The Weekly Advertiser – Wednesday, January 20, 2021

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PREPPED AND READY TO GO: From left, Ava Webb, Georgia Clark, Lilly Brown and Romy Olston show off their new school uniforms. The four friends are keen to start prep next week, albeit at different schools. Ava and Romy will attend Horsham’s Holy Trinity Lutheran College, Georgia will attend Haven Primary School and Lilly, Ss Michael and John’s Primary School. The girls are among thousands of students across the region set to start school from Wednesday next week. Back to School feature, pages 29 to 34. Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

Footy boss: We need you A

BY DEAN LAWSON

regional football leader has stressed a critical need for community volunteers to quickly resume or take on roles to maintain historic sporting institutions.

AFL regional manager Jason Muldoon fears failure to cover a drop-off in volunteer commitment to clubs and sport in general will have devastating long-term socio-economic implications for the Wimmera and Mallee. Mr Muldoon said an observation in his role of liaising closely with football-netball clubs across the region

was that a diminished volunteer base was one of the greatest concerns. “We have entered into a new year and people must put their hands up or come forward now for mainstream winter community sport to regain any traction,” he said. Mr Muldoon said implications were far-reaching if people who had drifted away from their clubs or teams failed to resume their enthusiasm or if others failed to come forward. He said it was a long-held belief that football and netball clubs, in most cases, provided a social ‘glue’ critical for regional and rural community solidarity and connectivity.

“If there was ever a time to consider doing anything to support footy or netball or sport in general – and this is something many of us often think about – now is the time to do it,” he said. “If you have been thinking about having a crack, and it can be as a participant or administrator, put your hand up.”

abandon community team sports last year. “It doesn’t just apply to football and netball, but all sport and community activities,” he said. “Volunteering is critical to our way of life and we can never consider going back to what we have expected in the past if people decide to stay away and sit on their hands. “Generations of people have worked for decades to establish and foster sporting clubs and it is critical we recognise that without that person putting their hand up to manage the canteen, look after the books, organise training and so on – for kids and adults

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Mr Muldoon said it was unknown how well football and netball clubs, such an integral part of WimmeraMallee culture, would emerge after the pandemic forced authorities to

alike – everything stops happening. In our part of the world, when football, netball and other sports fall away it is like putting a dagger in the heart of communities and we cannot afford to let that happen. “There is a danger of people forgetting what’s required, of getting out of essential habits. “This work might have to some in the past seemed like a chore and the virus might have provided an easy way out. “But in reality this type of activity is very healthy and helps make country lifestyle what it is.” Continued page 2

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