Belnorth Newsletter: Play in Purple, Women in Football Panel, Kit Laundry, U10-U18 Fixtures, Holiday & Term 3 Programs, Walking Football ACT Trials, Sponsor Focus: Aristotle Metadata

Play in Purple for Pancreatic Cancer

Belnorth are participating in Pankind’s 2026 Play in Purple to raise funds for vital research into pancreatic cancer.

  • When: 1st and 2nd August
  • What: Buy and Wear Purple Socks during Games/Training
  • Cost: $15/pair plus shipping. We encourage teams to make a bulk order for those players who wish to participate, to save on postage. Orders close 10th of July.
  • Donate: You can also donate any amount you like for the cause.

Let’s turn our football fields purple this August and get behind this important cause!

Buy Purple Socks

Donate funds to Pankind

Women in Football Panel

On Wednesday 29 July, ANU Women’s Football Club is bringing together some of the pioneers who helped shape women’s football in Canberra for a special Women in Football Panel at Ainslie Football Club.

This is a rare opportunity to hear firsthand stories from the women who built the foundations of the game locally. Reflect on how far we’ve come over the past 50 years, and explore what’s next as women’s football continues its rapid growth.

The panel will feature:

Heather Reid AM – Women’s football pioneer and Co-Founder of ANU Women’s Football Club

Kat Yuile – Co-Founder and inaugural President of South Canberra Football Club

Andrea Hotchkiss – Founder of the ACT Women’s Soccer Association and Life Member of Capital Football

  • Date: Wednesday 29 July 2026
  • Time: 6:30pm for a 7pm start
  • Venue: Ainslie Football Club

This is a conversation that spans five decades of football history and brings together some of the people who helped make today’s game possible. We’d love to see clubs across Canberra represented in the room.

Tickets are on sale now and places are limited. Get your tickets at: 

Women in Football Panel Tickets

Ordering Team Photos

If you haven’t received your child’s unique ordering link for team photos, please contact Janeane on janeane@mtphoto.com.au.

Club Jersey and Kit Laundry Care

To avoid any laundry issues with club jerseys, short, and socks, like fading, shrinkage, or colours running, please be aware of the following garment care advice.

  • Avoid detergents with Optical Brighteners
  • Avoid detergents with enzymes
  • Avoid bleach/oxi laundry products
  • Wash on a cycle with a temperature of 30 degrees or less.
  • Don’t soak garments
  • Wash jerseys inside out

As you’ll notice from the above advice, less is more when looking after your kit and will probably be cheaper!

U10 to U18 Fixtures

U10 to U18 Fixtures beyond the immediate weekend are currently being reviewed in draft form by individual club admins to ensure fixtures are allocated to the most suitable fields for game day.

To assist members with game day planning/logistics, we have shared a list of future Belnorth draft fixtures. This will be updated manually periodically. Unfortunately, it will not be a complete list, as there are away fixtures that the home club needs to allocate a ground/field. We do not have visibility of these missing fixtures. We hope in the coming weeks that this will be rectified, or the fixtures are published in Dribl. If your team is missing a fixture for a certain round, assume you are playing away and plan accordingly.

Capital Football have also shared a list of all U10-U15 draft fixtures that can be downloaded. They will release a U16 and U18 version next week.

For immediately upcoming home fixtures, please refer to the Net Duty Document, usually updated on Mondays/Tuesdays before the Saturday.

Future Belnorth U10-U18 Fixtures

Kaleen 10-U8 Net Duty

Future All Clubs U10-U15 Draft Fixtures (Capital Football)

July School Holiday Programs

Term 3 Coerver Programs

Last Call: Junior Players Needed

Walking Football ACT Trials

The ACT has been invited to participate in the inaugural WFFA Cup, the new National State & Territory Walking Football Championships, to be held in Sydney on 10–11 October 2026. The WFFA Cup is a representative tournament designed to bring together players from across the country in true state and territory competition. This is not a club tournament or open-entry event, it is for state teams. It will promote connection across the national walking football community and create a clear competitive pathway within the WFFA structure. Teams will compete to become category champions, with an overall Australian Champion State or Territory also to be crowned. The tournament will include six categories aligned with international FIWFA age-group structures:

  • Over-40s Women
  • Over-50s Men
  • Over-50s Women
  • Over-60s Men
  • Over-60s Women
  • Over-70s Men

If you would like to be considered for an ACT team in any of the above age groups, please submit an EOI available via the link below which includes further information about the tournament. Trials will be conducted in July.

Walking Football ACT Trials Info & EOI

Sponsor Focus: Aristotle Metadata

Aristotle Metadata are proud sponsors of Belnorth’s Capital League Women’s Division 1 team, the Belles.

Thank you, Sam and the Aristotle team for supporting grassroots football at Belnorth.

Aristotle Metadata helps organisations of all shapes and sizes record information about their data, so they can provide evidence-based, positive outcomes for their stakeholders. They deliver high-quality accessible metadata solutions that enable their clients to maximise the value of their data, making it easier for clients to find and use their data, reducing cost and increasing the value clients can get from their data.

Delivering a range of products with supporting technical and consulting services, Aristotle provides their clients with the tools needed to streamline data management processes, ensuring clients can deliver evidence-based outcomes and improve their value to their stakeholders.

Contact Aristotle Metadata today for a demo

Upcoming Season Dates

  • 11/7/2026: No U5 to U15 games
  • 13/7 to 17/7/2026: Kanga Cup
  • 18/7 & 19/7/2026: No junior or senior games

Full 2026 Calendar

Handy Links

Current Belnorth FC Vacancies

The below vital roles are currently vacant.

  • Senior Winter Referees (Paid): Referee senior 11-a-side games.
  • Operations Manager (volunteer/committee): equipment organisation (distribution, auditing and ordering). Trophy Liaison, Presentation Day Organisation and Event Organisation.
  • Club Changers (volunteer): Assist with implementing Club Changer modules.
  • General Helpers (Volunteers).
  • Coaches & Managers (Volunteers). 

Every volunteer, whether a coach, manager, CVO, referee or committee member, helps the club tick.

If you want to help, please email admin@belnorth.org. 

“I once cried because I had no shoes to play football with my friends, but one day I saw a man who had no feet, and I realised how rich I am.”

Zinedine Zidane

Sponsors

Want to sponsor Belnorth FC?

Take a look at our Sponsors Page for more details.

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