Josh Attard is enjoying a breakout year with the whistle in Newcastle and has his sights firmly set on selection into the Football Australia Referee Academy as well as the incoming National Second Tier competition. The 20-year-old football referee was…
Northern NSW Football has taken the initiative to improve the number of referees across its region. NNSWF CEO David Eland and NNSWF Referees Manager Brad Carlin facilitated a forum at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility on 3 August…
Referees who officiate on NNSWF Premier Senior and Youth competitions as well as community Zone Football League competitions are well prepared for the upcoming season after attending NNSWF’s State Referee Conference pre-season seminars. About 200 referees attended the conference held…
Northern NSW Football has announced an important initiative for 2022 to improve the refereeing experience and enjoyment of its first year Level 4 match officials. The Green Shirt Referee Respect Program will be introduced to encourage greater support and respect…
Northern NSW Football has created a new role to help improve education and development of community referees across the member federation. Riley Kirkaldy has been appointed to the Referee Education and Development Co-Ordinator role and hit the ground running, holding…
Northern NSW Football is delighted to announce the inaugural recipients of its RTC Group NNSWF Talented Indigenous Scholarships. The scholarships were a Northern NSW Football initiative as part of its inaugural RTC Group Indigenous Round across its Premier Competitions in…
Northern NSW Football has confirmed the members appointed to its inaugural State Referee Committee. The committee has been formed to manage the development of northern NSW match officials and implement Football Australia’s national curriculum in line with the Australian Officiating…
Northern NSW Football is delighted to announce the relaunch of its Youth Referee Academy for 2022-23 to better fast track the development of the state’s most promising young match officials. The inaugural 34 referees selected for the academy come from…
Northern NSW Football is pleased to announce Les Withers as Northern Inland’s Newcastle Permanent Referee of the Year for 2021. Les works tirelessly to arrange match officials in the region and help mentor the group in addition to refereeing himself…
Northern NSW Football has launched its 2021 Newcastle Permanent Referee Recognition Week with the theme of showing respect to match officials. The week, from Monday 19 July to Sunday 25 July, is Northern NSW Football’s annual celebration of match officials…
