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Thanking our weekly volunteers!

Meet Peter, Ollie, Marcus, and Josh! Peter and Ollie run water to our Senior and Reserve’s team every week, with Marcus joining them for the Senior game, and Josh is our Senior team runner. Rob Cotter, Club Treasurer, shared our appreciation for the boy’s efforts. “We really appreciate the efforts of these boys and theirContinue reading “Thanking our weekly volunteers!”

Message from the President: Let’s make a play for road safety

Hi everyone,⁠⁠SMFNC support TAC’s vision of no deaths or serious injuries on our roads, and that’s why we are asking everyone to actively participate in our TAC Club Rewards road safety campaign this year.⁠⁠Everyone plays a role in road safety; we can only move toward a future where every journey is safe if we allContinue reading “Message from the President: Let’s make a play for road safety”

17 players join the Push for Better challenge to support mental health!

The Push-Up challenge has officially kicked off today and we have an incredible 17 players signed up to raise awareness for mental health!⁠⁠Each day, the players will do a different amount of push-ups based on a mental health statistic. ⁠⁠The first one is 74 push ups to represent the 74% of pet owners that reportedContinue reading “17 players join the Push for Better challenge to support mental health!”

SMFNC participates in TAC Club Rewards again in 2022!

TAC Club Rewards has now opened again, allowing all footy clubs an opportunity to receive up to $10k in funding to grow and improve their club by promoting road safety. Last year, we were fortunate enough to be awarded $10,000 in funding through this program, and this year we hope to do it again! ClubContinue reading “SMFNC participates in TAC Club Rewards again in 2022!”

SMFNC receives Change Our Game grant for women in sport

We are pleased to announce that we have successfully received a grant of $9605 from Change our Game. ⁠ In Australia, women are under-represented in organised sport and Change Our Game does amazing work to improve the participation of women and girls in sport. ⁠ ⁠ Committee Member and Women’s Team Manager Jessie Bickerton sharedContinue reading “SMFNC receives Change Our Game grant for women in sport”

“It is volunteers like Liz that are the lifeblood of this Club” – Liz Mace’s St Mary’s Story

To mark National Volunteer Week, we spoke with long-time St Mary’s volunteer Liz Mace. For those that don’t know, Liz has been organising our Thursday night dinners for the last 4 years, and you can also find her husband Wayne at the Blue Oyster Can Ban at every home game! Liz and her family firstContinue reading ““It is volunteers like Liz that are the lifeblood of this Club” – Liz Mace’s St Mary’s Story”

SMFNC participates in the Pat Cronin Round

St Mary’s Football and Netball Club is proud to be supporting the Pat Cronin Foundation across this weekend’s round of matches. The Pat Cronin Foundation was formed in 2016 following the death of 19-year old Pat due to a coward punch. Pat had just finished playing his first senior game of football at Lower PlentyContinue reading “SMFNC participates in the Pat Cronin Round”

Developing future footy stars

This season we are working with St Mary’s Greensborough Junior Football Club to help develop future footy stars! Senior Club players are joining Auskick each Friday night at Whatmough Park, led by U19s Coach Ben Shelton, to help the youngest players start to develop footy skills through fun and exciting activities. In return, the AuskickContinue reading “Developing future footy stars”

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 continueContinue reading “Questions about volunteering at the Club?”