ABOUT US
Kawana Touch Association offers fun and inclusive touch competitions for juniors and seniors all year round. Our grounds are leased from Sunshine Coast Council and are located at 1 Milieu Place, Birtinya. We run our competitions on a Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Kawana Touch Association is proud to have many players, referees and coaches that represent Sunshine Coast, Queensland and Australia.
We are affiliated with the Sunshine Coast Fraser and Burnett Districts Touch Association, Queensland Touch Football and Touch Football Australia.
Being an affiliation provides many benefits including:
- collaboration, growth and development opportunities with our national and state bodies, including other affiliates
- pathways and support for high performance players, referees, coaches and selectors
- events and representative tournaments for adults, and juniors
- assistance with funding opportunities and access to programs.
Our Committee
Our Committee was elected on 17 May 2023 to provide oversight to the governance, administration and operations of Kawana Touch Association.
The committee are committed to ensuring the success of Kawana Touch Association through timely communication to our members, implementing good systems and processes and providing financial sustainability. They are responsible for setting the strategic direction and necessary plans to advance our vision for Kawana Touch Association to be the Sunshine Coast’s premier touch competition, offering opportunities for everyone of all ages and abilities to get involved and enjoy a great fun, family game.
The next Annual General Meeting will be held on 22 May 2024 and all Kawana Touch members are invited to participate.
The Kawana Touch Association Committee is currently made up of four members:
Troy Clark
TROY CLARK
President
Troy Clark has 25 years of administration and policy experience in local government of which a large component is consulting and collaborating with community members. As a Kawana local, Troy progressed his touch career from humble beginnings as a Kawana touch junior, to the elite level, having represented the Sunshine Coast, Queensland and Australia. Troy is passionate about Kawana Touch Association and would like to see the fun and social aspect of both our senior and junior competitions reinvigorated with opportunities available for those pursing elite pathways.
Paul Cobham
PAUL COBHAM
Vice President
Paul Cobham is a secondary school teacher at Chancellor State College where he coordinates the Touch Football Excellence Academy. He is passionate about the next generation of touch players and wants to see not only Kawana Touch Association thrive and succeed, but the performance outcomes at our Sunshine Coast regional level strengthen. Paul is an experienced regional, state and national coach and most recently coached the Australian under 18 girls team at the Asia Pacific Youth Touch Cup in May 2023. Paul has been a member of Kawana Touch Association since 2005 and would love to see it grow to the biggest and The Sunshine Coast’s premier touch competition, offering opportunities for everyone of all ages and abilities to get involved and enjoy a great fun, family game.best competition on the coast, which offers opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to get involved and enjoy a great family game.
Keiren Kennedy
KEIREN KENNEDY
Treasurer
Keiren Kennedy is an experienced accountant and financial controller who brings careful, responsible management to our finances. He is passionate about the financial sustainability of Kawana Touch Association and focuses on the efficiency and effectiveness of all our systems and processes. After being touch football spectator, Keiren joined his wife in a mixed team in 2020 and instantly feel in love with the game. Keiren will continue to play an integral part of the future success of Kawana Touch Association and looks forward to a seeing the association grow and continue its role as a place of connection and fun for our community.
Caroline Farrow
CAROLINE FARROW
Secretary
Caroline Farrow (Caz) is a dynamic administrator with 20 plus years’ experience in office management. She is an avid touch football player and has been involved in the touch community since the ripe old age of eight. Caz has a bright personality, is a positive team player and brings a fantastic skill set to the Secretary role that includes excellent communication, time management and organisational skills. She has played in many representative sides and most recently was a part of the winning Kawana Touch 40s Women’s side who were crowned the 2023 Queensland State Cup champions. Caz is enthusiastic about overseeing the back of office systems and structures essential to the delivery of a smoothly run competition and in 2024 is playing in the newly reinvigorated Kawana Touch women’s competition.
Troy Clark
TROY CLARK
President
Troy Clark has 25 years of administration and policy experience in local government of which a large component is consulting and collaborating with community members. As a Kawana local, Troy progressed his touch career from humble beginnings as a Kawana touch junior, to the elite level, having represented the Sunshine Coast, Queensland and Australia. Troy is passionate about Kawana Touch Association and would like to see the fun and social aspect of both our senior and junior competitions reinvigorated with opportunities available for those pursing elite pathways.
Paul Cobham
PAUL COBHAM
Vice President
Paul Cobham is a secondary school teacher at Chancellor State College where he coordinates the Touch Football Excellence Academy. He is passionate about the next generation of touch players and wants to see not only Kawana Touch Association thrive and succeed, but the performance outcomes at our Sunshine Coast regional level strengthen. Paul is an experienced regional, state and national coach and most recently coached the Australian under 18 girls team at the Asia Pacific Youth Touch Cup in May 2023. Paul has been a member of Kawana Touch Association since 2005 and would love to see it grow to the biggest and The Sunshine Coast’s premier touch competition, offering opportunities for everyone of all ages and abilities to get involved and enjoy a great fun, family game.best competition on the coast, which offers opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to get involved and enjoy a great family game.
Keiren Kennedy
KEIREN KENNEDY
Treasurer
Keiren Kennedy is an experienced accountant and financial controller who brings careful, responsible management to our finances. He is passionate about the financial sustainability of Kawana Touch Association and focuses on the efficiency and effectiveness of all our systems and processes. After being touch football spectator, Keiren joined his wife in a mixed team in 2020 and instantly feel in love with the game. Keiren will continue to play an integral part of the future success of Kawana Touch Association and looks forward to a seeing the association grow and continue its role as a place of connection and fun for our community.
Caroline Farrow
CAROLINE FARROW
Secretary
Caroline Farrow (Caz) is a dynamic administrator with 20 plus years’ experience in office management. She is an avid touch football player and has been involved in the touch community since the ripe old age of eight. Caz has a bright personality, is a positive team player and brings a fantastic skill set to the Secretary role that includes excellent communication, time management and organisational skills. She has played in many representative sides and most recently was a part of the winning Kawana Touch 40s Women’s side who were crowned the 2023 Queensland State Cup champions. Caz is enthusiastic about overseeing the back of office systems and structures essential to the delivery of a smoothly run competition and in 2024 is playing in the newly reinvigorated Kawana Touch women’s competition.
Our Staff
Our staff work hard to provide the day to day operations and customer service for seamless Kawana Touch competitions and events.
Bruce Logan
Joyce Watts
Christine Case
You can reach the Kawana Touch Association Committee and staff via our email on admin@kawanatouch.com.au
