Tuesday, 3 February 2026

 Iwan WALTERS (Greenvale) (19:40): I was delighted to join the Hume City Football Club community for the season launch on Saturday afternoon. This is a wonderful football club in the heart of my community. It provides pathways for soccer players – football players – in the world game from the junior rank boys and girls right the way through to the elite level, with the club knocking on the door of the proposed Australian Championship. Under the leadership of new president Ersan Gülüm over the last 12 months or so, this club has really put in place the building blocks for success on and off the field. I really want to thank committee members Ersan, Haydin, Moe, Hadi and all of the team for the work that they do in ensuring that young people in our community have a fantastic place with great coaching and great leadership development to play football. Thanks to Nick Hegarty and the coaching team, Josh Bingham and the playing squad, and also the sponsors, who make it all possible and who give generously to support a club that has been at the heart of the Turkish community in Melbourne’s north for over 40 years.