Infrastructure stream
Program function: Forming part of the NSW Football Legacy Program, the NSW Football Legacy Fund will see up to $6.21 million invested over two and a half years to support the development of football infrastructure and participation programs as a result of NSW hosting matches for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023TM. The NSW Football Legacy Fund has two separate funding streams, Infrastructure and Participation.
Infrastructure stream: A total of $2,500,000 (Ex GST) is available in Round 1 for infrastructure projects. The Fund can be used for upgrading existing or constructing new football facilities that demonstrate inclusive and accessible design, maximise community participation and demonstrate provision of accessible program content.
Program term: Applications opened on 5 September 2022, closed on 14 October 2022 and grants were announced in January 2023. Projects are expected to commence from 1 January 2023 and be completed by 20 January 2025.
Applicants: A total of 39 applications were submitted for consideration, 29 of which were successful. The total amount awarded through Football Legacy Fund – Infrastructure Stream is $2,499,960 for projects with a total value including co-contributions of $5,825,357.05.
Probity: The Office of Sport engages an independent probity advisor to oversee its grant programs. The role of the probity advisor is to ensure program administration satisfies probity principles of impartiality, fairness, accountability, confidentiality and achieves policy objectives. In doing this the probity advisor:
- Reviews and provides feedback on key program documents
- Provides clarifications to queries when required
- Recommends management action for conflicts of interest and any other probity issues that arise
- Attends assessment meetings to ensure, amongst other things, that assessment criteria are applied diligently, and the assessment is based on information provided by applicants.
With respect to this particular grant program, the probity advisor confirms the process was open and fair and there are no outstanding probity issues.
Source agency: The NSW Office of Sport administered the Program on behalf of the NSW Government. Final decisions on the award of funding were made by the Minister for Sport.
Recipient Organisation |
LGA |
Project Title |
NSW Football address Full Address |
Brief Project Description |
Total Amount Awarded |
Albury United Soccer Club Incorporated (AUSC Inc.) |
Albury City Council |
Albury United Soccer Club Inc. Infrastructure Upgrade Projects 2022-2027 |
327 Moore St |
This project is part of a larger facility upgrade and this funding will support the upgrade to lighting on Ground 3 and an electronic scoreboard on Ground 1. |
$150,000 |
Bathurst District Football |
Bathurst Regional Council |
Lighting Installation Project - Police Paddock |
Alpha St |
The project will deliver new and enhanced lighting infrastructure to Police Paddock. |
$125,000 |
Byron Bay FC Incorporated |
Byron Shire Council |
Stage 2 - Renovation/Upgrade of Byron Bay Football Club (BBFC) Clubhouse and Amenities |
Cnr Tennyson, Carlyle and Cowper Streets |
The Renovation/Upgrade of the BBFC clubhouse and amenities will provide a modern fit-for- purpose sports facility for junior, youth, mens and women sport and stage 2 involves fitting out the stage-1 clubhouse construction to: |
$88,765 |
Camden Council |
Camden Council |
Nugget Beames Facility Improvement Works |
Waterworth Dr |
The provision of an upgraded playing surface through installation of better drainage, reinstate irrigation and re-establishment of playing surface levels and improve high wear areas to support increased use of the playing field as stage 1. |
$125,000 |
Campbelltown City Council |
Campbelltown City Council |
Eschol Park Basin No 2 - Sand Slit Drainage |
Eagle Vale Dr |
The project includes installation of a full sand slit drainage system on Basin 2 at Eschol Park Sports Complex and will result in: |
$145,200 |
Campbelltown City Council |
Campbelltown City Council |
Jackson Park Sand Slit Drainage |
Long Reef Cres |
The project includes installation of a full sand slit drainage system on Field No 1, at Jackson Park and will result in: |
$145,200 |
City of Newcastle |
Newcastle City Council |
Drainage Upgrades to Arthur Edden Oval, New Lambton |
24 Wallarah Rd |
Drainage upgrade work to Arthur Edden Oval located in New Lambton. |
$31,762.50 |
East Gosford Football Club inc |
Central Coast Council |
Field No1 Terrace Project |
33 Althorp St |
This project involves improving an unsafe sloping area of approximately 200M2 adjacent to our playing field No1. By terracing this area with sandstone blocks, concrete stairs and paths we will provide safe and accessible seating and pathways. The new infrastructure will also provide a link to a council footpath. Pedestrians currently have to enter and exit our facility by walking on the edge of a road. The area in question is unsuitable for any use, even camp chairs are hard to use comfortably. This encourages spectators to congregate on the edge of the road making it even harder for pedestrians. |
$41,000.00 |
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Eurobodalla Shire Council |
Dalmeny Oval upgrade |
6 Binalong St |
The Dalmeny Oval upgrade project will deliver an important playing field upgrade to this regionally significant playing field in the south of the Eurobodalla, providing ongoing benefits to grow football participation within our community. |
$148,900 |
Figtree Football Club |
Wollongong City Council |
Replacement LED Floodlights for Pitch 1 |
Wallawa St |
The Club installed new Floodlights poles and light fittings to it main ground (pitch 1) in July 2009. The light fittings are now end of life and need replacing. The club will replace the light fittings with new LED lights to increase the life of the assets and dramatically reduce its electricity usage. |
$32,000 |
Forbes District Soccer Club |
Forbes Shire Council |
Forbes District Soccer Club Canteen Facilities and Storage Infrastructure Revitilisation |
College Rd |
This project will renovate, the club facilities including a canteen conversion to commercial standards, refurbished office and female unisex changerooms for referees and coaches, and installation of a bulk equipment storage shed including the region centre of excellence gym. |
$103,506 |
Hawkesbury Sports Council Inc. |
Hawkesbury City Council |
Upgrade to the Change Rooms at Icely Park Stage II |
Dight St |
Stage II Upgrade to the Change Rooms at Icely Park including partitions to the shower area, installation of aluminium seating and stainless steel shelving above the seating for storage of personal items. |
$25,000 |
Hawkesbury Sports Council Inc. |
Hawkesbury City Council |
Upgrade to the Change Rooms at Woodlands Ovals |
Woodlands Rd |
Upgrade to Change Rooms at Woodlands Ovals including the installation of partition walls in the shower areas, installation of aluminium seating and provision of shelving for storage of kit bags and personal items. |
$25,000 |
Hawkesbury Sports Council Inc. |
Hawkesbury City Council |
Upgrade To Change Rooms At Bensons 1 |
Bensons Ln |
