’s Day, and with so many men part of our St Mary’s community, it is an important opportunity to highlight men’s mental health.Why is this so important? Because suicide is the leading cause of males under the age of 55 in Australia.3 in 4 suicides are male, and between 4 and 5Continue reading “Supporting our players and members on International Men’s Day 2021”
Taking care of our health during National Nutrition Week
Did you know that only 7.5% of Aussies eat enough veggies?This week is National Nutrition Week, and Aussies are being encouraged to increase their vegetable consumption to the recommended 5 serves per day. Veggies play a HUGE role in how we feel physically and mentally. They can boost your mood and protect against disease byContinue reading “Taking care of our health during National Nutrition Week”
World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day.The COVID-19 pandemic has been a challenging time for managing our mental health. Lockdowns, social distancing, travel restrictions and the constantly changing position we find ourselves in is stressful.As young adults, many of our players are in a critical stage of physical, social and emotional wellbeing, and coaches,club leaders andContinue reading “World Mental Health Day”
R U OK? Day 2021
A conversation could change a life, so we are encouraging all St Mary’s players, members and supporters to check in on at least one of their mates today.
SMFNC supports Women’s Health Week
This week is Women’s Health week, and is a great reminder for everyone to check in on all our mum’s, grandma’s, sisters and girlfriends that show up every week to watch our teams play and keep the club going
Celebrating the dad’s that are part of our Club!
Happy Father’s Day to everyone celebrating today (as much as we possibly can in lockdown!).Thanks to all the awesome dads that are part of our club and show up every week to support our teams or volunteer by cooking BBQ’s, running the bar and much more!
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