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WACFL Nominations for election to the WACFL Board of Directors
Fri, December 17, 2021 - 2:18 PMIn accordance with the West Australian Country Football League’s Constitution, the WACFL is seeking nominations for positions on its Board of Directors. At the 2022 AGM (Saturday 19 February 2022), there will be five positions to be filled, all of which will be effective for two-year terms. Nominations must be endorsed by a member (League/Association) of the WACFL and include supporting information, as per the nomination form. Anyone who wishes to be considered for election
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2021 NAIDOC Belt Up Football Competition Winner Announced
Thu, December 16, 2021 - 7:20 PM - by Zoe BellCongratulations to Gertrina Hayden on having her design chosen as the WACFL/ICWA Belt Up NAIDOC football for 2022. The design a ball competition was made possible through the WACFL’s partnership with the Insurance Commission of Western Australia, promoting the Belt Up message. The Belt Up campaign encourages seat belt use to reduce the severity of injury in a car accident. In 2020, 98 people who were not wearing a seat belt were killed or seriously injured
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WACFL CLUBS CASH IN
Wed, December 15, 2021 - 3:15 PMCountry football clubs across Western Australia are receiving a share of more than $43,000 thanks to an initiative led by Nutrien Ag Solutions. Last year Nutrien Ag Solutions pledged to donate $1 per tonne of fertiliser sold back to the local football club of the purchaser’s choice for any new customer purchases. Since its launch, the campaign has raised $43,506 to support 44 WA Country Football League (WACFL) clubs. WACFL Executive Manager Tom Bottrell has
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WACFL TO ENTER A NEW THREE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH HEALTHWAY
Wed, October 27, 2021 - 6:12 PMThe WA Country Football League are excited to share the announcement of a new three-year $855,000 partnership with Premier Partner, Healthway. This partnership will also be supported by the Department of Justice, the Mental Health Commission, The University of Western Australia’s Young Lives Matter Foundation and Regional Men’s Health. The embracement, enthusiasm and promotion of the ‘Think Mental Health’ campaign over the initial three years of the Healthway partnership has been a real highlight. The
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Women's and Colts Nutrien Ag Solutions Country Championships in October
Sun, August 22, 2021 - 1:40 PMThe WACFL is excited to announce, in partnership with Nutrien Ag Solutions, that it will be holding a Women’s and Colt’s Country Football Championships during the October School Holidays. The Women’s Championships and CBH Group Colts Championships will be held in Perth across two days, Thursday 30th September and Friday 1st of October. WAFC Executive Manager Country Football, Affiliates & Facilities Tom Bottrell said he was pleased about being able to lock in Country Championships
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2021 Belt Up NAIDOC football showcased around the state!
Sat, July 31, 2021 - 8:00 AMA design by local Whadjuk-Yuet-Ballardong Indigenous artist Kevin Bynder has been unveiled on the 2021 Belt Up NAIDOC football, with each senior male and female team within the West Australian Country Football League (WACFL) to receive one of the unique balls. Made possible through the WACFL’s ongoing partnership with the Insurance Commission of WA and their Belt Up message, the NAIDOC football celebrates and acknowledges the enormous contribution Aboriginal and Indigenous players continue to make
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WA COUNTRY FOOTBALL LEAGUE, UWA YOUNG LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION AND OUTSIDE THE LOCKER ROOM COLLABORATE
Thu, July 29, 2021 - 1:03 PMWA COUNTRY FOOTBALL LEAGUE, UWA YOUNG LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION AND OUTSIDE THE LOCKER ROOM COLLABORATE TO CONDUCT FOLLOW UP RESEARCH OF COUNTRY FOOTBALLERS IN 2021 In 2020 The University of Western Australia’s Young Lives Matter Foundation UWA Limited (UWA YLM) and the Western Australian Country Football League (WACFL) carried out a Country Football survey that studied the social benefits of participating in Western Australia Country Football and the impact on members of the community not
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WACFL v PFL Team Announcement
Tue, July 20, 2021 - 5:08 PMWACFL State sides take on the Perth Football League this Friday 23rd of July. Team list below. Well done to all players that have been selected.
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Think Mental Health Round
Thu, July 15, 2021 - 8:13 PMThink Mental Health Round – Campaign Information About the Campaign The Suicide Prevention Public Education Program’s Think Mental Health Campaign is a key initiative of the State-wide suicide prevention strategy, Suicide Prevention 2020: Together we can save lives (the Strategy), under Action Area One - Greater public awareness and united action across the community. The Think Mental Health education campaign is part of a comprehensive approach in Western Australia that aims to build mental health
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2021 WACFL vs PFL
Wed, July 14, 2021 - 2:33 PMOn Friday 23rd July, the WA Country Football League State team will take on the Perth Football League under the lights at Fremantle Community Bank Oval. In an exciting addition and for the first time ever, the night will include the Women’s State teams from both leagues. The WACFL has introduced Michelle Harris as this year’s coach of the Women’s side. Harris was the inaugural South West Football League Women’s Premiership coach from the Nutrien Ag
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