It is proposed to upgrade the change room areas at Bensons 1 to offer privacy and storage areas for players equipment. These upgrades would be targeting female athletes. The upgrades to this facility are taking into consideration that the facility is going to flood, and all upgrades will be carried out in stainless steel and aluminium to provide a high standard of resilience. |
$25,000 |
Helensburgh Thistles Junior Soccer Club |
Wollongong City Council |
Rex Jackson Oval Amenities Upgrade |
Waratah St |
The toilets and change room facilities at Rex Jackson Oval are very tired, unhygienic and poorly located. We propose to relocate the male and female toilets from the rear of the club where they are out of sight of the playing fields, to the front of the club. We will also build a new Family Accessible Toilet to cater to the less mobile members of the community as well as parents & carers. |
$83,200 |
Maitland City Council |
Maitland City Council |
Upgrade lighting at Lochinvar Oval to increase capacity and participation |
230 Robert Rd |
A $450,000 project at Lochinvar Sporting Complex - home of the Lochinvar Rovers Football Club, one of the fastest growing clubs in NSW - will install new LED sports lights in 2023. |
$150,000 |
Mosman Municipal Council |
Mosman Municipal Council |
Georges Heights Oval Pavilion Upgrade |
Cnr Suakin Dr & Dominion Crescent |
This project will upgrade the existing sporting facility at Georges Heights Oval in Mosman. The facility is predominately utilised by local junior and senior football clubs and requires upgrades in order to encourage and increase female and mixed teams participation. The facilities are dated and the renovation will ensure the facilities are up to a modern standard to accommodate modern user groups. |
$128,508.90 |
New Lambton Football Club |
City of Newcastle |
New Lambton FC Juniors Upgrade of Storage Area Project |
24 Orchardtown Rd |
This project involves the replacement of 3 x gear storage containers at New Lambton FC Junior’s home ground, Novocastrian Park as they have reached the end of their useful life (circa 15 years old) and are leaking. It also includes the installation of a 16m x 10.65m (approx.) concrete footing slab to mitigate the current ground instability and to provide an all-weather access area to the storage area, plus power for lighting and a small awning at one side to provide protection from the elements. |
$53,842.50 |
New Lambton Football Club |
City of Newcastle |
New Lambton FC Juniors Installation of Tiered Seating Project |
24 Orchardtown Rd |
This project involves the procurement and installation of 6 x purpose-built, tiered spectators stands at New Lambton FC Junior’s home ground, Novocastrian Park. The park currently has 2 full size playing fields, and this funding will place 3 spectator stands at each field, with the flexibility to be able to move the seating between pitches as demand dictates. Each stand can seat 60 people, is structurally engineered, includes footrests and backrests with an extra safety support bar, is built-to-last with a durable fabricated aluminium frame and is warranted for 7 years. |
$25,630 |
Northern Beaches Council |
Northern Beaches Council |
Kitchener Park lighting upgrade |
12 Barrenjoey Rd |
The upgrade works will replace the existing floodlights at Kitchener Park with six new 25m high lighting towers and sustainable LED-lamps. This will bring the infrastructure in-line with safety levels designated by both Standards Australia and Football NSW, as well as increase the facility's training/competition capacity and encourage participation locally. |
$150,000 |
Orange City Council |
Orange City Council |
Sir Jack Brabham Oval Lighting Upgrade |
31 Huntley Rd |
Premier sporting arena, Jack Brabham Fields will receive an upgrade to its lighting which does not meet current lighting standards for the conduct of training of games. |
$30,254.63 |
Pagewood Botany Football Club Inc |
Bayside Council |
Lighting Upgrade to Jellicoe Park |
Park Pde |
Upgrade existing lighting facilities to Field 2 at Jellicoe Park |
$30,000 |
Sutherland Shire Football Association |
Sutherland Shire Council |
Sutherland Shire Football Association Irrigation and Drainage HDC1 |
Harrie Dening Centre |
The Sutherland Shire Football Association will upgrade the drainage, irrigations systems and water tanks at Harrie Denning Centre, Field one (HD1), to provide enhanced facilities to develop, sustain and increase participation within the Sutherland shire. |
$127,960 |
The Hills Shire Council |
The Hills Shire Council |
Glenhaven Oval - Upgrade to Sports Field Lighting |
74Z-76Z Glenhaven Rd |
Upgrade to sports field lighting at Glenhaven Oval to meet 100 lux compliance, using LED and new lighting system controller technology. |
$90,000 |
Willoughby City Council |
Willoughby City Council |
Naremburn Park Changeroom Upgrades |
Park Rd |
This project will transform the Naremburn park change rooms into a more female friendly facility through conversion of existing amenities into more private, modern and functional amenities. |
$56,634.50 |
Wollongong City Council |
Wollongong City Council |
Cawley Park Sportsground Drainage |
Keerong Ave |
The project will involve the installation of sportsground drainage at Cawley Park, Russell Vale, to ensure the site remains more resilient during extended periods of rain. This will improve the quality of the existing playing surface, increasing overall utilisation and improving player safety. |
$118,250 |
Wollongong City Council |
Wollongong City Council |
Judy Masters Park Sportsground Drainage |
Para St |
The project will involve the installation of sportsground drainage at Judy Masters Park, Balgownie to ensure the site remains more resilient during extended periods of rain. This will improve the quality of the existing playing surface, increasing overall utilisation and improving player safety. |
$63,845.97 |
Woonona Junior Football Club |
Wollongong City Council |
Inclusive Change Room Facilities Project |
Ocean Park |
Upgrades to existing change room facilities to allow for greater inclusiveness and serviceability for female participants. |
$30,500 |
Yoogali Soccer Club |
Griffith City Council |
Solar Mad Stadium/EW Moore Oval Lighting Upgrade |
Solar Mad Stadium |
Solar Mad Stadium/EW Moore Oval Lighting Upgrade Project is upgrading of the 46-year-old field lighting of Solar Mad Stadium, the central, premiere Football facility in the Griffith & District Football Association. The ground is a true multi-sport community facility that hosts rugby league, first grade soccer and Griffith Football Club representative commitment in the capital football youth national league which will have females involve from u/15s, 17s, and ladies. |
$150,000 |
Participation stream
Program function: Forming part of the NSW Football Legacy Program, the NSW Football Legacy Fund will see up to $6.21 million invested over two and a half years to support the development of football infrastructure and participation programs as a result of NSW hosting matches for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023TM. The NSW Football Legacy Fund has two separate funding streams, Infrastructure and Participation.
