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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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Wheatbelt Provision of Sport
Fri, July 2, 2021 - 1:23 PMMEDIA RELEASE Hockey, football and netball clubs and associations in the eastern Wheatbelt have been working together in season 2021 to trial three feature rounds where all Winter sport is played on the same day at the same venue. The project, which is a partnership between Hockey WA, Netball WA, the West Australian Football Commission, the West Australian Country Football Association and Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC), empowers local clubs and
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2021 NUTRIEN AG COUNTRY FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – CANCELLED
Tue, June 29, 2021 - 1:33 PMThe WA Country Football League, in conjunction with Nutrien Ag Solutions, has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Nutrien Ag Country Football Championships due to the current lockdown measures in place within the Perth and Peel regions. The cancellation includes the Women’s Country Football Championships (3-4 July), the CBH Group Colts Championships (8-10 July) and the Nutrien Ag Country Football Championships (9-11 July). The current restrictions make it impossible to proceed with the
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2021 CBH Group Colts Carnival – Preview
Mon, June 28, 2021 - 11:10 AMAfter a brief hiatus in 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the CBH Group Colts Carnival looks set to return with a bang, with a fresh crop of country talent ready to impress. After years of dominating the carnival and winning the last four titles could this be the year the South West are beaten? Or with years of experience in the competition will the South West continue their winning streak? Peel and Great
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Talk to a Mate!! Men’s Wellbeing Round- 18 – 20 June 2022
Tue, June 8, 2021 - 12:21 PMThe message The Regional Men’s Health Initiative gives in everything it does is “… before it all gets too much… Talk to a Mate!! or talk it over”. It is important for us to talk about issues in our life or tell our story so we can realise we are not alone and that it is safe to talk. As blokes we quite often isolate ourselves and we go into our cave and don’t
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Cat rivalry builds for regional men’s health footy match at Williams
Tue, June 8, 2021 - 11:55 AMFORMER Fremantle Dockers goalsneak Hayden Ballantyne, now enjoying his work in the State’s livestock industry, was good for a bit of lip in his AFL career and he is stoking the rivalry with past West Coast Eagles champion Matt Priddis for one of the most anticipated WA Country Football League (WACFL) matches this season – all under the umbrella of regional men’s health. Both are preparing to go head-to-head when the Brookton Pingelly Panthers meet
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Belt Up Round 2021
Thu, May 20, 2021 - 2:46 PMThis year is the 23rd year of the partnership between the WACFL and the Insurance Commission to promote the Belt Up road safety message. A major partnership event is the Belt Up Round, which will run 21-23 May 2021 in all competing leagues. The round has a special significance for our 12,500 country football players, as many will know someone affected by a road crash. Players will hold a minute’s silence to remember those injured
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Check on a Mate BBQ Expansion
Fri, April 23, 2021 - 8:07 AMThe WACFL, in partnership with Healthway and the Think Mental Health campaign, are excited to be extending their ‘Check on a Mate’ BBQs to all 150 of the WACFL’s Senior football clubs in regional Western Australia. The WACFL’s partnership with the Think Mental Health focuses on promoting the campaigns key messages of Talking, Listening and that Mental Health can affect anybody. The Check on a Mate BBQ’s previously saw one club in each of
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2021 - 2023 WACFL Strategic Plan Release
Tue, March 30, 2021 - 1:23 PMThe WACFL Board and staff have developed a new strategic plan for Regional football that is built around the following key pillars; Engagement through Community // High Quality Facilities // Football Excellence // Sustainability. We thank John Ipsen for his support in professionally managing this process from commencement through to the finished product. Click here to view - 2021-2023 WACFL Strategic Plan
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