The Southern Redbacks Australian Football Club, located at Henderson Road, Jimboomba has changed its name to the Jimboomba Redbacks Australian Football Club as a result of a membership vote at a Special General Meeting held on 17 December 2009.
Club President, Mr Rob Duncan, said that the Southern Redbacks were formed in 2000 as a junior football club for young people in the region. A seniors team followed soon after as a separate entity with both clubs merging in the 2009 season to form a single club. Mr Duncan said that since the formation of the club in 2000 AFL has grown rapidly in the region with new clubs being formed in Park Ridge, Beaudesert and Springfield to cater for the growing participant base.
Mr Duncan said that members believed that the name should reflect the home of the club and the area where players and members live. Members believed it would also strengthen and provide a new direction for the newly amalgamated club. The Jimboomba area has a proud cultural and family heritage and members wished to highlight that players and members not only live in the area, but play for an AFL club in the area.
Members also felt that a specific identity for the club would assist in creating a strong entity for the club moving into the future, whilst retaining the history of the club. Mr Duncan said that with such a strong community spirit in the area, of which Jimboomba is perhaps the main centre, the club hopes to increase both sponsorship and membership.
Mr Duncan said that the club looks forward to working with the community and families in the area to make the Jimboomba Redbacks a strong family focused club that provides high levels of development and fun for players and members from Auskick through to seniors level â all at one club and one location in Jimboomba.
The Jimboomba Redbacks have recently moved to new facilities incorporating 2 full size AFL fields at Henderson Road, Jimboomba. Completion of ground lighting for the facilities is expected in mid 2010 to allow for club training and night games. Players of all ages are welcome and coaches are always sought. Interested people can contact the Jimboomba Redbacks AFC Secretary, Mr Paul McDonald on 0434052206.
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