Participation stream: The Participation Stream has been allocated $1.21 million over two rounds. The NSW Football Legacy Fund will be delivered by the Office of Sport in collaboration with Football Australia, Football NSW and Northern NSW Football.
Program term: Applications opened on the 2nd September 2022, closed on the 14th October 2022 and grants were announced in January 2023. Projects are expected to commence by January 2023 and be completed by January 2024.
Applicants: A total of 78 applications were submitted for consideration, 73 of which were successful. The total amount awarded through Round 1 Football Legacy Fund 2022/23 is $649, 974.96 for projects with a total value including co-contributions of $1,080,102.35.
Source agency: The NSW Office of Sport administered the Program on behalf of the NSW Government. Final decisions on the award of funding were made by the Minister for Sport.
Recipient Organisation |
Recipient LGA |
Project Title |
Project Location |
Brief Project Description |
Total Amount Awarded |
African Cup NSW Incorporated |
Blacktown City Council |
African Cup NSW - Women |
81 Eastern Rd Rooty Hill NSW 2766 |
This is a Multicultural Women's Tournament for the African Cup NSW. The teams will compete in 2023 alongside the Men's Tournament. 12 to 16 teams will be involved with girls and women playing at the same level as other participants with equal opportunities. |
$15,000 |
Ballina Soccer Club |
Ballina Shire Council |
Ballina SC Come and Try For Women and Girls |
121 Swift St Ballina NSW 2478 |
Ballina Soccer Club will facilitate a Come and Try Day (introduction to football sessions) for new female players. Sessions will be aimed at MiniRoos aged 8-11, juniors aged 12-16, women 16+ and older women 40+. The aim will be to attract new and older returning players within the Northern Rivers region to our existing delivery of MiniRoos, junior and senior programs for women and girls aged 8-40 in addition to our walking football offering for women over 40 or who are seeking low impact football. |
$7,276 |
Bankstown District Amateur Football Association |
Canterbury-Bankstown Council |
All Girls Holiday Clinic - Bankstown |
Banks St Padstow NSW 2211 |
Bankstown District Amateur Football Association (BDAFA) proposes to facilitate a FREE all Girls Holiday Clinic for 30 participants. |
$6,600 |
Burwood Football Club |
Burwood Council |
Female Football Skills, Leadership And Mentoring Program 2023 |
Blair Ave Croydon NSW 2132 |
The project aims to encourage girls and women to participate in, and crucially continue playing, football. The focus is on giving players increased confidence to play, coach and administer grassroots community football. |
$6,500 |
Canterbury District Soccer Football Association |
Inner West Council |
Female World Cup Introduction League |
Park Rd Homebush NSW 2140 |
As the World Cup is being held after the registration period for the 2023 winter season, we need to offer newly inspired participants an entry point into our sport. We are looking to host an introduction league throughout the period on July and August to engage new participants while the World Cup is present. This introductory league will aim to filter new players into summer football teams with the final goal of keeping them engaged until the 2024 winter season. |
$8,180 |
Castle Hill United Soccer Club Inc. |
The Hills Shire Council |
Castle Hill United Soccer Club (CHUFC) Women's Football Development Program |
Caterson Dr Castle Hill NSW 2154 |
CHUFC Women's Football Development Program aim is to increase female football participation by being a female friendly club. The feedback we have received from our female club members is the need for female friendly kits. At CHUFC we will provide Jersey, Socks and shorts that are tailored to the fit and needs of our female players |
$15,000 |
Central Coast Football |
Central Coast Council |
Central Coast Football (CCF) Referee Development Program |
25A Tuggerah St Lisarow NSW 2250 |
Central Coast Football are starting a Referee Development Program where referees' both future and present will be nurtured and encouraged to develop skills that will aid in increasing referee retention. CCF's 271 referees through The Referee Development Program will have access to increased levels of training and multiple levels of on-field training. These skills will be supported through the purchase of 2 brand new communication systems, these comms will be used by both referees and coaches. The skills learnt through the program will also enable referees to begin their upward trajectory through the FNSW referee pathway. |
$10,214 |
Central Coast Football |
Central Coast Council |
Online Coach Education support platform for coaches of the female-game |
25A Tuggerah St Lisarow NSW 2250 |
Central Coast Football wish to purchase INSPIRE FC subscriptions for coaches of the female game for the 2023 football season. INSPIRE FC is an online coach education platform that provides tips, hints, session plans, activities, and professional development videos to grassroots coaches. |
$7,500 |
Condell Park Football Club |
Canterbury-Bankstown Council |
2023 Female Participation and Club Growth |
Third Ave Condell Park NSW 2200 |
To grow female participation in grassroots football for 2023 |
$5,000 |
Coogee United Football Club |
Randwick City Council |
Coogee United FC Safety, Training, and Operations Program |
188 Bunnerong Rd Eastgardens NSW 2036 |
This project aims to improve the day to day running of Coogee United FC (CUFC) with provision of accounting software. This project further aims to facilitate improvements in player safety and coaching by providing access to First Aid Kits for every team and providing for the training of 2 coaches for the women's teams to attain their C-license through Football NSW in order to encourage and promote high quality football in our women's program. |
$2,310 |
Cronulla Seagulls FC |
Sutherland Shire Council |
Seagulls Coaches Training Courses |
55 Caronia Ave Woolooware NSW 2230 |
These courses are designed to increase participation of our members through provision of training courses for our volunteers who become coaches of our junior teams. By offering them training in how to facilitate and run sessions with their teams we are increasing the effectiveness of their sessions, the enjoyment they get a coaches and the skills developed by their teams thereby increasing the likelihood of long term participation for both male and female players. Adding to this we are introducing goalkeeper training as this is often an area overlooked and in need of designated coaching help. |
