The AFL today announced that the Gold Coast SUNS will head to the Northern Rivers region and Rockhampton as part of the 2012 Australia Post AFL Community Camps.
The Australia Post AFL Community Camps will see more than 800 AFL players take the game to regional and rural communities across Australia to give football fans of all ages the chance to meet their heroes.
GC SUNS players will conduct training sessions and visit schools and hospitals, to bring together individuals and communities, irrespective of backgrounds and beliefs as well as promote a healthy and active lifestyle.
The GC SUNS will complete both camps on the 5th and 6th of February.
The majority of the team will head south of the border, visiting Ballina, Lismore and Casino, while a small group including North Queensland’s very own, Zac Smith, Charlie Dixon and Jarrod Harbrow will visit Rockhampton.
Gold Coast SUNS Community Manager, Corey Bell, said the club was looking forward to playing a role in encouraging the next generation to participate in AFL.
“The camp gives the players a chance to spend quality time with our younger participants in regions that aren’t on our back door, but have a strong supporter base.”
“Both the Northern Rivers region and Rockhampton are areas that AFL continues to grow, and locations fall into our Gold Coast SUNS Academy zone, where player such as Zac Smith and Charlie Dixon hail from”
Details on the activities at both the Northern Rivers and Rockhampton Community Camps will be published soon.
Last Modified on 11/01/2012 14:58