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Boronia Hawks support Mental Health Awareness

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Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club is very conscious of our role as an important community hub, with a large number of players, members, families and friends.  The diversity of any community group invariably means that mental health is something that touches us all in some way.

The AFL has recently announced that it will be creating a new role of head of mental health to oversee the rising number of elite footballers experiencing difficulty with anxiety, stress and depression and to promote a greater awareness of wellbeing amongst the Clubs.  This article from The Guardian Australia provides an insight to the nature of this issue in AFL ranks.  Click here.  Alternately, you can click here to read the about the AFL’s approach to Mental Health.

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Love Me Love You – our focus of support for this weekend

Boronia Hawks will contribute to the conversation about Mental Health Awareness within the Club by supporting “Love Me Love You“, a non-profit charity designed to help young people navigate the challenges of mental health. This organisation was founded by former Hawthorn player Lance Picioane, as a result of his own struggles during and after his football career.

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Lance Picioane, founder of “Love Me Love You

This year alone the group has presented to 4000 young people through schools, football clubs and professional organisations. Picioane’s team include people with first hand experience on drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders and depression.

The Club has chosen to support this particular cause because of the enormous support provided by “Love Me Love You” to one of our own at a time of tragic loss.

As a result, we ask you all to take the time to think about Mental Health Awareness over the weekend of the 10th to 12th of May.  The AFL is recognising the issue with the Beyond Blue Round, and Boronia Hawks has also registered to support that cause, along with the Fight Motor Neurone Disease round in early June.

“Love Me Love You Cup” Match this Saturday Night

Boronia Hawks Senior Women’s Team will play Ferntree Gully this coming Saturday night at 6:00pm for the “Love Me Love You” Cup.  Both Clubs have been touched by  tragedy in recent years and we come together now, and in the future, to help young people to know that they are never alone.

Our senior teams will be wearing the light blue arm bands as a demonstration of the Club’s commitment to creating awareness of mental health problems in our community.

We will also welcome your gold coin donations to the cause at our home games over the next few weeks.

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If you have any questions or suggestions on how Boronia Hawks is approaching the awareness of Mental Health, please speak to Karen Little ( our Director of Community & Inclusion) or Scott Nicholas (Chairman, Boronia Hawks FNC).

SUPPORT SERVICES

Boronia Hawks Club Chaplain: Rick Castricum on 0418 375 377

Lifeline Phone 13 11 14 Visit www.lifeline.org.au

Kids Help Line Phone 1800 55 1800 Visit www.kidshelp.com.au

Beyond Blue Phone 1300 22 4636 Visit www.beyondblue.org.au

 

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Rick Castricum with Craig McKenzie.

EFL Club Development Day

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Many thanks to our Club members who who attended last Sunday’s EFL Development Day at Deakin University.  In particular, we would like to express our thanks, and admiration, to our very own Elle Dow, the AFL Victoria Development Manager for Eastern Region, who organised the event.

Elle Dow from Boronia Hawks Women's Football.
Elle Dow from Boronia Hawks Women’s Football.

 

Karen Little, our Director of Community & Inclusion  was very impressed with the day.  Here are some of her thoughts. “The EFL Club Development morning was a great opportunity to network and learn. With three parallel sessions there were a diverse range of speakers and topics including finance, conflict resolution, applying for grants and how to manage Team App. For me, the highlight of the day was a presentation by Jackson Taylor from AFL Victoria on engaging diversity in our community. Goy Lok spoke about the barriers and challenges of joining a local footy club after arriving in Australia as a refugee and his successes to date. A reminder that a football club is so much more than the game of football. Congratulations to Elle Dow and team for organising such a great program”.

Karen Little from Boronia Hawks Women's Football.
Karen Little from Boronia Hawks Women’s Football.

 

It was a great sign for Boronia Hawks that four of our women’s footballers attended this afternoon’s EFL Female Development Day, also organised by Elle.  Here are Candyce Wright’s thoughts on the success of the day. “This afternoon showed me the importance of having powerful and inspiring women as a part of a sporting community!  It doesn’t matter your background or skill; it’s the heart and soft touches that we bring to the Club that will encourage people from different cultures, diversity and limitations to come and feel the support we all feel, on and off the field”.  Terrific words Candyce!  Thank you to Elle, Candyce, Karen, Dee and Kat for attending today.

Elle Dow, Candyce Wright, Karen Little, Dee Caifa and Kat Buzinskas from Boronia Hawks Womens Football.
Elle Dow, Candyce Wright, Karen Little, Dee Caifa and Kat Buzinskas from Boronia Hawks Womens Football.

New Lights for Tormore Reserve

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A massive thank you to Alan Tudge MP, our Federal Member for Aston, who has assisted the Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club in receiving a Federal Grant for the installation of new lights for the ground at Tormore Reserve.

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This will be a huge boost for the Club in allowing more flexibility in the scheduling of matches at twilight and early evening. It will also bring our training conditions up to date, with the existing lights being below the required standard.

A huge thank you also to Kerryn Westcott who prepared an outstanding submission for the grant.

As our Club Vision Statement says: “The Boronia Hawks Football Netball Club is One Club working together for success on and off the field”.

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Training Update

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Senior Men’s Squad will be training at Cuzzie Performance on Wednesday nights from 6:00pm for the next two weeks.  Cost is $10 each payable on the night.

Hawk Squad (Under 17’s & Under 19’s) will continue to train at Boronia K-12 College on Wednesdays and both lists will still train at the Salvation Army on Liverpool Road on Monday nights.

Women’s Football Squad will be training at Boronia K-12 College on Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00pm for three weeks from 4th December.

  • Senior Men’s Football Enquiries: Ash Johnston 0433 365 286
  • Under 17 / 19 Football Enquiries: Craig McKenzie 0413 329 790
  • Senior Women’s Football Enquiries: Scott Nicholas 0403 238 494

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Under 16 Girls Footy with Boronia Hawks!

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Players interested, or already registered, with our new Under 16’s Girls Team are invited along for a training run with our women’s footy team on Tuesday 4 December at Boronia K-12.

Please come along for a kick, or just to have a look and learn a bit more about the fabulous game of footy for girls!

No experience necessary!  All skills, sizes and abilities always have a place in a footy team! You will love it!

2019 U16 Girls Info