$3,070 |
Dudley Redhead United Seniors Soccer Club Inc |
Lake Macquarie City Council |
Dudley Women's Football Focus - Increasing skills and participation |
Gardner St Dudley NSW 2290 |
The Program will provide a focused project directly focusing on increasing the participation, enjoyment, skills and leadership of women in all aspects of football at Dudley Football Club. |
$15,000 |
Eastern Suburbs Football Association Inc. |
Randwick City Council |
Female Football Participation and Development |
19 McCauley St Matraville NSW 2036 |
The goal is to increase female participation, through player numbers as well as coaches off the back of the Female World Cup to be staged in 2023. ESFA has a target of 50-50 Male to Female participation parity by 2027. Female Football is one of ESFA's strategic pillars and already has some notable achievements including a parity in prizemoney for Women's Premier League as well as been given approval for a Home of Football with the main focus being on Female Football development and excellence. ESFA's ultimate goal is to be the benchmark for Female Football in NSW. |
$11,000 |
Emu Plains Football Club |
Penrith City Council |
EPFC Females In Football Initiative |
Nepean St Emu Plains NSW 2750 |
The primary goal is to promote gender equality and opportunity through the provision of a program focused specifically toward female participants, with a hope to increase female participation numbers within our playing ranks and in leadership roles within our club. |
$10,000 |
Fairfield Bulls Soccer Club Inc |
Fairfield City Council |
Fairfield Bulls FC Coach Development Program |
673 Smithfield Rd Edensor Park NSW 2176 |
The focus of this project is the development and anticipated expansion of our coaching team. The project involves the completion of the Football "C" license for up to 10 or 12 Coaches who wish to complete the entry course to Advanced Football Coaching. This will not only improve the coaching quality, but we anticipate an increase in female participation as well as an increase in the number of participants we have total. |
$11,550 |
Far Sout Coast Football Association |
Bega Valley Shire Council |
Far South Coast Girls Program |
1/42 Main St Merimbula NSW 2548 |
A program to encompass girls only training clinics / academies to improve skills and participation. |
$15,000 |
Football Far North Coast |
Lismore City Council |
Referee Recruitment, Retention and Development Program |
32 Gum Tree Dr Goonellabah NSW 2480 |
Programs targeted at recruiting, retaining and developing referees. The project will run referee courses in 2023 at NIL cost to participants (recruitment), run a targeted campaign to existing and past referees encouraging them to remain/return (retention) and offer opportunities to attend training courses and development camps (i.e. Champion of Champions and/or TOP Camps) at NIL cost (development). Initiatives would encourage more females to become referees, but will also be open to males, noting that males (and females) referee on female games. |
$8,455.55 |
Football South Coast |
Wollongong City Council |
Online coach education support for coaches of the female game |
Chapman St Fairy Meadow NSW 2519 |
Football South Coast wish to purchase INSPIRE FC subscriptions for coaches of the female and male game for the 2023 football season. INSPIRE FC is an online coach education platform that provides tips, hints, session plans, activities, and professional development videos to grassroots coaches. |
$7,500 |
Forbes District Soccer Club |
Forbes Shire Council |
Young Matildas Girls All Inclusive Soccer Programs of Excellence |
College Rd Forbes NSW 2871 |
We will focus on making physical activity as part of everyday living, active recreation, and organised sport, getting hundreds of girls to become more active regularly through soccer participation and leadership. |
$13,050 |
Gordon Football Club |
Ku-ring-gai Council |
Gordon FC - Female Skills Development Program |
Saiala Rd East Killara NSW 2071 |
Gordon Football Club will run a female development program for female players aged 5 to 13 based on the players needs with the aim they develop a deep love for football. The program will provide an inclusive and empowering environment for our young players while engaging female role models within the club to be leaders. This program will have player and coach development outcomes while also creating the club culture that connects families. |
$10,148 |
Gymea United Football Club |
Sutherland Shire Council |
Female Intro To (FIT) Football |
2R Avenel Rd Gymea Bay NSW 2227 |
A free academy for female players from age 6 to 18 for four weeks coinciding with the registration period. This academy would be run by certified coaches with the aim of allowing girls and young women to try soccer in a fun and supportive environment prior to registering and outlaying full costs of a season. For existing or returning players, this is a great way to refresh their skills and encourage their friends to enjoy the game. |
$7,174 |
Hills Football Inc |
The Hills Shire Council |
Hills Football Female Coach and Referee Network |
317/14 Lexington Dr Bella Vista NSW 2153 |
The Hills Football (HFI) Female Coach and Referee Network is a support group for our new and/or aspiring female Coaches and Referees. HFI has identified barriers for participation from these communities and has concluded that the lack of general support, lack of mentorship, and the financial aspects to participation are key barriers. This network will look to eliminate all barriers to increase the number of female Coaches and Referees. |
$10,165 |
Hills Knights Football Club |
The Hills Shire Council |
Increase Female Participation in Playing and Coaching |
Balcombe Heights Estate Seven Hills Rd Baulkham Hills NSW 2153 |
Our projects and programs will contribute to greater gender equality in our club, our local community and football in general |
$15,000 |
Jesmond Football Club |
Newcastle City Council |
Multicultural inclusion |
Heaton Park Bluegum Rd Jesmond NSW 2299 |
The project will see the refugee children in our community involved with playing soccer in the 2023 season and help us integrate the families into the community. |
$4,000 |
Kahibah Football Club Ltd |
Lake Macquarie City Council |
Kahibah FC - Women's Football Program |
