Senior Men's & Women's Football and Netball, Junior Boys & Girls Football, Auskick and over 35's Veterans and Masters Football. Affiliated with EFNL. We acknowledge the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the traditional custodians of the land in Boronia.
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Do you know someone who might be interested in being part of one of the largest women’s football programs in the Eastern Football Netball League?
Boronia Hawks pre-season training begins on Tuesday 16 November at 6pm, and we’re welcoming new and experienced players to be part of our squad for the 2022 season. With two teams (Div 1 and Div 3) and a great culture now entering our fifth season, there’s no better time to join!
For more information please contact Senior Coach Scott on 0403 238 494 or Football Manager Karen on 0417 077 783.
Boronia Hawks are excited to announce our expanded Football Department for the 2022 season!
Following on from the announcement that Scott Nicholas, Candyce Wright, Ray Lacey and Lachie Watson are back on board, we’re thrilled to welcome some new and familiar faces to the team.
KAREN LITTLE will take over from Nathan Allen in the role of Football Operations Manager! Karen will bring a great understanding and knowledge of our squad as a player, trainer and administrator and will help take our program to another level through operational and strategic support and initiatives!
BRAD SLATER will join the coaching team as a Senior Assistant Coach. Brad played over 200 games at Mitcham in Division 1 before an extensive coaching career, most recently with St. Simons and Rowville Knights where he coached Under 15, Under 16 and Under 18 girls from 2016-2020.
DANA TAMOS will join us over pre-season as Strength & Conditioning Coach. Dana will prescribe a 16 week training program available to all of our players (more info to come), support the coaches with S & C planning and attend training once a month over pre-season! Dana has previously worked with Eastern Ranges NAB League program, Casey VFLW and St Kilda’s Next Gen Academy and we’re thrilled to have her specific experience with women’s football on board! Please check out Dana’s Facebook at 1Life Human Performance.
For more information please contact Scott Nicholas (Senior Coach) on 0403 238 494 or Karen Little (Football Manager) on 0417 077 783 or visit www.boroniahawks.com.au
Please join us in welcoming Karen, Brad and Dana in their new roles!GO HAWKA
I am very pleased to report a remarkably successful year for the Club in financial terms. We have recorded a modest net profit and continued growth in our asset base.This has been achieved in a restricted season that saw the cancellation of many game days and several major social events.
Our financial position is attributable to the hard work of our volunteers. These include the sponsorship and raffle committee (Flash, Wayne, Grant and Sam); our bar staff (Bill and Jason); canteen, BBQ and meals by Ellen and her many helpers; and our merchandise and uniform team (Tanya, Kat and Maria).
The profit derived from these revenue streams offset the operational cost of our core activities – football and netball. Further non-operating funding was gained by the expert work of our Grants team (Karen and Kerryn), before we deduct depreciation on our fixed assets.
We are very grateful to Knox City Council for the waiving of the annual fees for ground occupancy for the second year in a row. We also thank the Council, the Victorian Government and Jackson Taylor MP for the availability of grant funding to offset the impact of COVID-19 on community clubs.
We still have a healthy bank balance despite a negative cash flow for the year. We have a full inventory of merchandise and uniforms on hand and ready for sale in the new season. We also have an excellent asset base including our ground facilities, IT equipment and gym equipment.
The Club is in a very sound financial position due to the generous support of our valued sponsors, including the Hawks Nest Coterie Group; our loyal players, members and supporters; and the hard-working volunteers. A huge personal thank you from me to Andrea Le Marquand and Lauren Keelan, our two terrific treasurers.
It’s fair to say 2021 was a lot tougher than 2020 although both were interrupted seasons. There was still a lot of uncertainty if 2021 would go ahead after a series of snap lockdowns which made it tough to re-engage with our sponsors. They too had been doing it tough but we were very fortunate that a good 95% recommitted in supporting the club again in 2021.
The start of the season was frantic. In what would normally be a 4 month planning process had to be condensed into 1-2 months. This year we wanted to build on what we had started in previous years and to introduce new ideas and initiatives.
Our inaugural Golf Day was a huge success with 20 teams entered which generated an excellent profit for the day! We relaunched our Sponsorship proposal which is now a professional document that is designed to attract more sponsors to our club. Membership packages were reviewed highlighting a gap in our social offering for friends of members and community. This will be a major focus for us in 2022 so watch this space!
