Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers renew support for Queensland grassroots football

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Football Queensland (FQ) has announced an extension of its partnership with Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers.

Gow-Gates brings a wealth of expertise and experience as one of Australia’s leading insurance brokerage firms.

This strategic alliance features the Sport Insurance Programme from Gow-Gates, as well as access to additional services and assistance through their full suite of brokerage services, which includes workers’ compensation and personal insurances that will strengthen and support the Queensland state’s governing football body and community.

For over 50 years, Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers has provided tailored insurance solutions to individuals, businesses, and associations across Australia. Football Queensland benefits from the company’s extensive experience in sports insurance. Gow-Gates recognises the unique risks and challenges that football clubs, players, and administrators face. They provide specialised insurance products to protect the assets, facilities, and participants in the sport ensuring stability for their stakeholders.

Founding Director for Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers, Anthony Gow-Gates, spoke about the partnership via press release:

“Gow-Gates are delighted to continue our long-standing relationship with Football Queensland, and we’re looking forward to fostering the growth of football in Queensland. We’re also pleased to provide the Queensland football community with access to a range of additional services through our association with Football Queensland,” he said.

Football Queensland has obtained access to a comprehensive suite of insurance products tailored to their specific needs. This includes coverage for player injuries, club property, and liability risks, among other things. Furthermore, the collaboration provides valuable educational resources and support to FQ clubs, coaches, and administrators.

The collaboration will work to deliver risk management workshops and seminars, as well as insurance best practises and compliance. These initiatives will assist local football organisations in effectively navigating insurance complexities and protecting their interests.

Football Queensland CEO Robert Cavallucci added via press release:

“Developing commercial relationships such as this partnership extension with Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers showcases Football Queensland’s dedication to the ‘Unifying Football’ pillar of the 2023-2026 Strategic Plan as it aims to drive efficiency, reduce cost and improve service levels to the grassroots experience. Gow-Gates is a leading insurance firm who has specialised and invested in our game for many years, and we are delighted to continue working with them,” he said.

The partnership between Football Queensland and Gow-Gates Insurance Brokers marks an exciting chapter for the football community in Queensland. By joining forces, both organisations can leverage their strengths and expertise to provide comprehensive insurance solutions and support to clubs, players, and administrators. This collaboration promises to enhance risk management practices, protect assets, and ensure the continued growth and success of football in the state.

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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.

Marie-Louise Eta makes history as new Union Berlin head coach

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In an historic appointment, Eta will take over as head coach of Union Berlin until the end of the season.

History in the making

Previously the first female assistant coach in Bundesliga history with Union Berlin, Eta will now take the reigns of the men’s first team on an interim basis.

Currently, the club sit in 11th place in the Bundesliga table, but with only two wins so far in 2026, relegation appears an all-too-real prospect, and one which the club is desperate to avoid.

“Given the points gap in the lower half of the table, our place in the Bundesliga is not yet secure,” said Eta via official media release.

‘I am delighted that the club has entrusted me with this challenging task. One of Union’s strengths has always been, and remains, the ability to pull together in such situations.”

Eta will begin as Union’s new head coach with immediate effect, and will be in the dugout for the club’s matchup against Wolfsburg this weekend.

 

A step into an equal future

Eta’s appointment signals a major step towards a more level playing field in the football landscape.

Furthermore, Eta joins other coaches including Sabrinna Wittmann, Hannah Dingley and Corinne Diacre who, in recent years, have blazed a trail for female coaches to step into the men’s game.

Wittmann currently manages FC Ingolstadt in Germany’s third division, and was the first female head coach in Germany’s top three divisions.

In 2023, Dingley became caretaker manager of Forest Green Rovers, and thus the first woman to lead a men’s professional team in England.

Diacre, now head coach of France’s women’s national team, managed Ligue 2’s Clerment Foot between 2014 and 2017.

 

Final thoughts

The impact therefore, is that Eta’s appointment will show future generations of aspiring female coaches that men’s football is an equally viable and possible pathway as the women’s game.

The time is now to level the playing field.

And while it may be a short-term role, its effect on attitudes towards equality and fair opportunities in the game will hopefully resonate long after the season ends.

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