Region to host Footy For All Roadshow

Inclusive football opportunities will be promoted in Kalgoorlie-Boulder next week as part of a 2025 Footy For All Goldfields Roadshow, on behalf of the WA All Abilities Football Association.

The program, starting on Monday, will showcase WAAAFA’s ongoing commitment to providing football for all skills and ability levels while breaking down barriers and connecting communities through sport.

It will be launched on Monday night with a wheelchair footy experience — touted among Australia’s fastest-growing and most inclusive formats of the game.

Wheelchair footy enables people with and without disability to compete alongside each other, removing physical barriers and promoting true inclusion, teamwork, and fun.

On Tuesday, students from Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School and Eastern Goldfields Education Support Centre will take part in Kickability clinics during periods one to three.

They will be followed by students from O’Connor Education Support Centre that afternoon, with the clinics designed to introduce children with disabilities to football in a safe, supportive, and highly adaptable environment.

Each session is designed to build confidence, co-ordination, and connection, with many students experiencing structured football for the first time.

“Footy For All is exactly that — football for everyone, regardless of ability,” WAAAFA executive officer Hayden Marchetto said.

“We are committed to ensuring that children and families in every part of WA have access to sport in a way that meets their needs.

“This program wouldn’t happen without the outstanding support of Northern Star Resources; the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries; and Country Footy WA, whose shared commitment to inclusion is helping us create real change.”

The Footy For All program continues to grow Statewide, ensuring people living with disability have genuine pathways into sport — whether through Kickability, wheelchair footy or broader inclusion initiatives — while strengthening community participation throughout WA.