Zone Council

Football Wide Bay is administered by the Zone Council as per the constitutional requirements of FFA and FQ.

The Zone Council is made up of four Executive members and three standing committee Chairs.

The Executive members of Council are:

President Mrs Melissa Ethell (Maryborough) ph: 0741224222
Vice President Mr Brian Neylon (Mundaberra)
Secretary Mrs Fiona Stewart (Mungar) ph: 0741296190
Treasurer Mr David Ethell (Maryborough) ph: 0741224222

The Chairs of the Standing Committees are:

Chair of the Referee's Standing Committee Mr Derek Rugg (Hervey Bay)
Chair of the Men's Standing Committee Mr Greg Bath (Bundaberg)
Chair of the Junior's Standing Committee Mr Trevor Kirk (Gympie)

In addition to the Zone council, the Zone administration includes two other very important roles:

Regional Development Officer (RDO) Mr Greg Caulley
Administration Officer Mrs Julie Calvert

The Zone Council along with representatives of the Competition Administrators (CAs), which are Gympie, Maryborough, Hervey Bay, Bundaberg and North Burnett, meet regularly to discuss matters affecting all aspects of Football in the Zone. These matters include but are not limited to:

• Governance of Constitutional matters
• Governance of Financial matters
• Governance of Administration matters
• Governance of Legal matters
• Coordination of Judicial Appeals as required
• Operational matters
• Risk Management matters
• Sponsorship, grants funding, advertising and fundraising at Zone level
• Wide Bay representative competitions such as the Wide Bay Championships and Wide Bay Champions League
• Elite player development such as Development Squads and Centre of Excellence Programs
• Representation of Referee's interest, growth, development and support
• Liaison with the RDO to ensure growth, development and support of grassroots football for both players and coaches
• Communication pathway between clubs, CAs and Football Queensland