THE LOCKER ROOM

In June 2024, we did something pretty important. We set up a  Footy for Climate “Locker Room” at the Parliament of Victoria. 

Lockers, benches, kit and more sat square in the middle of the historic Queens Hall and  across three days the Footy for Climate team, led by Tom,  gave  MPs a tour, showing them  the local clubs impacted by extreme weather, and chatting to passionate players like Izzy Huntington and Nicola Barr.

FFC ASked every mp to support three tactics:

  1. More renewable energy for local clubs. 

  2. Play your role and support grassroots footy and their communities. 

  3. Go to the footy! Show up for your local team and community.

Local sport is especially vulnerable to a changing climate, as we’re already seeing. Since the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires, the AFL has supported 535 footy clubs affected by climate-fuelled extreme weather. 

But it wasn’t all serious talk! We got MPs to test out their handball skills and the chance to win a signed Sherrin with the closest guess at how many local footy players pulled on the boots every weekend across Victoria.

In a cocktail event on the second day, the AFL premiership cups came to visit along with AFL CEO Andrew Dillon, who spoke about the AFL’s commitment to assisting grassroots clubs and their own sustainability plan. It was a great evening and we loved to see so many players, MPs and supporters turn out for FFC.