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Randwick approves four-year funding agreement for Purple Hearts disability football program
Randwick City Council approved $1,500 for 2026-27, with 5 per cent annual indexation after that, for the free program established by Randwick City Football Club.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Randwick City Council has approved a four-year funding agreement for Purple Hearts, a free disability football program established by Randwick City Football Club, according to unconfirmed minutes of its 22 September meeting. Funding starts at $1,500 in 2026-27, with annual funding for the remaining three years indexed by 5 per cent.
The resolution says Purple Hearts was established in 2010 and provides football participation for children, young people and adults with disability. It also records that participants do not pay to take part and that the program relies on fundraising, sponsorship and community support for uniforms, equipment, training facilities and competitions.
The General Manager is authorised to execute the agreement. Council’s communications manager was also asked to identify appropriate opportunities to promote the program through Council channels.
Other assistance approved at the 22 September meeting included $3,000 for Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School in Kensington to help pay for a traffic management plan linked to the temporary closure of Kensington Road for a Christmas fair and fundraiser on 14 November 2026. Council also approved a donation of $500 worth of nursery plants to Our Lady of the Rosary at Kensington Parents & Friends Group for its community school fair.
Council approved purchasing a $1,700 table at the Autism Mates 2026 Gala Fundraiser and noted a $5,049 fee waiver for the Harmony Indonesia 2026 event at Arthur Byrne Reserve on 22 August. The minutes record the approvals and the noted fee waiver, but do not provide a payment schedule for Purple Hearts’ indexed funding or establish whether the school donations and table purchase had been completed by the meeting date.
What deserves a closer look
The minutes specify the first annual Purple Hearts allocation and the indexation formula, but do not itemise later annual allocations or provide a payment schedule.
The other assistance comprises different forms of support, including donations, a purchase and a noted fee waiver, rather than equivalent cash grants.
The resolutions do not establish that the school donations or Autism Mates table purchase had been completed by 22 September 2026; the Harmony Indonesia fee waiver is recorded as an existing waiver.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will the annual Purple Hearts funding be paid?
When will the Purple Hearts agreement be executed?
Had the school donations and Autism Mates table purchase been completed by 22 September 2026?
What happens next
The General Manager is authorised to execute the Purple Hearts funding agreement and associated documentation; execution is not established by the supplied record.
Council's communications manager was asked to identify appropriate opportunities to promote Purple Hearts through Council channels.
The approved $3,000 school assistance relates to the traffic management plan for the 14 November 2026 community Christmas fair and fundraiser.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
Council approved a four-year Purple Hearts funding agreement beginning in 2026-27, with $1,500 in the first year and 5 per cent annual indexation thereafter. The General Manager was authorised to execute the Purple Hearts funding agreement and associated documentation, and the Manager Communications was asked to identify appropriate opportunities to promote the program through Council channels.
g) approves the establishment of a four-year funding agreement with the Purple Hearts program commencing in 2026-27, funded from the Mayor's Contingency Fund, comprising: a. $1,500 in 26/27; b. Annual funding thereafter indexed by 5% per annum for the remaining term of the agreement; h) delegates authority to the General Manager to execute any necessary funding agreement and associated documentation; and i) requests that the Manager Communications identify opportunities to promote the Purple Hearts program through Council's communication channels, as appropriate. MOTION: (Mayor, Cr D Parker) CARRIED - SEE RESOLUTION.
Resolution 243/26, clauses g–i and carried motion
Open original minutes ↗The resolution describes Purple Hearts as established by Randwick City Football Club in 2010 for children, young people and adults with disability, provided free of charge and reliant on fundraising, sponsorship and community support.
MOTION: (Mayor, Cr DParker) CARRIED - SEE RESOLUTION. MM35/26 Mayoral Minute - Multi-year Funding Support for the Purple Hearts Disability Football Program (F2026/06574) 243/26 RESOLUTION: (Mayor, Cr D Parker) that Council: a) notes that the Purple Hearts program was established by Randwick City Football Club in 2010 to provide children, young people and adults with a disability the opportunity to participate in football in an inclusive club environment; b) notes that the Purple Hearts program promotes physical activity, social connection, confidence, friendship and community inclusion for people with disability through regular training, competition and club participation; c) notes that the program is provided free of charge to participants and relies on fundraising, sponsorship and community support to meet costs associated with uniforms, equipment, training facilities and participation in competitions;
Resolution 243/26, clauses a–c
Open original minutes ↗Council approved $3,000 for Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School in Kensington to assist with a traffic management plan required for the temporary closure of Kensington Road for its 14 November 2026 Christmas fair and fundraiser.
and b) expresses its deepest condolences to John's family, and all who loved him. MOTION: (Mayor, Cr D Parker) CARRIED - SEE RESOLUTION. MM37/26 Mayoral Minute - Additional Financial Assistance and Donations: August - September 2026 (F2026/06574) 245/26 RESOLUTION: (Mayor, Cr D Parker) that Council donates an amount of $3,000.00 to Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington, to assist with the costs associated with a Traffic Management Plan required for the temporary closure of Kensington Road for the school's community Christmas Fair and fundraiser on Saturday, 14 November 2026.
Resolution 245/26
Open original minutes ↗Council approved a $500 nursery-plant donation to Our Lady of the Rosary at Kensington Parents & Friends Group for its community school fair and a $1,700 Autism Mates 2026 Gala Fundraiser table purchase, and noted a $5,049 fee waiver for the Harmony Indonesia 2026 event at Arthur Byrne Reserve on 22 August 2026.
SEPTEMBER 2026 This is page 3 of the Minutes of the Ordinary Council meeting held on 22 September 2026 Mayoral Minutes MM33/26 Mayoral Minute - Financial Assistance and Donations: August - September 2026 (F2026/06574) 241/26 RESOLUTION: (Mayor, Cr D Parker) that Council: a) donates plants from Council's nursery to the value of $500.00 to Our Lady of the Rosary at Kensington Parents & Friends Group for their community school fair; b) purchases a table at the Autism Mates 2026 Gala Fundraiser on Friday 6 November at an amount of $1,700.00; and c) notes the waiver of fees associated with the Harmony Indonesia 2026 event held by the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia Sydney at Arthur Byrne Reserve on 22 August 2026, to the value of $5,049.00.
Resolution 241/26, clauses a–c
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the unconfirmed minutes of Randwick City Council’s Ordinary Council meeting held on 22 September 2026, including resolutions 241/26, 243/26 and 245/26.
Key facts from the minutes
- The unconfirmed minutes record approval of a four-year Purple Hearts funding agreement beginning in 2026-27.
- The approved Purple Hearts allocation is $1,500 in 2026-27, with annual funding thereafter indexed by 5 per cent.
- Council approved $3,000 for Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School in Kensington towards a traffic management plan and a $500 nursery-plant donation to Our Lady of the Rosary at Kensington Parents & Friends Group for its community school fair.
- Council approved a $1,700 table purchase at the Autism Mates 2026 Gala Fundraiser.
- Council noted a $5,049 fee waiver for the Harmony Indonesia 2026 event at Arthur Byrne Reserve.
Why it matters
- The approved agreement would give Purple Hearts a longer funding horizon for a free disability football program, while the meeting also approved school and fundraising assistance and noted fee support for a cultural event.