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…
THE Gunnedah Shire Council has honoured the Gunnedah Poochettes in its Australia Day Awards. The premiership winning Poochettes women’s team was named as Gunnedah Shire Council’s Sports Team of the Year. And to top off a huge awards ceremony held…
Lauren Appleby has been selected to be a part of the Top End Program with the QBE Sydney Swans Academy. The 16 year-old was a member of the Academy’s Under 16 squad in 2023 and played two matches for the…
GUNNEDAH product Alice Mitchell has put pen to paper with the Sydney Swans to sign on for the 2024 season. After an ACL injury sidelined her in the club’s inaugural season, Mitchell hit the ground running in 2023 playing in…
The Sydney Swans men’s team is heading to Coffs Harbour from January 28 to 31 for a pre-season training and community camp. The local Coffs Harbour community can get involved, with a kid’s clinic and signing session at C.ex. International…
THE temperature rose for the latest Northern Heat Development Program session but the effort the boys and girls never wavered. The groups gathered at the University of New England (UNE) in Armidale on Saturday and were run through their paces…
THE summer programs for the two Northern Heat Development Squads have begun with a hard working first session. On Saturday the Boys and Girls squads pushed their endurance levels as they begun the program with a 1km time trial followed…
GUNNEDAH product Sam Naismith has landed at a second AFL club. Naismith, 31, joins Richmond following a consistent 2023 season with Port Melbourne in the VFL. Prior to spending last season at Port Melbourne, Naismith played 30 games for the…
Local football clubs across Australia will receive an $8 million boost over the next four years as the AFL and Telstra unveiled Telstra Footy Country Grants. With a pool of $2 million to be distributed each year starting in 2024, eligible…
THE highly successful Northern Heat program will return across the 2023/24 off season to provide selected players with the chance to take their game to the next level. In exciting news for the program, this summer will see a girls…
