Fundraising

Fundraising To Benefit Members

Newtown City Hockey Club strives to provide an enjoyable and supportive environment for all members. Improving playing and social facilities, and development of players, coaches and umpires plays a key part in this.

But all things cost money! Newtown City Hockey Club is administered by volunteers, with the club’s income derived from fees paid by members, and special fundraising ventures.

The Club aims to keep members’ fees at affordable levels, and make it easier for more people to participate. Members’ fees cover about 75% of the Club’s annual expenditure, with fundraising events covering the remainder.

The costs of participating in a team include ground hire, team entry fees, umpire payments, equipment, games badges, trophies and team photos. Additional expenditure, covered by fundraising ventures, includes training and development of umpires and coaches, developing new programs, recruiting new members and improvement of playing and social facilities.

The annual target for special fundraising ventures and income not derived from membership fees is $5,000.

The planned improvements to facilities at Stead Park and Torquay are expected (hoped?) to result in increased participation for hockey in the region. Ongoing fundraising for Newtown Hockey Club will put the club in a strong position to support and provide recruiting activities.

Newtown Hockey Wish List

The ‘Wish List’ for the Club includes two major facility items.

• A synthetic surface hockey pitch at Lloyd Reserve. This would offer a more convenient venue and reduced travel time to training and matches for members. This is a very long term dream, as such facilities usually cost in excess of  $1 million.

In the shorter term, we plan to investigate the possibility of a Hockey 5s pitch at Lloyd Reserve.

• Extension of the Claire and Alan Barnes Pavilion at King Lloyd Reserve. The pavilion currently has no female specific change facilites, limited storage space and limited social space which makes it difficult to hold club functions and promote socialisation and club unity.

Consultation with joint user groups at Lloyd Reserve, Geelong Touch Football and Murgheboluc Cricket Club, has resulted in a project plan to produce a pavilion with female specific change rooms, increased social space, kitchen improvements and increased storage capacity. This would create a more user friendly space for members to gather and would assist in welcoming new members.

The projected cost for the plan as a whole is $1.3 million, which would be shared between the 3 user groups. The project could be constructed in 3 (or even 4 stages). Stage 1 has been completed and Stage 2 has begun, with funding received from the City of Greater Geelong, plus support from each of the 3 clubs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Can You Help?

Give a Donation and Get a Tax Deduction

The Club welcomes any donation you may care to give. Tax deductible donations may be made via the Australian Sports Foundation. 

Denis Walter Carols by the Bay

We are seeking volunteers to set up for the concert on Saturday November 30, and clean up at the end. Suitable for adults and older children. Details and sign up here.  Expected profit is $1000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Festival of Sails – Royal Geelong Yacht Club

The Festival of Sails is run by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club each year during the Australia Day period in January. This is the major fundraising event for the Club for the year, and with about 240 hours put in by volunteers and an income of $2500 to $3500 each year, depending on the length of the festival, it’s a fantastic effort by all.

We are back in 2025 for our 26th year of helping with this event. Our job is to provide volunteers to keep the area clean and manage the disposal of rubbish.

The 2025 event will run from January 24 to 26. Details and roster will be available soon. We would love you to donate 3 hours of your time, to help us raise $3500.

Entertainment Membership

Buy an Entertainment Membership for Geelong or any of the available cities and the Club receives 20% of every membership sold. Entertainment memberships are available as a digital membership which can be shared with your family, with memberships valid for 12 months from the date of activation.

Support the Kiosk at Lloyd Reserve

The Kiosk and BBQ at Lloyd Reserve offer a variety of food and drinks, and each time you purchase something, you are helping the Club raise funds.

Buy Merchandise or Equipment

Check the range of uniforms, equipment and off-field and supporter wear available in our online shop.  We have training singlets, hoodies, jackets and puffer vests plus visors, gloves, shinguards, mouthguards and hockey sticks!     Read more…..

Refer or Sign Up a Sponsor

The Club values the support of local businesses and the benefits they offer to members. In return, members are encouraged to support our sponsors and businesses which support the Club.

Do you know a business which might like to work in partnership with the Club for the benefit of both parties? Contact us if you have a suggestion.

 

We are always looking for volunteers for a variety of roles within the Club, so check out our Volunteer Hub to see if you can assist. Any contributions or suggestions are very welcome.