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Umpire Come & Try in Coffs plus free pizza

ANYBODY thinking of becoming an AFL North Coast umpire in 2024 can learn more at an Umpire Come & Try Session being held in Coffs on Monday 4 March. The Come & Try Session is being hosted by Tyler Hollingworth

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Coaches & Managers – The Force wants you

NOMINATIONS are now open for coaches and managers wishing to be involved in the North Coast Force Junior representative program for 2024. The focus of the Force rep program will be on the development of the individual players, rather than

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AFL aims for one million participants, backed by $1B of investment

The AFL has set its sights on having one million registered participants by 2033 nationally, with that ambition to be fuelled by $1B of investment into game development and community football in that time. The game had nearly 530,000 registered

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Byron returning to Gold Coast to play

THE Byron Bay Magpies have entered into a joint venture with Northern Rivers neighbour the Ballina Bombers for the 2024 season. The move means that the Magpies will be playing in the QFA this season with both Byron and Ballina

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Submissions now open for Telstra Footy Country Grants

Local footy clubs across the country can now apply for Telstra Footy Country Grants with submissions for the new initiative opening today. Unveiled in September 2023 by the AFL and Telstra, Telstra Footy Country Grants will give local footy clubs an $8 million boost over

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Summer slog sees Heat fitness skyrocket

MEMBERS of the Northern Heat Development Program gathered for the first time in 2024 and showed that they’ve spent the summer months working hard. Saturday’s session at the Coffs Coast Sport & Leisure Park was the first time the Heat’s

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Swans Community Camp deepens Coffs connection

By ROD GILLETT TO SEE 205 kids scurrying around the Coffs Harbour International Stadium this week at a Sydney Swans Super Clinic, gladdened the heart of this good old Coffs boy.  It is a far cry from the first footy

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Accessing NSW Active Kids vouchers in 2024

The following Memo to Clubs was sent to all AFL NSW/ACT clubs by Community Football Manager, John Boulous, on 31 January 2024. . As announced by the NSW Government in June 2023, the Active Kids Voucher (‘AKV’) program will expire

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Swans the hottest ticket in Coffs

A HUGE throng of people flocked to C.ex Coffs International Stadium on the first day of the Sydney Swans’ AFL Community Camp in Coffs Harbour. A Super Clinic saw 205 kids aged from 5 to 16 come to the Stadium

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Diversity & Grants now in focus on website

CLUBS looking for opportunities to apply for financial grants or find information to be more inclusive will need to look no further than the AFL North Coast website to find out what’s available. The drop down menu under the Club

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