Skip to content
VAFA

VAFA

  • Media
    • News
    • Videos
    • VAFA TV
    • Live Coverage
    • Podcasts
    • Amateur Footballer
    • Record Archive
    • Photos
    • Join VAFA Media
  • Football
    • Fixtures
    • Live Scores
    • Results
    • Ladders
    • Player Transfers
    • Tribunal
    • Rising Star Nominations
    • Big V
  • VAFA HQ
    • About the VAFA
    • Clubs
    • Board
    • Staff
    • Contact Us
    • Events
    • Annual Reports
    • Strategic Plan
    • Integrity Tip-offs
    • Jobs Board
  • Club Admin
    • Club Support
    • VAFA Portal
    • PlayHQ Login
    • Player Registrations
    • Practice Match Requests
    • VAFA Calendar
    • Rules & Policies
    • Insurance
    • Coach Accreditation
    • Merchandise Store
  • Partners
  • History
    • History of the VAFA
    • VAFA Clubs
    • Life Members
    • Office Bearers & Patrons
    • Executive Members
    • Awards
    • Finals Series
    • Representative Football
    • Big V Club
  • Big V
  • VAFA Portal
Section
Mens
Womens
Choose Section
Premier
Premier B
Premier C
Div 1
Div 2
Div 3
Under 19
Umpires
Premier
Premier B
Div 1
Div 2
Div 3
Div 4
Umpires
Community

VAFA Clubs are Breaking Barriers in 2024

By Susan Miller · March 14, 2024
VAFA Clubs are Breaking Barriers in 2024

On Wednesday evening 20 representatives from VAFA clubs attended the first Breaking Barriers workshop as part of the Breaking Barriers Program for 2024.

The Breaking Barriers program is a co-designed and co-facilitated program with the Centre for Multicultural Sport and Proud 2 Play, designed to support VAFA stakeholders understand and take action to make their clubs more welcoming, safe and inclusive places to play football. The Program is designed specifically for VAFA stakeholders and comes after feedback from multiple VAFA stakeholders through consultation periods in previous years.

The Breaking Barriers Program discusses key topics including Inclusion definitions, Cultural and Physical Environments within VAFA clubs, Benefits and Barriers to creating Inclusive environments, Active and Passive Inclusion, Implicit Bias and reflecting on the local communities that VAFA clubs operate in.

The VAFA has a strong set of values which include the values of Inclusion and Community. The Breaking Barriers program reflects these values and the VAFA’s desire to provide support to clubs and other stakeholder groups to ensure that all people from all diverse communities feel welcome and safe to play football within the association.

The VAFA would like to thank the West Brunswick AFC, Brunswick FC, North Brunswick FC, Therry Penola and Marcellin for their attendance and contribution to Wednesday’s workshop.

If your club is looking to improve its understanding of Inclusive practices or is looking to further the work it currently does to create a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment, the VAFA recommends attending the upcoming Breaking Barriers workshop on Wednesday 20th March at Elsternwick Park Tennis Club (EPTC) from 6:30pm. 

Clubs can register for this workshop here.

For any further information on the Breaking Barriers Program please reach out to VAFA General Manager – Community & Club Support, Sean Walker.

More News

More
image
Beaumaris

‘Once a Shark, always a Shark’ – Beaumaris shining bright for Holly & Bianca this weekend

Beaumaris Football Club will celebrate the lives of Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones this weekend, with their inaugural ‘Shining Bright for Holly & Bianca’ weekend. Holly and Bianca tragically lost

Read More
image
Community

BCNA Awareness Round 2025: Clubs making a difference

The 2025 VAFA’s Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) Round took place during the weekend of May 9–11, aligning with Mother’s Day on May 11. Many clubs also showed their support

Read More
image
Premier B Women's

Stalemate steals the show as Xavs and Tigers go toe-to-toe

Round 6 of Premier B Women’s had something for everyone, with the competition bearing witness to the first draw of the season, a top of the table clash, and another

Read More
Connect with the VAFA
  • social image
  • social image
  • social image
  • social image
  • social image
image

FIND YOUR LOCAL CLUB

SEARCH NOW
image

VAFA PODCASTS

LISTEN NOW
image

BECOME A VAFA UMPIRE

JOIN NOW
Latest News
All News
image
Latest News

‘Once a Shark, always a Shark’ – Beaumaris shining bright for Holly & Bianca this weekend

image
Latest News

BCNA Awareness Round 2025: Clubs making a difference

image
Latest News

Stalemate steals the show as Xavs and Tigers go toe-to-toe

Premium Partner
partner logo
Major Partner
partner logo
Official Partners
partner logo
partner logo
partner logo
partner logo
View All Partners
footer logo
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
MENU
  • HOME
  • MEDIA
  • LATEST NEWS
  • VAFA HQ
  • PARTNERS
  • HISTORY
  • BIG V
QUICK LINKS
  • FOOTBALL
  • FIXTURES & RESULTS
  • VAFA CLUBS
  • CLUB ADMIN
  • MERCHANDISE STORE
  • VAFA PORTAL
  • CONTACT US
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

The VAFA acknowledge the traditional owners of country, on which we play our great game, and pay our respects to them, their culture and Elders past and present.

footer logo

© 2025 VAFA

  • PRIVACY POLICY