7 Bulla Street Charelstown NSW 2290 |
Our program is to build on Kahibah Football Club current girls team structure by developing streams and pathways for our Women develop and continue playing football at higher levels and competitions. |
$12,715 |
Kissing Point Football Club |
Ku-ring-gai Council |
Kissing Point FC Girls Football Coaching and Technical Skills Development |
Auluba Rd South Turramurra NSW 2074 |
This project will provide dedicated resources for girls’ football, focussing on the provision of high quality coaching and skills development for our top division and development girls teams. |
$10,000 |
Kyogle FC Incorporated |
Kyogle Council |
Kyogle FC Female Participation Program |
20 Chauvel St Kyogle NSW 2474 |
Kyogle Football Club will encourage increased female participation in the 2023 season by reducing player fees. By removing this major barrier more women and girls, in our community, will be able to join and/or continue benefiting from football. |
$7,485 |
Leichhardt Saints Football Club |
Inner West Council |
Girls and Women's Summer Soccer Program |
King George Park Manning St Rozelle NSW 2039 |
Leichhardt Saints Football Club runs a summer girls' and women's soccer competition at King George Oval focussed on "fun, friends and fitness". The program has grown steadily in recent years and we aim to enhance and expand it with the assistance of a Grant from the NSW Football Legacy Fund. |
$9,895 |
Liverpool Olympic Community Club |
Fairfield City Council |
Provide uniforms for female football players at Liverpool Olympic |
Hoxton Park Reserve cnr Wilson Rd & Hoxton Park Rd Hinchinbrook NSW 2168 |
Liverpool Olympic will be providing player uniforms to all our female players for the 2023 season. In 2022, the club had 74 registered female players. We are allowing for an increase to 110 female players for the 2023 season. |
$9,075 |
Liverpool Olympic Community Club |
Fairfield City Council |
Purchase of two portable full-sized goals for training and games |
Hoxton Park Reserve cnr of Wilson Rd & Hoxton Park Rd Hinchinbrook NSW 2168 |
Liverpool Olympic require additional portable full-sized goals with wheels in order to cater for additional teams joining the club for the 2023 season. These full-sized goals with wheels will ensure that Liverpool Olympic can provide all teams with the required equipment to execute important drills and also allow the club to cater for additional games at Hoxton Park Reserve. |
$4,268.50 |
Macarthur Football Association Inc. |
Campbelltown City Council |
Club Improvement and Leadership Development Program |
Lynwood Park Rangers Road St Helens Park NSW 2560 |
Our project will: |
$14,774 |
Maitland Junior Football Club Inc |
Maitland City Council |
Maitland JFC 2023 Club Coaching Accreditation Program - Equipment Upgrade |
51 Metford Rd Metford NSW 2323 |
Provide more training equipment and coaching accreditation for our teams |
$5,775 |
Manly Warringah Football Association |
Northern Beaches Council |
MWFA Women's World Cup |
101 South Creek Rd Cromer NSW 2099 |
The Manly Warringah Football Association (MWFA) will be running a female only mini World Cup tournament throughout the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup to use the spotlight of the world's biggest female sporting tournament to grow participation for young Northern Beaches girls as players, referees and coaches. We will host matches for U8 and U11 girls on the same evenings that the Matildas are due to play to bring our football community together. The tournament will also be completely organised by girls/females with female referees, female coaches and female administrators. |
$5,872.50 |
Marrickville Football Club |
Inner West Council |
Marrickville FC Introduction Football for Female Players |
Tempe Reserve Holbeach Ave Tempe NSW 2044 |
Marrickville FC female players will be offered a position in the 12 week introduction to football and skilled training program with accredited coaches. The first two weeks will be a welcome and get to know football session before girls start training with their teams. This will be followed by the skilled training program will be developed by the Marrickville FC Technical Director. The session will be for one hour training for 10 weeks. The Skilled Training session will allow players to work on capitalising all the hard work in ball movement and progressing play to realise a finishing situation. |
$7,060 |
Melrose Park Football Club |
City Of Parramatta Council |
Social Inclusion clinics refugees, migrants, Indigenous, low socio-economic girls/ women |
Adelaide St Meadowbank NSW 2114 |
We believe participation in football can achieve social cohesion and help adjust new migrants and refugees to Australian society and culture. |
$11,142 |
Merewether United Football Club |
Newcastle City Council |
Merewether United Additional Resources for Participation |
Myamblah Cres Merewether NSW 2291 |
This project aims to boost Merewether United's supplies to encourage increased participation for young female players through specialised, funded events. This project will also aim to replace old gear provided to players as well as provide extra resources such as goals to help us promote extra teams being able to play for our club. |
$7,000 |
Miranda Magpies Football Club |
Sutherland Shire Council |
New Goals for Miranda Magpies Football Club. |
244R The Boulevarde Miranda NSW 2228 |
New Goals for Miranda Magpies Football Club. Due to our expanding summer soccer womens competition we require goals that are easier to handle, more accessible to the womens competition and consistent across all of our fields. |
$3,825 |
Mount Colah Football Club Inc |
The Council Of The Shire Of Hornsby |
Northern Galaxy Female Football Pathways and Development 2023 |
Foxglove Rd Mount Colah NSW 2079 |
MCFC has recently started a Female Football entity called Northern Galaxy to focus on "What's best for her". We wish to run a female development program for female players aged 5 to 16. The club wishes to offer a quality development program based on the players needs with the aim they develop a deep love for football. The program will provide an inclusive and empowering environment for our young players while engaging female role models within the club to be leaders. This program will have player and coach development outcomes while also creating the club culture that connects families. |
$14,850 |
Mountain Majik Futsal |
Canterbury-bankstown Council |
Womens Futsal Grant |
