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25.01.2022 Kyron the young boy who captured the hearts of so many has sadly passed away. Whilst we only got to share a small piece of Kyrons journey that was shared publicly, we all felt so connected to him and his battle. We send our love and condolences to Kyrons family and friends. Thank you to Collingwood Football Club and the The Barrawarn Program for providing such a special experience for this amazing boy.... With all our love. Rest In Peace, Kyron

25.01.2022 Lionel Proctor’s love for the Fitzroy Stars began in the 80’s watching his dad, uncles and cousins play. It wasn’t long after that when he took the field to play his first game for the Fitzroy Stars in the Under 11’s in 1986. His football talent grew quickly and he soon made his AFL debut with the Richmond Tigers in 1998!... In 2008, Jacko became the Captain and the leader of our club when we revived our club in the Northern Football League after 15 years without a competition to play in. In 2020, Jacko is appointed as Senior Coach! Be on board with the Stars in 2021 as we inspire our community’s next generation!

25.01.2022 The Northern Football Netball League has proposed return to play dates for its junior football and senior netball competitions. Junior Football Sunday July 12 Netball Friday July 24... Click the link below for full details

24.01.2022 A message from our President and CEO To all our family at the Fitzroy Stars, First and foremost, I sincerely hope you and family are safe and well in this unprecedented time of Covid19.... We just wanted to give you an up-date of what is happening at the club and the NFNL. On Monday 11th May the Vic Government will re-visit the lockdown strategy and make recommendations of whether to ease or continue current restrictions. Tuesday 12th May, all Vic Football and Netball League CEOs will be meeting to discuss how the new recommendations will apply to the Vic football and netball competitions. Wednesday 13th May, the NFNL will make a statement in regards to our competition. This will include if we will or will not be playing in 2020 and how it looks in regards to schedule, salary cap, finals and a whole range of things that are extremely complex. Obviously there is so much speculation and uncertainty out there and we apologise that we havent got anything to ease your frustrations however next week is D day for us and we will know what 2020 looks like when the government and our League bodies get together. We sincerely know that this has been a really tough time with isolation affecting health, both physically and mentally and we just wanted to assure you all, that the club is always here for you and that if any assistance is required please contact the club and we will find the best possible support for you. We would also like to remind you that Father Tony Ritchie is available at any time on 0438 428 957 if you need to have a yarn with someone. Keep safe and well Esme Bamblett, President and Simon Minton-Connell, CEO

24.01.2022 It is our misfortune to share the resignation of Dean Rioli as our Senior Coach for the 2021 season. Dean has to commit more time to his new business which has been impacted by the Covid pandemic and he has made the decision that he wont be able to commit the appropriate time into coaching the Fitzroy Stars. The Board would like to thank Dean for his efforts in organising our pre-season as well as planning for the season proper, we appreciate how much effort was required a...nd we know that the boys enjoyed the time they had with Dean. The Club wishes Dean and his family all the best with their future endeavours and we look forward to seeing Dean around the club in the coming season. The Board of the Fitzroy Stars Football and Netball Club.

24.01.2022 Voting closes at 5pm tomorrow! Follow the directions in the link and vote for Lionel and Peter!

24.01.2022 One of the all-time marks from Djarran Whyman!

23.01.2022 Remembering, Jock. Jocks legacy lives strongly through our club and the community. We were proud last year to launch the redeveloped Jock Austin Pavilion. ... The redevelopment meant that the Fitzroy Stars men, women and juniors could return home to Jocks Pavilion on game day after many years of it being used by opposition teams. Jocks portrait is on the front of the Pavilion as he watches over us every time we run out and play in the colours and jumper that he so deeply loved. Please head over to the MAYSAR page and leave your messages in the comment sections under the video they have shared this morning.

23.01.2022 Stars team photos postponed until further notice.

21.01.2022 STARTING TODAY is Premier's Active April We understand that Covid-19 has been a major disruption for footy and our lives but, staying active and moving is still important for our health. Wed love to see the whole family getting involved in getting active. Whether its by doing a home workout or going for walk - every movement counts!... This photo is of the girls at footy training getting prepared for their for season of playing footy together in the NFNL just 3 weeks ago! Gee times have changed! Spark Health have created a team if you want some extra motivation and have a chance to win some lClothing The Gap merch! To sign up and join in on the fun, head to www.activeapril.vic.gov.au and join our team by using the Team ID wellah #ShiningStars #StarsWomen #EmpoweringStars

20.01.2022 The Northern Football Netball League alongside other metropolitan competitions have cancelled all senior netball and junior football competitions for the 2020 season.

