What is Club Development?
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The Club Development & Volunteers Team distributes circulars to clubs as a means of distributing relevant and useful information.
Relevant circulars are available below
Circular CD&V 25-01 Season Update - The Club Development & Volunteers Team are excited to deliver a wide range of programs, initiatives and events to Metro Junior Football Clubs in 2025.
Circular CD&V 25-02 - Working with Children Check - There are certain steps clubs can take to ensure they are compliant with Working with Children legislation. This document explains these requirements in relation to football.
Circular CD&V 25-04 Champion Club Launch - WA Football has launched the Champion Club program, a state-wide intiative aimed at strengthening club governance, improving volunteer management, and enhancing operational effectiveness across community football.
Circular CD&V 25-06 - You Volunteer Program - WA Football has partnered with Duke of Ed to help increase youth volunteering in sport by linking Duke of Ed participants with volunteering opportunitites in community football clubs.
To assist community football clubs, WA Football provide a series of forums and webinars to assist club committees to develop and grow.
New Presidents and Vice Presidents Forum
To assist new Presidents and Vice Presidents a forum was held in February to provide valuabl information to support them in their roles. The forum also provided an opportunity for President and Vice Presidents to connect
2025 New Presidents & Vice Presidents Forum
Working with Children and Safeguarding in Football
To assist clubs in meeting their legislative and obligatory requirements, a circular was sent to all clubs outlining what steps they should take to be compliant. To support this document, a webinar was held with guest speakers from the Working with Children Screening Unit and SportWest True Sport progam.
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In 2024 the AFL entered into a partnership with Telstra who have committed $8 million in funding over four years to community football clubs across Australia. This equates to $2 million a year across the country with a designated amount allocated to WA each year.
The Telstra Footy Country Grants is designed to financially assist initiatives that can support community clubs to strengthen the base and secure the future in three key areas:
To ensure maximum uptake by clubs and to assist in ensuring the application process is as easy as possible, the grants are offered over four consecutive rounds and are administrated at a state/territory level. Recommendations are made by the state/territory administrators to the board with the objective of supporting as many clubs as possible through the program.
To find out more about how to apply for a Telstra Footy Country Grant, check out the toolkit.
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