235 Meurants Ln Glenwood NSW 2768 |
Promote and run Futsal for female participants |
$15,000 |
Nepean Football Association Inc. |
Penrith City Council |
Increase Female Coach Participation in Nepean FA |
51 York Rd Jamisontown NSW 2750 |
Having recognised a shortfall in the number of qualified female coaches in our district, and that this same shortfall has a negative impact on the growth of the number of female football coaches in our district, we have committed to investing resources to fund a program to increase the number of female participants in Skill Training, Game Training and Senior Community Football Coaching Courses, with the fervent hope that more females will go where they see females already succeeding. It is our intention for the courses participants to be female only. |
$8,100 |
New Lambton Football Club |
Newcastle City Council |
New Lambton FC Juniors Female Football Development Program |
Novocastrian Park 24 Orchardtown Road New Lambton NSW 2305 |
This project involves the provision of additional come-and-try days, MiniRoos Kick-Off and Summer 7’s, as well as the provision of additional playing and training equipment. This program shall increase participation of women and girls and new markets and improve female leadership opportunities for players, officials and coaches, and the program shall increase participation in football. |
$6,332.64 |
North West Sydney Football Ltd |
Ryde City Council |
Mothers & Daughters Football Activation |
12 Christie Rd Macquarie Park NSW 2113 |
Mothers & Daughters is an introductory Football program designed to introduce females to the sport in a safe and inclusive environment. |
$2,952 |
North West Sydney Football Ltd |
Ryde City Council |
NWSF Female Football Come & Try Football Day |
12 Christie Rd Macquarie Park NSW 2113 |
The NWSF Female Football Come & Try Day will take place on 5 February 2023 and will invite potential female players to attend one of four locations in the North West Sydney area to try football with the support of qualified coaches. This free initiative will allow women and girls to try football in a safe and supportive environment and will connect potential participants with clubs in their local area. It will also provide opportunities for potential participants to learn about all types of football offered by NWSF including Mixed, Female Only, All Abilities, Masters (Over 50) and Walking Football. |
$4,865 |
North West Sydney Football Ltd |
Ryde City Council |
NWSF Legacy ‘23 Community Clubs Program Expansion |
12A Christie Rd Macquarie Park NSW 2113 |
North West Sydney Football (NWSF)’s Legacy ‘23 Community Club program recognises and supports member clubs who commit to increase representation of women across all aspects of football. In 2022 50% of NWSF’s member clubs were recognised for their commitment to female coaching structures and support. |
$14,663 |
Northern Suburbs Football Association |
Ku-ring-gai Council |
Building grassroots club capabilities to provide a high-quality development program |
Suite 2 4-10 Bridge Street, Pymble NSW 2073 |
Northern Suburbs Football Association (NSFA) would like to support Diamond League clubs build capabilities ensuring they provide a high-quality suitable player development program. NSFA female youth development competition is called Diamond League which caters for U12 to U18 year old players. NSFA would like to support clubs build their capabilities by assigning highly experienced and knowledgeable coaches to mentor. These mentors would provide player, coach, and club development feedback to support clubs providing an excellent youth development program centered on the person/player. |
$12,000 |
Northern Suburbs Football Association |
Ku-ring-gai Council |
Flexible playing format to increase girls 5 to 7 playing |
Suite 2 4-10 Bridge Street, Pymble NSW 2073 |
Northern Suburbs Football Association would like to offer a flexible player centred format to attract more girls aged 5 to 7 years old to the game. The program would operate out of hubs providing consistency for families every Sunday morning throughout the winter 2023 season. Creating a competition of 2v2, 3v3, 4v4 weekend matches. Female coaches will lead the hubs being positive role models to the players. This program removes barriers to entering the game that have been identified. This is a key age category to achieve our What’s Best For Her Vision and have 32% female player representation. |
$6,000 |
Northern Suburbs Football Association |
Ku-ring-gai Council |
Online Coach Education support platform for coaches of the female-game |
Suite 2 4-10 Bridge Street, Pymble NSW 2073 |
Associations wish to purchase INSPIRE FC subscriptions for coaches of the female game for the 2023 football season. INSPIRE FC is an online coach education platform that provides tips, hints, session plans, activities, and professional development videos to grassroots coaches. |
$7,500 |
NSW State League Football Referees Association |
Sutherland Shire Council |
Electronic Communication Equipment and Coaching for Female Referees |
235 Meurants Ln Glenwood NSW 2768 |
New South Wales State League Football Referees is the elite body for football referees in NSW. We are committed to coaching and development of match officials to reach their highest potential, progressing to the A-League and FIFA enlistment. |
$14,371 |
Orange & District Soccer Association |
Orange City Council |
Orange & District Female Football Academy |
1610 Forest Rd Orange NSW 2800 |
The Orange & District Football Association establish a female football program named the Orange & District Female Football Academy. This Academy will be for all ODFA female junior and youth age groups (U8’s – U16’s) & the funding will go towards the cost of Coaches, guest Coaches, squad uniforms & equipment. |
$13,694 |
Orara Valley FC |
Coffs Harbour City Council |
Orara Valley FC Recruitment and Retention Program |
60 Dairyville Rd Upper Orara NSW 2450 |
Provide opportunities for improved player experience by improving coach education and purchasing new equipment, interact with and engage members of the wider community by providing free school holiday clinics, and a women's only introduction (re-introduction) football program. |
$5,448.25 |
Pagewood Botany Football Club Inc |
Bayside Council |
Stay and Play Female Football Program |
Park Pde Pagewood NSW 2035 |
Program to support Female Footballers from the age of 5 to 45 years. |
$12,315 |
Pendle Hill FC |