19.01.2022 Footy season on hold and we might be getting into a funk. Fitzroy Stars has proudly partnered with Clothing The Gap to bring to you some motivation and purpose. Players and community are offered the code WELLAHTOGETHER when registering. ... Visit www.clothingthegap.com.au/pages/run-Rona to register and start getting active! #GoStars #StayHealthy #StayDeadly #ClothingTheGap #runrona

19.01.2022 Registration and open day tomorrow night!

19.01.2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE Please be advised that the Fitzroy Stars Football & Netball Club Annual General Meeting will take place on Monday 21st of December at 5:00pm at the Aborigines Advancement League, 2 Watt Street, Thornbury (upstairs)

18.01.2022 Shoutout to the @5amsisters Find yourself some inspiration to get up at 5am! This group of Aboriginal women known as the 5am Sisters are motivated and inspired by one another to leave their warm beds (including braving the cold wet winters) to get out that door and get moving. ... Each are on their own health and fitness journey, yet come together with the purpose to prove that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mob are taking charge of their health. They use Instagram as a platform to share their journey and stand by the importance of keeping it real by showing the true ups and downs to navigating a healthy lifestyle. They hope their stories inspires others on their own journey and to realise that its okay to hit bumps in the road. On their Instagram you can discover their running adventures and tips, how they try and combat giving into food cravings and the importance of having your friends as your biggest cheer squad! You might recognise a few of these woman at Fitzroy Stars!!! Chuck them a follow for some Inspiration. #GoStars #AboriginalWomen #5amsisters #GenderEquity See more

18.01.2022 One year ago today! Premiership glory for the Fitzroy Stars!

17.01.2022 Looking for something to do on a Wednesday? Head down to Collingwood Knights F.C from 10:00am every Wednesday! Collingwood Knights is a community football program based at Victoria Park, Abbotsford. No clearance required to play or participate in this Reclink competition. ... Males and females aged over 15 years old are welcome to get involved. Games are played every second week with training on the off-week. Free and no cost to be involved. Food provided every session. A great community program!

17.01.2022 Lionel Proctor and Peter Hood have been shortlisted in the NFNL Fans' Team of the Decade! Vote for them to get them in to the final team! Voting closes this Friday!... www.nfnl.org.au/nfnl-fans-team-of-the-decade

17.01.2022 Sadly, VACSAL has announced that both the Senior and Junior Football & Netball Carnivals have been cancelled for 2020.

16.01.2022 The Northern Football Netball League alongside five other senior metropolitan community leagues have made a collective decision to postpone all community senior and junior football and winter-season netball competitions until the weekend of Saturday, May 2, 2020. All Leagues agreed to suspend practice matches effective immediately and recommend that club training ceases until further notice. The Leagues will re-convene on Tuesday, April 14 to review and/or confirm this commen...cement date, subject to the status of the COVID-19 pandemic. All Fitzroy Stars Football & Netball Club events and activities are cancelled unless advised otherwise. All training for football and netball, mens, women's and juniors will be suspended indefinitely. We will continue to update you via our social media.

16.01.2022 The Northern Football Netball League has announced this morning that the season suspension has been extended to May 31. Further updates to follow.

16.01.2022 Former Fitzroy Star turned AFL star, Derek Eggmolesse-Smith picked up 23 disposals against the Kangaroos last night. Derek was judged Best on Ground, taking home the Sony Bravia television! Check out his post game interview with Richo, Darce and JB.... Congratulations, Derek! We love watching you rip it up for the Tigers!

14.01.2022 Vale, Bruce Gonsalves We are saddened to share with you the passing of Bruce Gonsalves, on the 6th of April. Bruce was an important member of the Fitzroy Stars during our revival years 2007-2009 in helping the club establish ourselves in the Northern Football League.... Bruce was always a friendly face at the STARS and worked tirelessly in his time with us. He was as proud as all of us to see the club make its return. For that we say thank you. He even held a short career in the VFL with Collingwood, who have shared Bruces story with them. https://forever.collingwoodfc.com.au/playe/bruce-gonsalves/ A big man and a big Collingwood character. Bruce was certainly a big man with a lot of character. Rest In Peace, Bruce.

