Football Queensland outlines changes for COVID check in procedures

Liam Watson

Football Queensland (FQ) has advised all clubs in the state that they will need to transition from EVA Check-In to the Queensland Government’s Check In Qld app that will be used to collect data for contact tracing information.

In line with what’s required from the Queensland Government, clubs across the Sunshine State will need to use the Check In Qld app from Saturday May 1, 2021. Patrons who attend any hospitality venues including clubhouses will need to sign in to the venue, which is to be mandated by the aforementioned date.

As a result of the new Check In Qld app, all Queensland clubs are advised to stop using the EVA Check-In QR codes. The Check In Qld app will be the replacement for collecting contact tracing information, with all clubs asked to implement the app by the end of May, whether or not the club serves food and drink at its premises or not.

FQ will shut down the EVA Check-In QR code operation, set to be discontinued from from Monday May 31, 2021.

Clubs can register to use the Check In Qld app on the Queensland Government website. The registration process will involve a business set-up guide, including a QR code poster that is able to be printed for display purposes around the venue.

Outdoor sports in Queensland are no longer required to follow an Industry Plan following last week’s release of the Queensland Government’s COVID Safe Future Plan, but all clubs in the state should continue to maintain and enforce COVID Safe measures that help stop the spread.

Measures such as electronic collection of contact tracing information, promotion of social distancing, hand hygiene and regular cleaning of frequently touched surfaces and equipment would now be common practice. Any participants showing symptoms or feeling unwell cannot attend training, matches or other organised activities.

Clubs have been reminded that they still need to follow occupant density requirements (one person for every two square metres) in any indoor spaces, such as clubhouses and canteens – related to the COVID Safe Future Plan.

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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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