Northern NSW Football starts regional premier competitions

Northern NSW Strategic Plan 2024 to 2026

Northern NSW Football (NNSWF) has created a working group for a strategy of the implementation of the men’s and women’s regional premier competitions for either the 2025 or 2026 season.

This league will try and represent the regional talent of NNSWF and give regional areas a more structured pathway for their talent and ensure that they can compete at a higher level without the need for relocation.

The working group will be made up of regional club representatives, regional zone representatives and NNSWF staff members.

The Term of Reference explains the main objectives of the working group are:

  1. To develop a sustainable model for the RPC that complements existing community football structures.
  2. To ensure the model aligns with NNSWF’s strategic goals and benefits all stakeholders involved.
  3. To consult with key stakeholders to gather insights and ensure broad support for the proposed competition.
  4. To present a detailed model for the RPC to the NNSWF Board of Directors for approval, with an aim for implementation in 2025 or 2026.

There will be regular meetings, surveys, and public forums. with stakeholders throughout the process where they will be engaged in the creation of the draft plans for the competitions.

Some of these important progress dates are:

  1. September 2024 they will have conducted stakeholder consultations develop a draft operating model and presented it to the regional Member Zones.
  2. Present the final model to the NNSWF Board of Directors for approval by October 2024.
  3. Implement the approved RPC model for the 2025 or 2026 football season, if they have Board approval.

This initiative strongly supports the strategic pillars outlined in the NNSWF Strategic Plan 2024-2026 which include: Talent Development for All, Participation for All and Showcasing our Game.

This working group is a positive and collaborative approach to the creation of an important new milestone competition for the huge regional areas in the NNSWF.

The working group is a diverse group of people with expertise in the region, this is so important for making sure the voices of the actual regional players and communities are heard, and the design of these big association developments can be moulded by the people most affected.

It will be interesting to see how this development continues in one of the most unique Australian footballing associations and its efforts to tackle the isolation of regional football in Australia.

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