14.01.2022 The latest Northern Football Netball League update on COVID-19

14.01.2022 MENS TRAINING REMINDER Training tonight will be inside the Croxton Hall at 6pm.

13.01.2022 The 2020 season has officially been cancelled. Disappointingly, this affects our senior mens and womens football teams. Junior Football and Senior Womens Netball will continue with starting dates to be announced soon.... Statement - www.nfnl.org.au/nfnl-statement-senior-football-announcement

12.01.2022 A collective decision has been made to postpone all community senior and junior football and winter-season netball competitions until the weekend of Saturday, May 2, 2020

12.01.2022 In September last year the Fitzroy Stars Reserves claimed the first Northern Football Netball League football Premiership since we entered the league in 2008. Sporting Fine Art have commentated the historic win with this deadly Premiership poster!!... Head over to their website to order yours today! Framed and unframed options available https://sportingfineart.com.au//fitzroy-stars-fc-2019-prem

11.01.2022 Hi all, Club Chaplain, Tony Riches has offered his support during these difficult times. If you or anyone in your family are worried about COVID-19 and would like someone to talk to, please reach out to Tony on 0438 428 957 Thank you Tony for your support.

11.01.2022 A message from Jacko following his appointment as Senior Coach Hi Stars family and community. First of all I want to thank the Fitzroy Stars board members for the opportunity to start my coaching career with our great club.... Having been involved in our club for a long time I feel I have a fair understanding of the area’s we need to improve on, as well as add, to give ourselves every chance to reach our potential (which ultimately is playing consistent finals football). I am excited to get stuck into all the planning and preparation for season 2021 and look forward to contacting all current players, coaches as well as potential recruits and support staff in the coming days. As we know with the situation we are currently in with COVID-19, we will keep you updated on what is going to happen with pre-season and what that will look like. To all our past legends, loyal supporters, community members and sponsors, I look forward to catching up with you all in the next few weeks and months leading into the season. Thank you and take care. Lionel (Jacko) Proctor

10.01.2022 Latest update: The Northern Football Netball League will continue to prohibit all club-sanctioned training until May 31.

10.01.2022 In July 2020, we surveyed the Fitzroy Stars Community to gain an understanding of how the Community feels about gender equity at the Club. 128 people responded, and we couldn't be prouder of the great feedback we received. However, there is still plenty to do in this space and we received lots of suggestions on how to make the Stars a more respectful and safer place for women. Here is a summary of the survey results and a Gender Equity Action Plan for the Stars will develop...ed and implemented as a result. #ShiningStars #GenderEquity See more

09.01.2022 ALL TRAINING CANCELLED THIS WEEK! This applies to all Fitzroy Stars mens, womens and juniors football and netball. The Northern Football Netball League and other competitions will be meeting with officials this week to provide further information. Stay connected to our Facebook and Instagram accounts for updates as they come.

09.01.2022 Before the footy and netball season starts lets continue to be active because healthy body, healthy mind, healthy spirit Deadly message Jessica Lovett-Murray #ThisGirlCanVIC #ThisGirlCan

08.01.2022 NETBALL TRAINING TONIGHT Compulsory session tonight with a focus of game-play Darebin Sports Stadium, Plenty Road, Reservoir... Contact Brigitte Linares for more information. 0418 647 300

05.01.2022 Happy NAIDOC Week, you mob! Always Was, Always Will Be. recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years. We are spiritually and culturally connected to this country.... This country was criss-crossed by generations of brilliant Nations. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were Australia’s first explorers, first navigators, first engineers, first farmers, first botanists, first scientists, first diplomats, first astronomers and first artists. Australia has the world’s oldest oral stories. The First Peoples engraved the world’s first maps, made the earliest paintings of ceremony and invented unique technologies. We built and engineered structures - structures on Earth - predating well-known sites such as the Egyptian Pyramids and Stonehenge. Our adaptation and intimate knowledge of Country enabled us to endure climate change, catastrophic droughts and rising sea levels. Always Was, Always Will Be. acknowledges that hundreds of Nations and our cultures covered this continent. All were managing the land - the biggest estate on earth - to sustainably provide for their future. Through ingenious land management systems like fire stick farming we transformed the harshest habitable continent into a land of bounty. NAIDOC Week 2020 acknowledges and celebrates that our nation’s story didn’t begin with documented European contact whether in 1770 or 1606 - with the arrival of the Dutch on the western coast of the Cape York Peninsula. The very first footprints on this continent were those belonging to First Nations peoples. Our coastal Nations watched and interacted with at least 36 contacts made by Europeans prior to 1770. Many of them resulting in the charting of the northern, western and southern coastlines of our lands and our waters. For us, this nation’s story began at the dawn of time. NAIDOC 2020 invites all Australians to embrace the true history of this country a history which dates back thousands of generations. It’s about seeing, hearing and learning the First Nations’ 65,000+ year history of this country - which is Australian history. We want all Australians to celebrate that we have the oldest continuing cultures on the planet and to recognise that our sovereignty was never ceded. Always Was, Always Will Be.

