Month: March 2020

Last night we had handover of the Tormore Reserve Club Rooms from the Boronia Cricket Club. Sadly, with no indication of when we will be able to fill those rooms with fit, keen and ready footballers, avid hawka supporters and keen members ready to view a great Hawka win, I left the rooms rather disenchanted!

Following on from Scott Nicholas’ fantastic Facebook ‘live feed’ last night, I want to assure all BHFNC people that our Club will survive this.

We will come out the other end prepared because we have the very best coaches in the EFNL and because our Club has an extremely strong backbone! That backbone is built on past players and life long supporters that have created a community of people that care deeply about the Club but more importantly, each other. Other clubs marvel at the BHFNC community. They just do not understand how so many past players keep supporting our Club because it just doesn’t happen at other clubs.   We will take a hit like every organization in the country, but when we get the green light to take off again, we will take off with fury!

Whilst we are in a forced recession, we are still operating behind the scenes to improve the Tormore facility. Only yesterday, a new concrete walking path was laid over the far side of the ground making it really accessible for supporters on game day. No more mud and slush on a wet winter’s game day! We will also be installing spectator seating in the coming weeks, on the far flank near the scoreboard too! We also have some other positive announcements to make in the coming weeks too! With a touch of luck, I’m quietly confident our facility will be the very best in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne within 5 years!

Finally, I ask all of you to keep a close eye out for each other in the coming weeks. Some of you will have lost your job, some of you will have businesses that are struggling through no fault of your own. Stay strong and reach out to us if you just need to talk. If we go into lockdown, not all supporters and players will have much company, so use your phone and social media platforms to keep those people we care about connected.

Greg Hannon, Senior President, Boronia Hawks

Hi everyone,

What a crazy period we find ourselves in. I was hoping for your assistance in getting the word out that my three McDonalds restaurants are still up and running at the moment.

Boronia McDonald’s, McDonalds Rowville & McDonalds Croydon

We are running our Drive-Thru 24/7 and our Dining room is open for take away business. We also have Uber eats and Deliveroo delivery options at all 3 restaurants.

As a side issue, please let me know if I can assist any elderly members who may need toilet paper or doing it tough as I may be able to assist with some basic essentials where I can.

I wish all of you and your families the best as you work to get through this period

Thanks for your support.
Steve

Following yesterday’s announcement by the AFL to suspend the 2020 season indefinitely, metro senior competitions have collectively decided to postpone their respective seasons until May 31.

More Here: https://efnl.org.au/update-covid-19/

All club training, events, ground and light usage remains suspended until further notice.

A further update will be provided following the Metropolitan League CEO’s meeting with AFL Victoria and our own EFNL Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday 14th April 2020.

It is with a fair degree of sadness that I have to announce the cancellation of our club’s first-ever corporate and supporter golf day at Waterford Valley Golf.

Much time and effort have gone into this week’s event but we now have no choice but to postpone it until early September.

A big thank you to all who signed up to play and sponsor the event. Thank you also to the organisers for their hard work to set up a great event for the Club: Wayne Preston, Grant Bertram, Samantha Dunkinson, Greg Krenn and Andrea Le Marquand.

Greg Hannon
Senior President
BHFNC

Boronia Hawks is looking for enthusiastic supporters who would like to get more involved with the Club by taking up roles as Team Manager with our Senior Men and Development Team (Reserves).

The role is often suited to people who are happy to work behind the scenes and can adapt quickly to changing situations. The Team Manager works closely with coaches, players and other volunteers on game day to make sure that the team is ready to play and looked after during the game.

The Team Managers supports the coaching team by helping to complete, maintain and organise the necessary tasks of handling equipment, paperwork and communications to allow the coaches ample time to focus on coaching the players.

The roles are well suited to player’s parents, male or female, or other keen supporters. No prior experience is necessary. If you are interested in finding out more, please message the Club via Facebook or via boroniahawksfc@gmail