Council Of The City Of Parramatta |
Pendle Hill Football Club Female Participation Plan |
Binalong Rd Toongabbie NSW 2146 |
This project is to hold a free girl's clinic to encourage more girls' registrations for the upcoming 2023 season and coaching courses for female participants to encourage more female coaches in our Club and female representation in the GDSRA Referees Program. |
$5,000 |
Penno Football Club |
The Council Of The Shire Of Hornsby |
Pennant Hills Football Advancing Female Participation In The Broader Community |
Britannia St Pennant Hills NSW 2120 |
This initiative will encourage growth of female participation at all levels in community football by developing a separate playing kit and visual identity for women at our Club. |
$12,450 |
Prouille Football Club |
Ku-ring-gai Council |
Prouillle FC's Enhancing Women's Football Skills Program |
Lowe Rd Hornsby NSW 2077 |
Prouillle FC's Enhancing Women's Football Skills Program is a program design to increase girls and women's football skills in the Upper North Shore Area. The skills training plan will be held in the James Park Football field in Hornsby 3 times a week for 16 weeks in year 2023. |
$10,200 |
Putney Rangers FC |
Ryde City Council |
Putney Rangers Return to Football Female Program |
Bremner Park Morrison Road Putney NSW 2112 |
Return to Football is designed to enhance all females of all fitness and basic ball skills to feel confident to play football. Focusing on increasing participation from older female markets and providing mature coaches to guide them on achieving satisfaction in playing the sport competently. The Program will promote female coaches and targeted at getting mums and girls back into playing football or giving them a starting point. |
$7,000 |
Rise - Coffs Harbour |
Bellingen Shire Council |
Coffs Harbour Community Football Program |
Hogbin Dr Coffs Harbour NSW 2450 |
Rise youth football morning program engages 80 male and female youth. Rise mentors, volunteers and staff encourage participants to move beyond football and to interact with other institutions, services, associations and programs which add value in their local government area (LGA). Rise supports participants to gain qualifications and accreditations available to footballers which further connects them to community and employment i.e. coaching and refereeing. Rise has qualified 13 youth referees and 30 youth coaches to assist community football in the local Coffs Harbour LGA. Rise Coffs Harbour envisages on an annual basis this number of qualifications can be duplicated. |
$15,000 |
Russell Lea Women's Soccer Club |
City Of Canada Bay Council |
Russell Lea Women's Soccer Club's Girl's Leadership Program |
Addison Ave Concord NSW 2137 |
This project aims to develop the next generation of leaders in women’s football, while simultaneously creating a female-friendly environment that helps to attract more girls to the sport. As the only all female and girls soccer club within the Sydney region, we provide an opportunity for players who may not feel like they belong at some of the male-dominated clubs. As a hub for women’s soccer, this project will encourage and support more girls to take on leadership roles through coaching and refereeing, which will help girls feel they belong in all levels of soccer. |
$10,000 |
Russell Vale Junior Football Club |
Wollongong City Council |
Russell Vale Female Development Training Program |
Channon St Russell Vale NSW 2517 |
Russell Vale Junior Soccer Club would develop and run a female development training program in the preseason for all 130 female players at the club from 6 years to 17 years old. The program will give all female players the opportunity to undertake a targeted skills development program over 8 weeks before the start of the season. The sessions will be run by professional trainers and will allow include training for goal keepers. The program will also encourage more females to play as they are given dedicated support and mentorship by older players and are surrounded by a welcoming environment. |
$6,800 |
South Cardiff Football Club Incorporated |
Lake Macquarie City Council |
Females Kicking Goals |
Lodwick Ln Cardiff South NSW 2285 |
Our project and need is the provision of new goals to support the growth of female football and provide for increased participation of combined male and female teams. |
$13,536 |
South East Phoenix FC |
Shoalhaven City Council |
Encourage More Young Women To Play For SE Phoenix FC |
Mumbulla St South Nowra NSW 2541 |
This project aims to reduce the cost for girls from the Southern NSW region to participate in higher level football. |
$10,000 |
South East Phoenix FC |
Shoalhaven City Council |
SE Phoenix FC - Equip our coaches, mentors and leaders. |
Mumbulla St South Nowra NSW 2541 |
This project aims to support the leaders and key influencers (coaches, parents, mentors, game leaders) in our club. |
$5,000 |
St George Football Association Incorporated |
Georges River Council |
Football Australia 'C' Coaching Licence - Female Coach Mentor Program |
25A Barker Rd Strathfield NSW 2135 |
This project is aligned with the world governing bodies (FIFA) objective to increase the number of qualified female coaches working in the game. Football St George offer coach education mentorships to both talented female coaches and/or players moving into the next phase of their footballing career by providing further education. Football St George also offers to support the process of getting more female coaches to occupy and retain positions at the top level. All coaches have been assigned an experienced coach (mentor) who will guide and support the mentee throughout the mentorship. In summary, provide coach education mentorship. |
$15,000 |
St George Football Association Incorporated |
Georges River Council |
Game Training Certificate - Female Coach Mentor Program |
Trafalgar St Peakhurst NSW 2210 |
The aim is to provide female coaches with the knowledge and competency to organise safe, appropriate and enjoyable practices at all levels. Football St George is proud to celebrate and promote Female Football. This is another initiative along with Female Football Week, Kick-On for Women program that celebrates the immense growth of women’s football and acknowledges and promotes the important role women play in developing football. We strongly promote and expand the number of ‘female only’ courses and enhance the flexibility and delivery of all coach education options in line with the expansion of women and girls’ football in NSW. |
