Western Sydney Wanderers add MyHR to expand their large corporate base

Western Sydney Wanderers

Western Sydney Wanderers FC have confirmed that largescale human resources service, MyHR, have joined the club’s corporate family for the 2023/24 season.

In 2013, MyHR founders Jason Ennor and Sean O’Brien created the perfect launchpad for an innovative new product, a hybrid HR service that gives clients a specialised digital platform fully supported by a team of HR experts which prides itself on being ultimately scalable, integrated and exact.

For the 2023/24 season, MyHR will be displayed on all Wanderers Isuzu UTE A-League home match day LED signage, as well as continuing to be mentioned on the club’s official digital channels next season, like they were on the Man of The Match posts in 2022/23.

Western Sydney Wanderers CEO Scott Hudson welcomed MyHR to the corporate family.

“We would like to thank Jason and his team from MyHR and look forward to working with them over the next season.” he explained in a club statement about the partnership.

MyHR joins the long list of Western Sydney’s business partners in the club’s attempt to expand the brand beyond just the on field results.

The Wanderers in 2022 released a ‘Community Philosophy’ post on digital channels and their website in particular outlining the importance of corporate stakeholders to the club.

In the club website they state: ‘We are fully committed to providing the best partnerships for the club which will characterise and benefit the core Western Sydney Wanderers Community’.

MyHR Chief Executive Officer Jason Ennor outlined he connected well with the club and what they stand for.

“MyHR is thrilled to partner with the Western Sydney Wanderers as their HR Partner and chosen HR platform. Their values align perfectly with ours, and we look forward to many years of mutual success.”

This partnership has allowed fans to benefit directly with MyHR offering Wanderers members three months of free HR and Payroll, as well as 50% off MyHR’s guided onboarding fee.

This move is a positive one for the Wanderers, creating another connection to a corporate brand that appeals to a certain demographic of fans as well as financially helping the club move forward and succeed on and off the pitch.

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Football Victoria recognised in Pride in Sport Index 2026

The Silver Status shows Football Victoria‘s commitment to providing Victorians with a safe, inclusive landscape for all to enjoy the beautiful game.

Everyone’s game

Earlier this month, the Australian Pride in Sport Awards recognised several organisations and individuals across the nation who continue to champion inclusive spaces in the world of sport.

Among the nominees was Football Victoria, who received the Silver Status. FV Executive Manager Equity, Programs and Government Relations, Karen Pearce, expressed her pride at the achievement.

“Achieving Silver Status in the Pride in Sport Index is an important reflection of the work being done across Football Victoria to ensure LGBTQ+ people feel safe, welcomed and included in our game,” Pearce said via official press release.

“We remain committed to embedding inclusive practices across all levels of football, and continuing to create environments where everyone can belong, participate and thrive.”

 

Inclusion matters

While recognition is always a positive reflection of successful work behind the scenes, it is important to remember what the work intends to achieve.

Football – and sport in general – is a unique opportunity to bring diverse communities together, and to compete, spectate and enjoy the game on an equal playing field.

Furthermore, as custodians of ‘the world’s game’, governing bodies, fans and players around the world all share the responsibility to empower marginalised groups to feel included.

Two months ago, The Premier League introduced their own initiative – Premier League With Pride – reflecting their own commitment to ensuring football grounds, schools and academies remain welcoming.

 

Final thoughts

There is no place for hate or abuse in football, whether on a grassroots field or professional stadium.

Football Victoria will continue its journey and commitment to supporting the LGBTQ+ community – at all levels of the game – for many seasons to come.

Football Queensland to celebrate Female Football Week with statewide events, awards and coaching programs

Brighton women's football motion

Football Queensland will mark the 2026 Female Football Week with a program of statewide events, competitions and professional development opportunities running from May 8-17, as the governing body continues to push for broader access and representation across all levels of the women’s game in Queensland.

The nationwide initiative, now a fixture on the Australian football calendar, provides a concentrated period of visibility for female participation across playing, coaching, officiating and administration: areas where structural underrepresentation has historically limited both the growth of the game and the opportunities available to women and girls within it.

“Female Football Week provides us with a valuable opportunity to celebrate the contributions of women and girls across our game while continuing to increase the accessibility of football in Queensland,” said Football Queensland CEO Robert Cavallucci. “We encourage our clubs to host their own Female Football Week events and activations for female participants.”

 

Elite Competition Meets Community Access

The centrepiece of Football Queensland’s program is the return of the NPL Women’s Magic Round to Nudgee Recreation Reserve on May 8 and 9, featuring five NPL Women’s Round 13 clashes alongside a Girls United Junior Carnival and family-friendly activations. Each Magic Round game will feature an all-female refereeing panel, a deliberate and visible commitment to developing the next generation of female match officials at a moment when referee shortages are among the most pressing structural challenges facing the game nationally.

A Women in Football networking event will be held on the opening night of Magic Round, bringing together coaches, match officials and administrators. The inclusion of that event alongside elite competition is significant because it positions professional development and community building not as supplementary activities but as core components of what Female Football Week is for.

The Central Coast region will host its own Magic Round on May 16, featuring a Youth Girls game and three FQPL Central Coast Women’s matches, while a Darling Downs Junior Girls Day will take place at Captain Cook Park on the same day, extending the reach of the week’s programming beyond the southeast corner of the state into regional Queensland.

 

Coaching access as a structural priority

Football Queensland will deliver a series of female-only coaching courses around Female Football Week, with clubs also able to express interest in hosting their own. The initiative addresses one of the most persistent barriers to female representation in football administration- its coaching pipeline.

Female coaches remain significantly underrepresented at all levels of the game in Australia, and the barriers to accreditation, including cost, availability and the cultural environment of mixed coaching courses, compound one another in ways that individual ambition alone cannot overcome. Female-only courses create environments where women can develop without those barriers, and their delivery during Female Football Week signals that the commitment extends beyond celebration into structural change.

The Girls United Carnivals, running in both Metro and Far North and Gulf regions alongside the Q-League Schools program at Meakin Park, extend that access to players at the earliest stages of their football journey.

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