South Weston Athletics Carnival
Date: Thursday 17th August
Where: Woden Track & Field Complex - Ainsworth Street, Phillip
Cost: $10 per entrant via QKR
Consent: via Compass
Travel: Own Transport
Boorowa Touch & Netball Carnival
The Boorowa Touch and Netball Carnival has been running annually for over 25 years. It is the biggest carnival in NSW Primary School Sports with over 4,500 children competing in the event in front of over 7,000 spectators. The Touch and Netball Carnival is about coming together, playing and enjoying sports and meeting children from schools around Canberra and New South Wales.
BOOROWA TOUCH NETBALL CARNIVAL IS FRIDAY 20th OCTOBER 2023.
Boorowa Touch and Netball Carnival
and we can't forget the MATILDAS
GOOD LUCK TO OUR MATILDAS IN TONIGHT'S GAME AGAINST IRELAND.
FUN FACTS
A huge amount of excitement and pressure surrounds the Matildas as they co-host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.
The team, ranked 10th in the world, will be hoping to go beyond the quarter-finals - the furthest they've ever advanced in the tournament.
The Matildas have a rich history, and they've consistently polled as one of the country's most beloved sporting teams.
When were the Matildas formed?
Women's football in Australia first showed up in recorded history in the 1920s.
But it wasn't until 1978 that a team formed mostly of players from Sydney played their historic first matches as the country's official women's football team at the first World Women's Invitational Tournament in Taiwan.
How the Matildas got their name?
You may find it surprising, or jarring, to learn the team's nickname used to be the 'female Socceroos'.
SBS conducted a poll through its On the Ball football segment, inviting listeners to pay 25 cents to call in and vote for a new name.
The options were the Soccertoos, Waratahs, Matildas, Lorrikeets and Blue Flyers.!!
Play On Exhibition
An exhibition is on at University Of Canberra celebrating Women in Football - it's open to the public. It's definitely worth a visit.
The exhibition is from 11th July - 31st August 2023.
. UC are hosting the live 2023 World Cup on campus at the UC Refectory to watch the Matildas on the big screen as they go head to head with Ireland tonight and Nigeria on 27th July.
