MBK United

The Gunning Show Society are currently looking for potential candidates and would love to see some more local youth getting involved.

Check out the post below!

If you or your child are interested, contact Elysia Mackay or The Gunning Show 🫶🏼

GUNNING YOUNG WOMAN PROGRAM 2027

It’s that time of year again! We’re looking for the next young women to become part of the Gunning Young Woman Program!

Open to young women aged 6–24 years, this is a fantastic opportunity to get involved in your community, build confidence and develop valuable life skills.

Are you passionate about rural and regional NSW? 🐏

This is your opportunity to become an ambassador for your community, with the chance to represent Gunning and the region at events including the Sydney Royal Easter Show and across NSW.

What does the program offer?
• Represent your community and the Gunning Show
• Opportunities to represent at a state level
• Connect with inspirational leaders in agriculture and regional communities
• Celebrate and promote rural women in agriculture
• Attend official events and community activities
• Amazing self-development and personal growth
• Gain confidence, communication and leadership skills
• Mentoring and development opportunities
• Make new friendships and become more involved in your community

We’re looking for young women who have:
💃A genuine interest in rural and regional communities 🌾 An interest in agriculture and rural life
🗣️ An enthusiasm to learn, grow and have a go
🐏An understanding or interest in regional issues and lifestyles
✨ A passion for making a difference in their community

Whether you’re 6 or 24, there’s an opportunity to get involved, learn new skills, meet new people and represent your community!

Applications are now open! 🌟
Come and be part of the Gunning Young Woman Program and begin your journey to learn, grow, lead and represent.

📩 For more information or to express your interest, please contact:
Elysia Mackay / Kelly Dowling
OR
The Gunning Show

Our goal scorers today with some AMAZING shots!!! Jake Bolin Curtis Painter x2 and Toby Roberts 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 Keep scrolling for a surprise at the end 🧑‍🩰

The boys fought through a tough and nail-biting match, battling back from 3–1 down to level the score at 4–4! 💪🔥

They pushed themselves to the absolute max and showed incredible determination to make the comeback.

Unfortunately, the boys were defeated 5–4 by Stags FC AAM White GoulburnstagsFC in a thrilling finish. Despite the result, the boys played phenomenally and should be incredibly proud of their effort! 👏👏

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Thank you for coming a supporting us guys ⚽️🚛

Another great day at Cookbundoon today. These guys are improving each week and are now telling us how the game is played. Keep enjoying yourselves and making new friendships.⚽️🥅

We continue with our get to know the STFA Football Community series!

Today we reintroduce to Jake- who you see on the field refereeing, or in the Clubhouse helping out where ever he is needed, particularly supporting our Game Leaders and Referees.

⚽️ What is your role within STFA?

My current role in the STFA is a board member for the STFA and being on the referee side

⚽️ How long have you been involved with STFA?

Only a couple of years on the board

⚽️ How did you become involved?

I became involved through my partner Kayla and refereeing/playing after a couple of years learning and meeting everyone involved in STFA

⚽️ Do you wear any other hats within the local football community?

I am on the committee for MBK, and a referee.
*Jake is one of our Senior Referees who supports Nick and Jason in growing and mentoring our game leaders and referees.

⚽️ What is your favourite part about being involved in STFA?

The culture and how everyone gets along.

⚽️ What would you just say to anyone who’s thinking about becoming involved and volunteering with STFA?

If you are passionate and care please come join.

Thanks Jake for taking the time to answer our questions, and for everything you do for STFA Football and Southern Tablelands Referees!

Save the date for our upcoming presentation!

On Friday the 23rd of October, 6pm at the Soldiers Club, come celebrate another amazing year of the MBK soccer club!

We hope to see you all there!!! 🤍🩷🖤

Our All Abilities coaches put together a social story about soccer explaining how to play, etiquette and everything in between. Please ensure that you and your child are up to date with this. If helpful, your young person may even benefit from having a read each week.

Although it is focussed on our amazing all abilities team, some of these pages could be helpful for miniroos, teens or even adults who are learning about the game.

⚽️ Meet the STFA Football Community ⚽️

Welcome to the next in our series to introduce you to our STFA Board, Committee and Community!

Today we hear from Nick Ritchie, who you all know from out on the pitch, but who also helps any way possible behind the scenes to support STFA, particularly our emerging referees!

⚽️ What is your role within STFA?

My role is Southern Tablelands Referees Branch Coach, Board Member and Junior Vice President.

* Adding in here as Nick was very quiet about it! Nick’s role as Referee Coach sees him support and mentor our Referee’s and Game Leaders. Together with Jason and Jake they have built the referee team to over 60 officials and growing every season due to its fun and supportive team culture!

⚽️ How long have you been involved with STFA?

This is my 5th year

⚽️ How did you become involved?

When I moved to Goulburn, I wanted to continue refereeing as I was getting bored.

I reached out to FNSW to see what associations were around and was asked with my experience if I would like to start a new referee branch after I did the same thing setting up Hills Football.

I have been reffing for 25 years this year, longer than many of our referees have been alive

⚽️ Do you wear any other hats within the local football community?

I do. I help in the canteen, I assist with the field prep, miniroo ref coach, bathroom cleaner, tribunal member, answer questions about referee decisions, run courses and a sounding board for anyone that wants to talk.

I also seek sponsorship for the referees and STFA.

⚽️ What is your favourite part about being involved in STFA?

The friendships, watching the kids develop their skills and most of all, watching the referees grow, develop and achieve their goals!

⚽️ What would you just say to anyone who’s thinking about becoming involved and volunteering with STFA?

Give it a go! It is a rewarding thing to do, we have our days but we all love seeing the many smiling faces every weekend.

Thanks Nick for taking the time to answer our questions, for everything you do for STFA and Southern Tablelands Referees, and for always giving the best photo bombs 🤣 📸 💣