We are delighted to announce that Mick Aldridge has been elected President of the Highett FNC at the AGM this month.

Mick has been involved in the club since his son Charlie started playing with our juniors several years ago, and in the last couple of years has been Vice President – Senior section of the club. In this time he has overseen our football and netball operations, and been instrumental in coaching appointments, training bases for netballers, finding trainers for our teams and supporting Boothy in many other activities. He is a natural successor to Boothy and has already built some great relationships with the league and other clubs. He also pulled the boots on this year for a game with the mighty thirds, and kicked a goal which will be talked about for years. Mick, his wife Jenny and children Charlie (aka Buckets) and Ruby have been wonderful club people to date and we look forward to continued success with Mick at the helm.

Daniel Booth has stepped back from the Presidency but hasn’t gone far, and will assume the role of Vice President – Seniors. In this role he will continue to build the relationships between the players and coaches, the supporter base and the club itself, whilst Mick is the primary contact for external parties, such as the SFNL, the other clubs, Bayside Super rules, Bayside cricket club and any other group we need to work with to operate successfully.

Jason McGrath, Martin Burke and Graham Dudley will continue on as Vice President – Juniors, Secretary and Treasurer respectively.

Other committee members elected were Elijah Shawcroft, Chris Harms, Josh Bruneau, Damian Straford, Luke Crocker, Amy Booth and Sophie Llinares. There may be one or two more to add to the committee as we move into 2024.

Thanks to those who have served on the committee in previous years and are now standing down. In particular we would like to thank Mark Prosser for many years (if not decades) of service on the committee. There is no bigger Highett man than Spud, and he will continue to play a role in managing our ground allocation and maintenance.