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PRESIDENTS REPORT NOVEMBER/ DECEMBER 2025
Welcome to the first newsletter after the AGM and my first report.
On the newsletter I want to thank Jenny for taking on the role, it’s pleasing to see the great work continue.
I want to thank Mark for stepping up to the Presidents role for the last 12 months, it is great that a younger person took the role on.
Bianca decided not to renominate as a Committee member, I want to thank her for the contribution she made to the club as well. I’m sure we still see her around the club in her trainer role and helping out at the Bunnings BBQ’s.
We have two new Committee members, congrats to Sara Jane Emberton and Nikki French. I look forward to working with them and assisting us with our review and other items we need to work through.
I want to thank Mr Bowman (It’s respectful) for his continued dedication to our wonderful club over many, many years. Well done.
It was pleasing as it was last year to see the club return a profit again. The larger events certainly help with the bottom line. While making a profit can be seen as a good sign, it doesn’t mean the work stops. It is more difficult in these times with costs rising across the board to stay focussed on the task ahead.
The club does remarkably well considering we operate purely on volunteers (we only have casual bar staff). The people that have a passion for what they do, the people that give up their time for South. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things for the club. One of my roles will be to keep the members informed on what the club is doing and what challenges may confront us.
At the AGM I gave a brief presentation on the process we have been going through in relation to our review, I probably should call it a reset. It’s about a club health check, it’s about determining our club structure, identifying the gaps and putting the right people into those roles. Basically trying to reduce the workload, we want more people doing less work not the other way around. It’s about sharing the load , something you will hear me say a lot (maybe Mick as well).
We will be creating JD’s for those roles, assisting people to create better outcomes. We don’t need to reinvent the wheel, the info, the tools are available for us to use. There are numerous portals, templates, and people ready to assist. As we move into 2026 a lot more information will come out about what we are doing and what
we are endeavouring to achieve. We want you to become involved , we want your input , we want you to grasp it and make it yours.
I’m looking forward to the next chapter, it’s exciting.
That’s probably it for now. Look forward to catching up with as many as I can over time and having a chat.
As this is the last newsletter for the year, Lee and I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a great new year.
On a personal note we have lost family and friends during the year , Christmas is special, while they are not with us, we can reflect on their life. What ever you are doing over the Christmas period, take care and enjoy the time with family and friends that matter.
Keep smiling
Nick
UP AND COMING EVENTS 2026
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WHO ARE WE
The South Augusta Football Club is the oldest running football club in Port Augusta. We have over 400 members and have 9 teams participating in the Spencer Gulf Football League, ranging from U9’s to A Grade
S.G.L. A Grade Premiers – 1964, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
S.G.L B Grade Premiers – 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2015, 2018, 2020
S.G.L Premiers U18 2008, 2013.
Premiers U15 2011, 2015, 2023
S.G.L. CLUB OF THE YEAR 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022
Port Augusta Council Community Event of the Year Winner 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Finalist SA Community Achievement Awards.. Sports in the Community Award 2019, 2022
Finalist Clubs SA Medium sized Club of the Year 2019, 2022
South Augusta has won several awards and four Port Augusta Council Community Events of the Year in a row from 2020-2023. They were for the Kangaroo Island Western Districts FC Bushfire Recovery (raised $5000 for the 2020 win), MS Mid-Summer Ball ($8000 for the 2021 win), the Will Bolitho Recovery Fundraising (a substantial confidential amount for the 2022 win) and the Harley Owners Group (HOG) Rally (for the 2023 win). For the 2024 award we nominated February 2023’s Mid-Summer Ball which raised $10547 for Dementia Australia, June’s inaugural SAFC Hall of Fame, June’s Jodi Lee Foundation event and October’s fourth SAFC vs Emergency Services match. The club has raised a total of $82,000 for various charities/causes since 2019.
South Augusta gives every element of support and knowledge to its juniors. So much that the majority of our players who were involved in the A Grade team winning Premierships from 2016 to 2020 played juniors for us! The club prides itself in its coaching staff and style, from our tiny Under 9’s upwards. The club manages teams in Under 7s, Under 9s, Under 11s, Under 13s, Under 15s and Under 18s together with B and A Grade. The club also has 2 Under 11s Girls teams plus girls teams in Under 14s and Under 17s. A total of 12 teams in total to support.
South’s have had an excellent success record throughout the club, with the equal highest number of SGL A Grade premierships with 13 Grand final wins since 1961. Even past and present AFL players such as Jared Rivers ( Current coach at Collingwood) , Bryan Bienke ( Adelaide Crows and North Melbourne), Josh Coulter (Adelaide), Luke Taylor (Melbourne) and most recently Connor Rozee, captain of Port Adelaide and St Kilda player Izaac Keeler, came through our junior ranks.
More Than Just Playing Football
- Social Events
- Dining
- Catering
- Other Sports
South Augusta Football Club do more than just play football, they hold regular social events where they raise money for amazing causes. We also hold teas every Friday night and after home games. We can cater for your functions and if you’re not a football player we have other sports you can be a part of too.
Contact Information
PHONE NUMBER
ADDRESS
Central Oval Complex
10 Augusta Terrace, Port Augusta, SA 5700
POSTAL ADDRESS
PO Box 228, Port Augusta, SA 5700
OPENING HOURS
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday – Thursday: 5pm – CLOSE
Friday: 4pm – CLOSE
Saturday: 12PM – CLOSE (subject to change during off season)
Sunday: 5pm – CLOSE