04.01.2022 Corey Wanganeen, Yorta Yorta, Kaurna, Narungga, Kokatha man, Stars player and Dad of 3 is taking part in #RunRona Virtual Run/ Walk on the 30 - 31 May. Corey is trying to stay fit and healthy during Isolation and believes RunRona is a way to stay motivated and accountable! Congratulations Corey. A great young role model for the Club. #GoStars ... Register at : www.clothingthegap.com.au Use Code: WellahTogether for registration. See more

04.01.2022 SENIOR COACH ANNOUNCEMENT! The Fitzroy Stars Football & Netball Club are thrilled to announce that one of the brightest ‘STARS’ in our club’s history has been appointed as Senior Coach in 2021. Lionel ‘Jacko’ Proctor will take the lead of the club in the upcoming season making his transition from STAR player to STAR coach!... Captain from 2008 until 2015, Jacko is a five-time Best & Fairest winner with our club (a club record) and is our only player to have won the League Best & Fairest - winning it in 2008 and 2012 and coming runner-up in 2010. He was also named in the NFNL Team of the Year in seven consecutive seasons from 2008! The Proctor family have been a big part of our club and community for many years. Lionel Senior played for the Stars and Jacko quickly followed in his dad’s footsteps by playing in the Juniors with us! And who can forget in 2018 when Jacko played alongside his four sons and nephew in our Senior side! We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the extended Proctor family for their long-standing and ongoing support of our club! From Junior, to Captain and now to Coach! We can’t wait for the next chapter of the Jacko story at our club. GO STARS!

04.01.2022 145 game Bomber, Nathan Lovett-Murray signs on for the Fitzroy Stars in 2020!! Nathan's experience and leadership is going to bring huge value to the club this season and support our future development. Another one we can't wait to see wearing our communitys jumper with pride!... Nathans connection with the club runs deep as his father, Gary Murray is a former Fitzroy Stars captain! Welcome, Nat-Rat!

03.01.2022 It is with great sadness that the Fitzroy Stars Football and Netball club has just been notified of the passing of Aunty Deanne Lovett. Aunty Deanne was a well respected and valuable member of the Fitzroy Stars Football and Netball community and we will all miss her. Our hearts go out to her mother Aunty Thelma Smith, her children Brad, Bonnie & Jamie, her siblings as well as the entire extended family and the Aboriginal community. All our thoughts and prayers are with you in this extremely challenging time. The FSFNC Board and CEO

03.01.2022 Brigitte, a proud Gunditjmara woman and mother has put her hand up and committed to the #RunRona virtual event on May 30th-31st as an ambassador to represent for the Stars! Bridget has played netball her whole life and wants to continue to better her skills. #RunRona is her next challenge! Not to late to join mob, register at www.clothingthegap.com.au #gostars #WellahTogether

01.01.2022 Thank you to Metro for coming on board as a vital sponsor of our club in 2020. We look forward to a prosperous partnership together in to the future! Metro a lifeline for The Stars... At the beginning of 2020 Metro committed to supporting The Fitzroy Stars Football and Netball Club. ‘The Stars’ are based out of the Aborigines Advancement League in Watt Street Thornbury, just by Thornbury station. The club not only provides all the benefits that team sports can bring, they also work tirelessly to support Melbourne’s Aboriginal community, partnering for great employment, wellbeing and economic outcomes and providing a safe place for a yarn. Unfortunately, like many sporting clubs with cancelled fixtures, The Stars lost all their fundraising revenue this year, most of which they make through game days and events. Metro continued their support, demonstrating the commitment we have made to Melbourne’s Aboriginal community and building a great relationship with The Stars. No sooner had we signed our partnership agreement, we had to pivot our approach. We worked with The Stars to ensure the club remained ready for the day players could take the field again. This included supporting them to get their grounds ready and providing funding for coaching and uniforms. The support from Metro has been a lifesaver this year and really helped the club through a hugely difficult year. said Simon Minton-Connell, CEO. We’re now looking towards 2021 and all the great things we can achieve together for the Aboriginal community.

01.01.2022 VOTE Lionel JACKO Proctor

01.01.2022 Applications open for Senior Coach 2021! We are seeking a strong coaching candidate to lead our club in 2021 and we build from an absent season that was cancelled. See attachment for all information. Applications close Monday 28th of September....