Brisbane Roar and Ausenco renew deal to support women’s team

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Ausenco has renewed its commitment to the Brisbane Roar, signing on as Platinum Partner and front-of-shirt sponsor for the Ninja A-League team for a fourth consecutive season.

Ausenco is a global engineering, consulting and project management company that was founded in 1991 with its main headquarters in the Brisbane CBD area, close to the club. They have grown and expanded internationally, now operating 26 offices in 15 countries, with projects in over 80 locations worldwide.

In addition to backing women’s football and Brisbane Roar’s Ninja A-League side, Ausenco will also support players’ personal and professional growth beyond the field.

The partnership will see the company continue offering workshops focused on teamwork, leadership, and foundational business skills as part of its ongoing sponsorship.

Ausenco CEO Zimi Meka spoke on their ambition to develop women’s football and create an empowering culture.

“It’s been fantastic to see the growth of women’s football globally over the last few years, particularly after the World Cup,” Meka said via press release.

“We’re excited to be part of the continued development of women’s football and creating a culture where women are equally empowered to excel.

“We look forward to working with Brisbane Roar to not only help their athletes achieve their ambitions on the field but look beyond their sporting careers with personal and professional development.”

Brisbane Roar Chairman & CEO Kaz Patafta expressed his excitement at continuing the partnership with a strong, global brand like Ausenco to support the club and women’s football in Queensland.

“We’re pleased to continue our relationship with Ausenco, a brand that closely aligns with the club’s desire to grow women and girls’ participation from grassroots level through to the professional level in Queensland,” Patafta said via press release.

“It’s a great time to highlight Ausenco’s support of women’s football. Not only supporting the club but the players as individuals is greatly appreciated by the club.”

This partnership is one of the longest running for Brisbane’s women’s teams, highlighting the club’s commitment to player development. The focus on off-the-pitch growth aligns with the Roar’s broader strategy, which extends to their junior and men’s squads.

This deal spells great news for the women’s team ahead of a landmark 2024/25 campaign.

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Victory unites with Roasting Warehouse in culture-led partnership

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The Melbourne-based anf family-owned business will join the Victory family, uniting two institutions which represent the city’s culture and identity.

A partnership with local roots

As the newest partner of Melbourne Victory, Roasting Warehouse joins forces with a vital part of the city’s sporting landscape.

The club’s Managing Director, Caroline Carnegie, outlined why the partnership bears so much value to both parties.

“We are excited to collaborate with Roasting Warehouse, a community-oriented destination for high-quality coffee, proud of its foundations in Melbourne,” said Carnegie via official media release.

“Football and coffee sit at the epicentre of Melbourne’s culture. The two go hand-in-hand, consistently at the centre of the conversation that stirs Melburnians, which is no different to the conversation sport and Melbourne Victory stir in the State.”

Indeed, this is a partnership which combines the identity, passions and culture of an entire city, therefore giving it the foundations required for long-term, mutual success.

Representing the best of Melbourne

Both Victory and Roasting Warehouse are hugely successful in their respective industries. They are institutions with community-oriented philosphies, who pride themselves on craft and quality.

“We’re incredibly proud to partner with Melbourne Victory, a club that represents the heart, passion, and ambition of Melbourne,” revealed Roasting Warehouse Head of Brand, Alexander Paraskevopoulos.

“As a Melbourne-founded, family-run business, supporting a team that means so much to the local community feels very natural for us.”

Furthermore, through their high-quality blends, Roasting Warehouse will look to prepare Victory’s players and staff for high performances on the pitch as the seasons nears completion.

But this is about far more than just fueling athletes.

This is a partnership which embodies and unites two of Melbourne’s greatest strengths and cultural markers – a connection forged from the city’s very own DNA.

 

For more information about Roasting Warehouse, click here.

Football NSW supports Female Coaches CPD as Women’s Football Surges

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Football NSW has used the platform of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup to deliver a targeted professional development workshop for female coaches, bringing together scholarship recipients for an evening of structured learning and direct engagement with elite women’s football.

Held at ACPE last month, the session was open to female coaches who received C or B Diploma scholarships through Football NSW in 2025. Coaching accreditation carries a financial cost that disproportionately affects women, who are less likely to have their development subsidised by clubs or associations operating in underfunded community football environments. Scholarship access changes that equation at the point where many women exit the pathway.

Facilitated by Football NSW Coach Development Coordinator Bronwyn Kiceec, the workshop focused on goal scoring trends from the tournament’s group stage, with coaches analysing attacking patterns and exploring how those insights could translate into their own environments. The group then attended the quarter-final between South Korea and Uzbekistan at Stadium Australia.

The structure of the evening mattered as much as its content. Female coaches in community football rarely have access to elite competition environments as a professional resource. The gap between the level at which most women coach and the level at which the game is analysed and discussed tends to reinforce itself. Placing scholarship recipients inside a major tournament, as participants rather than spectators, closes that gap in a way that a classroom session cannot.

Female coaches remain significantly underrepresented across all levels of the game in Australia. The pipeline that will change that depends not only on accreditation access but on the professional networks, peer relationships and exposure to elite environments that male coaches have historically taken for granted.

The workshop forms part of Football NSW’s ongoing commitment to developing female coaches through scholarships and structured learning opportunities.

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