$2,500 |
Sutherland Sharks FC |
Sutherland Shire Council |
Skills Development Program |
244R The Boulevarde Miranda NSW 2228 |
Provision of a football skills development program for grassroots football players between the ages of 9 - 14yrs. The goal of this program is to increase the skills, capability and enjoyment of football for young players in our local area with particular attention given to increasing inclusion and engagement of our young female footballers with a focus on the FIFA World cup here in 2023 as driver of a lasting legacy. Program aims to deliver higher female participation rates at representative level. |
$10,058 |
Sydney University Soccer Football Club |
Council Of The City Of Sydney |
Girls Only Football Holiday Development Clinic |
The Square Western Avenue Camperdown NSW 2050 |
SUSFC girls only development clinic will be a 2(3)-day advanced training clinic designed for enthusiastic players aged 8-14 with a desire to improve and develop their footballing abilities. It will challenge players in a fun and exciting environment focusing on enhancing players’ individual technical ability and small sided transition games. The clinic will offer in-depth quality coaching from dedicated and committed SUSFC female coaches. This initiative will be run in partnership with Sydney University Sport and Fitness at the University of Sydney grounds. The fun-packed 2(3) days will ensure players are always engaged with daily competition, certificates and prizes. |
$5,000 |
Tilligerry Football Club |
Port Stephens Council |
Tilligerry World Cup 2023 |
Mallabula Sport Complex Mallabula NSW 2319 |
The Tilligerry World Cup (TWC) is a 6-aside tournament run out of Tilligerry FC’s home ground, Mallabula Sports Complex. The TWC will be open to all clubs to nominate teams (MiniRoos, Youth & Senior). When nominating, teams will be encouraged represent a country of their choice, providing the opportunity for players to celebration a connection to their heritage. The TWC opening ceremony and games will be held on Friday 17th March, with the remaining games and finals series to be held on Saturday 18th March. Tilligerry FC will offer child-care services to increase accessibility of the TWC to mothers. |
$9,907.50 |
Tintenbar East Ballina Football Club |
Ballina Shire Council |
TEBFC Equipment Update To Increase Participation And Equality |
Power Dr Cumbalum NSW 2478 |
As a small club with a large female component (43% of players in 2022) it is vital we update our equipment to allow our teams to train effectively and ensure maximum enjoyment and development in the future. |
$11,021.02 |
Tintenbar East Ballina Football Club |
Ballina Shire Council |
TEBFC Female Family Inclusion and Female Miniroo training initiative |
Power Dr Cumbalum NSW 2478 |
The objective of this program is to provide a free training course for new senior females with the main aim of giving Mums and carers the confidence to pass on the knowledge they learn to their children to get them excited and passionate about football. This program would provide free childcare run by the club using qualified staff. This would be further supported with a Female MiniRoo (Kick-Off) or similar at the club fields or the local school prior to the season beginning. The equipment will then be used to run the program in 2024 and further into the future. |
$7,500 |
Unanderra Hearts Junior Football Club |
Wollongong City Council |
Unanderra Hearts SC Women's Football Program |
Richards St Unanderra NSW 2526 |
The Unanderra Hearts SC Women's Football Program is a project to help encourage the participation of and increase the awareness of females in football for our local women, especially the Mothers o carers of our players. We want to give them access to good coaching, equipment for training and uniforms to wear with pride, whilst learning to play and keep fit with friends at the Club. As Female Football Coordinator, I want to give them the time and opportunity each week to be involved in something great which gives them confidence and a sense of belonging, valued and respected. |
$2,500.00 |
Warradale District Soccer Club |
Wollondilly Shire Council |
Warradale FC Mini Roos Goals and Child Minding Program |
Production Ave Warragamba NSW 2752 |
We have alot of new young players registering and require to purchase mini-roos goals so each team can utilise them at training and to accommodate more games at our growing club on a Saturday. Which will provide professionalism for the club as well as flow on effects such as registrations increase and canteen profits on game day. For our All-Age Ladies team we would like to provide child minding services on game days to encourage mums to join and know their children will be in safe hands. This is often the reason ladies can't join our sport. |
$3,940 |
West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook Football Club |
The Council Of The Shire Of Hornsby |
WPHCFC Female Football Participation Program |
1 Wilga St West Pennant Hills NSW 2125 |
Call out to females from six years old to 60 years old - we have a football program suited to all ages and abilities.
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$8,409 |
Wingham Football Club Inc |
Mid Coast Council |
WFC Kick Off |
Comboyne Rd Wingham NSW 2429 |
WFC Kick Off is an 8 week Miniroos Kick Off program located at the Wingham Sporting Complex that provides a great introduction into the game of football. WFC Kick Off sessions provide a fun and safe environment for new and existing participants of football to learn new skills with their friends building these skills through games and engaging activities in an inclusive environment. Each child will also receive a MiniRoos Participant Pack when they register – which includes a bag, ball, sticker sheet and an activity book. |
$4,315 |
Wyoming Football Club |
Central Coast Council |
Custom Fitted Female Uniforms |
Renwick St Wyoming NSW 2250 |
The project will reduce barriers to participation by providing custom-fitted female-specific uniforms for four of the club's current competition female teams spanning age groups from Under 16s up to all age sides which currently numbers 64 participants with a focus on retention of players. It will provide appropriate female-specific playing uniforms to encourage new players to join the club but also provide a further incentive to current players to stay at the club. |
$3,168 |