HEALTHY MEN COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS PROJECT

Samantha Dunkinson wears many hats at Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club, including being on our board as Director, Community & Inclusion. Sam was invited to attend this event with Mary Doyle MP at Relationships Australia Victoria Boronia Centre last week.

Many thanks to Tracey from RAV, Mary, Ged Kearney MP and Dan Rapacholi MP for launching this important community initiative. Thanks also to Sammi for her time and commitment in representing the club; and to Jack and Marty Kahsnitz as well. https://www.relationshipsvictoria.org.au/contact-us/boronia/


PINK SOCKS ARE SOLD OUT! | GREAT JOB!

So far we have raised close to $3K – a fantastic effort by the Hawka community! 

We will have pink goodies like cupcakes and donuts available at the canteen tomorrow (thanks to Ellen), or you can still donate to the club’s Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser through this link:
Boronia Hawks Pink Sport Day

A massive thank you to Samantha Dunkinson for her tireless work as Director, Community and Inclusion to run this important event for the Hawks.


FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTY WITH A PURPOSE

Since around 2014, the Boronia Hawks FNC and our great rivals up the road, the Basin Bears, have proudly battled it out for the Headspace Community Cup — all in support of raising awareness for mental health.

Last year, the Senior Women’s teams battled it out and prior to that the Seniors Men’s teams did for many years.

This year, it’s the turn of our ageing Men’s Vets teams who took centre stage under lights at Batterham Reserve on Friday 17th April at 7:30pm. Plenty of passion, a bit of friendly rivalry, and a whole lot of heart as they played for bragging rights and a great cause.

Headspace is Australia’s National Youth Mental Health Foundation, supporting young people aged 12–25 with early intervention mental health services. It’s an important reminder that no one has to go it alone.

So get down to Batterham Reserve, bring your mates, and support the old boys in what promises to be a fantastic night of footy for an even better cause.

If you’re doing it tough, reach out — to a teammate, a friend, or someone you trust. You can also visit headspace.org.au or contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

A big thank you to Hawka player Dylan Dower for the donation of the Grow Club Australia Hoodies for the best player from each team.


HAWKA FAMILY | WE’VE GOT YOUR BACK

During tough times, it’s important to remember you’re never alone. Support is always available to everyone connected to the Hawka community. Whether you’re a player, volunteer, or supporter, club legend Craig Brockley is always here for a confidential chat.

Craig Brockley

If he can’t get to the phone straight away, please leave a message or send a text and he’ll get back to you.? 0418 990 238

? Take a moment to check out our Wellbeing Hub.


4TH ANNUAL XMAS TOY & FOOD DRIVE

Wow! Just WOW! A massive thank you to everyone who donated to our 4th Annual Christmas Toy & Food Drive to support @knoxinfolink.

The amount of donations was incredible. Your generosity and kindness will help make Christmas a little brighter for over 300 families this year.

This is what the Boronia Hawks spirit is all about — a passionate, hard-working community club that loves its suburban footy and netball. ???

The Boronia Hawks family gathers for a group photo in front of the club’s new building under construction, celebrating community spirit and teamwork.

To all the players, supporters, volunteers, and support staff who came down to celebrate another incredible year, thank you for making last night such a huge success.

Celebrating the success of the Christmas Toy & Food Drive with smiling faces from the Boronia Hawks community.

We couldn’t do it without you. GB & Sammi!


BORONIA HAWKS | DOING OUR BIT

Our charity partners Knox Infolink sent in a nice text message to ABC Radio Melbourne yesterday when they were talking about sporting clubs and the community work they do.

A really great listen with Richelle Hunt and Paul Kennedy on the ABC’s The Conversation Hour-Why Sporting Clubs Matter. Here’s some footage from Wednesday night and a snippet of the story.

Video by Grant Bertram. Audio extract by courtesy of ABC Radio Melbourne.

2025 BOARD and COMMITTEES

Boronia Hawks FNC is very fortunate to have many great people who are willing to volunteer for offical roles on our Board of Directors, Senior Committee and Junior Committee. We express our gratitude to all these volunteers who will be leading the club forward in 2025. We also wish to thank Veronica Rankin and David Nicholas, who are now stepping down from board roles, for their past contributions.


GENDER EQUITY | COMMUNITY CLUBS

CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE | ALL CLUB VOLUNTEERS, COACHES, MEMBERS AND PARENTS ARE INVITED – presented by Knox City Council and SALT – Sport and Life Training and sponsored by Community Bank Ferntree Gully.


COMMITTED FUNDING FOR NEW CLUBROOMS

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM MARY DOYLE MP

Tormore Reserve is receiving $5 million from the Albanese Labor Government for their brand new pavilion and facilities upgrades!

I was thrilled to join Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government @catherine_kingmp to announce the funding. This $5 million investment will ensure that @boroniahawksfnc,Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club – Junior and @boronia_cc have the facilities they deserve.

Along with the $1.2 million from the Victorian State Government, this combined $6.2 million project is fully funded and ready to be delivered by Knox City Council.

Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club and Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club – Junior are enormously proud of this generous support for our club. We believe it to be a vote of confidence in our ongoing commitment to maintain a strong and inclusive environment for our players, their families and all our members and local supporters. We are very grateful to @marydoylemp @jacksontaylormp, Catherine King MP and @knoxcouncil for their backing of our sporting, social and wellbeing programs.

On behalf of our club and our co-tenants from Boronia Cricket Club, we all thank you so much!


THANK YOU TO HAWKS NEST COTERIE GROUP

A very big thank you to our magnificent supporters from the Hawks Nest Coterie Group who made a generous donation to headspace Knox as a result of yesterday’s lunch at the club. We thank them for joining us in supporting this great organisation. We hope you all had a great day! Thanks to Sammi D for the photos.