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Wage Increase Announcement – Award Rates Soon Increasing On 2 June 2026 the Fair Work Commission (FWC) announced their decision for the Annual Wage Review 2025-26. The FWC decided to raise most minimum wages contained in all modern awards such as the Registered and Licensed Clubs Award 2020 (Clubs Award) as well as the Racing […]

Exclusive Clubs SA Member Offer: AI Conference Tickets for $55 + GST Following Ted Deane’s recent AI session at the Clubs SA Summit, Clubs SA members have been given exclusive access to an ultra-early bird ticket offer for Ted’s upcoming half-day conference, AI: Engineering the Hell Out of Your Business — The Dark Side of AI. This

Justin Liu, Membership Operations Manager With over 460 Member Clubs, Clubs SA is proud to continue representing and supporting our member clubs and celebrating new additions to the community. South Australian Amateur Soccer League – SAASL Over the past six months, the relationship between Clubs SA and the South Australian Amateur Soccer League has continued

Country of Origin Labelling for Seafood New requirements will come into effect on 1 July 2026 for any clubs that sell seafood or items that contain seafood that is available for immediate consumption (this means seafood that can be eaten as soon as the customer receives it). Menus and signs will need to indicate the

Payday Super in Effect Very Soon Clubs SA members are reminded that from 1 July 2026 employers will have to ensure that they pay their employees super at the same time as their wages. What this practically means is that contributions to an employee’s super fund will have to arrive in it within 7 business

Governance Updates – New Templates Available Clubs SA is pleased to announce that it has developed a new template constitution specifically for multi-club associations e.g. for an overarching association who has other clubs as members. This can now be found on Clubs SA’s Club Governance Page on its Members Only site under the Club Governance

Clubs SA Welcomes New Board Member Janine Vella Clubs SA is delighted to welcome Janine Vella to the Board, marking an exciting milestone as our first female Board Member. Well overdue! Janine’s connection to clubs runs deep. Born a Woodville “Pecker”, where her father played SANFL football, some of her earliest and fondest memories were

The Bendigo Bank Clubs SA Club Development Program Continues to Grow The Bendigo Bank Clubs SA Club Development Program continues to expand, providing even more opportunities for South Australian clubs to build stronger governance, leadership and operational capability. To support the growth of the program, we are pleased to welcome Melanie Hammond as our new

Over recent months, I’ve had the opportunity to visit a number of metropolitan and regional clubs and continue to be encouraged by the resilience and commitment being shown across the sector. Despite ongoing economic and operational pressures, clubs continue to evolve, invest in their facilities, support their communities and provide important social connection across the

Kilburn Cricket & Football Club – Glenn Russell Clubs SA Volunteer of the Year Winner 2025 For more than a century, Kilburn Football & Cricket Club has been a proud fixture of the Blair Athol community – What began as the Chicago Football Club in the 1920s has grown into a thriving home for local