Once the season started our attention soon switched to game day and how we could improve the experience for all players and supporters. Our bar offering was reviewed with the introduction of Great Northern on tap, a better wine offering and the introduction of the Billson Vodka varieties. The bar menu took on a refresh which became electronic and now gives us a better tool to engage with our customers. Live music was a regular addition after some of the games which provided entertainment and ensured our bar sales ticked over into the night. A special thanks to Nick Blomfield who was kind enough to share his other talent with us outside of playing in our Vets football team.
As much as we tried to run our revamped “Ladies High Tea” we didn’t quite get there. A lot of time went into the planning of this event which was headed by Carly Dymond and her dedicated subcommittee. It was a real shame, but we are determined to launch it in 2022 which is sure to be a great day!
The other big news in 2021 is that Knox City Council have committed to the planning of our new clubroom. Although we need this sooner than later to cater for our growth, the important thing is that it is now on the Council’s radar and they have committed to the scoping to begin in 2023/24, design in 2024/25 and construction in 2025/26. A big thank-you to our number one ticket holder Jackson Taylor MP who secured $120K of Victorian Government funding towards this project. This money was intended to go towards fast tracking the scoping & design component, but unfortunately the Knox City Council no budget capacity and declined the offer. We will continue to work with the Council and Jackson to explore how we can shorten the time frame of this project.
Although this last lockdown brought an end to this season we are working behind the scenes on yet more ideas. The Growler project was a great example of continuing to look for different ways to engage with our members and generate funds for the club. In the midst of lockdown we were pleased to be able to deliver much needed funds back into our bank account. Thanks for everyone who supported this initiative and a big shout out to Flash, Grant, Billy & Jase who helped pull this together in the space of one week.
Bring on 2022 and look forward in seeing you all at our games next year.
2021 saw us complete our roll-out of Square, which is our new point of sale and online store technology.
The club saw an enormous uptake in card payments and received positive feedback from customers and users. We processed 10,000 transactions around the club this year with majority paid via card. We expect to see significant growth in transactions next year when we have a full season plus hosting EFNL finals.
This new technology has also meant additional operational features including connecting to NBN internet at Tormore which will have a number of benefits in years to come. This in addition to adding mobile data to our Square devices which allows us to operate seamlessly across the Tormore and Millers grounds, inside and outside the clubrooms.
Next steps for Square will be becoming a truly cashless club, until then we are finishing the final tweaks to thesystem before we kick off our 2022 campaign.
The growth in our Club, particularly in Junior Girls’ football and Women’s netball and football teams, despite a pandemic and missing an entire season in 2020, has been phenomenal. Thank you to everyone who has worked hard to create a Club environment that attracts and retains players.
Our Gender Equity Plan was launched to the Club and we’ve been making steady progress on a number of key actions. These included balanced gender representation on our Board and Committees, issue of a Pregnancy and Sporting Participation policy, initiatives to strengthen the connection between our Men’s and Women’s football squads and the inclusion of a netball team which was open to any female regardless of age and playing experience. The plan will continue to evolve over time as key actions are completed and as the needs of the Club change.
Candyce Wright became our Club’s first female Senior Coach and we’re delighted that she’ll be returning for season 2022. Thank you to all of our wonderful Senior Women and Men and Vet’s footballers who connected with our Junior teams through coaching, right from Auskick through to our older age groups. The connection between our footballers at different stages of our football pathway is so important in creating a Club community that is supportive of our One Club culture.
During the season we were able to hold mental health training by Outside the Locker Room for our Men’s and Women’s football squads, netballers, members and volunteers. For the first time we were able to hold a session for our Junior players and parents. Following the completion of training by Mental Health Australia, our Youth Mental Health team was established and I thank those who are part of this initiative in committing to support the young people at our Club.
It has been a privilege to be on the Board, to work with wonderful people who are committed to the success of our Club and to have had a portfolio that I care deeply about. I look forward to new challenges knowing that this space is in very capable hands.
Karen Little, (outgoing) Director of Community and Inclusion
Our relationship with Knox City Council has stayed strong though out 2021 despite our interrupted season. Their continued support through their weekly newsletters, emails & phone conversations to keep us connected to our local community is always received well.
We were able to navigate our way through the restrictions outlined with Council and EFNL with greater ease this season; so that made our volunteers, players & community feel safe when around our grounds and facilities. Council has always been a big supporter of our club and all that we are striving to achieve.
Unfortunately, we were not able to make it through the whole 2021 season but we hope to begin arrangements for ground use shortly to kick start our pre-season training and, fingers crossed, 2022 will be a complete season.
