Standing Committee and Zone Representatives

Zone Representative & Standing Committee Information

The Role of Zone Representatives

Zone Representatives play an important role in football’s administration by liaising with club officials and providing feedback to Football West.

Our Zone Representatives:

Uphold and promote the objectives of Football West;
Are invited to become members of the company and attend General Meetings of Football West;
Elect the Board of Football West;
Facilitate the implementation of Football West and FFA policy, programs and initiatives; and
Act as a conduit for the flow of information and issues of relevance from Football West to the clubs and from the clubs to Football West.

Zone Representatives are committed to working with Football West, Standing Committees and Clubs on matters of significance affecting football. In terms of a time commitment, Zone Representatives are likely to:

Spend 2-4 hours per month on football matters on an ongoing basis;
Attend the occasional special event with or on behalf of Football West;
Attend 3 or 4 Company Member meetings per year; and
Attend the Annual General Meeting (normally late March).

The Role of Standing Committees

Standing Committees are established to advise the Football West Board and Chief Executive Officer on matters relating to the particular are of football for which they have been established.

In addition, the Board or CEO may refer any matters relating to the competition to the Standing Committee for consideration and request that the Committee provide an opinion to the Board or CEO as appropriate on the matter referred.

See recent Standing Committee Recommendations and Decisions.

The Chair of each Standing Committee is invited to become a member of the company and attend General Meetings of Football West and also elect the Board of Football West.

Like Zone Representatives, Standing Committees are committed to working with Football West, and Clubs on matters of significance affecting their particular area of the game. In terms of a time commitment, Standing Committee delegates are likely to:

Spend 2-4 hours per month on liaising with clubs and other Standing Committee Delegates on football matters on an ongoing basis;
Attend Standing Committee meetings which can be either monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly for about 1-2 hours per meeting;

The Chair of each Standing Committee would also:

Attend the occasional special event with Football West;
Attend 3 or 4 Company Member meetings per year; and
Attend the Annual General Meeting (normally late March).

Zone Representatives

Kimberley-Pilbara Zone – Tim Byrne
Great Southern - Justin Bielecki
Peel Zone – Jim Webb
South West Zone – Vacant
Midwest Zone – Leanne Bidwell
Wheatbelt-Goldfields Zone – Mitchell Gray
Metropolitan North Zone – Graeme Marinkovich and Cade Taylor
Metropolitan Central Zone – Sarah Wright
Metropolitan East Zone – Campbell Ballantyne and Petar Mrdja
Metropolitan South Zone – Nigel Sayers and Rob Mackay

If you would like to contact your Zone Representative, please send an email to company.secretary@footballwest.com.au.

Standing Committees

Members of each of the committees below have been appointed for a two-year term commencing 1 July 2023.

NPL	State League	Womens
Jason Marocchi (Chair) Mark Watts Peter Carlino Oriano Colli Dean Zlendic Simon Hicks Con Poulios Sean Cross Dylan Cope Luke Pavlos Steve Nelkovski Alex Ricciardi	Phil Kelly (Chair) Hans Meyer Bill Greenshields Campbell Ballantyne Nigel Mann Petar Mrdja Mark Reid Rob Andrews Damian Jolly Vacant	Stephanie Greene (Chair) Conrad McKelvie Matt Burnie Rachel Comer Neil Bennett Penny TannerHoath Campbell Ballantyne Cade Taylor Sauda Omar Greg Farrell
Amateur, Social & Masters	Juniors	Referees
Jack Monaco (Chair) Sony Sindhe Kevin Flavin Jeff Rowlands Campbell Ballantyne Graeme Marinkovich Rob Andrews Peter Koulizos Darryl Tyack Vacant	Sam Watkins (Chair) Kerry Slater Jennifer Vo Michael Fotis Paul Goodley Jeff Rowlands Hans Meyer Ian Barker Sauda Omar Vacant	Jarrad Sharman Douglas Walters Diana Reeves Matthew Southern David Teo Stewart Beattie Tom Glavovic Vacant Vacant Vacant
Coaches	Futsal
Nicky Carter Dan Evans Brad Hayward Mathew Adams Rodney Njirich Jim McCarthy Paul Johnson Vacant Vacant Vacant	Roberto Boi Jose Galindo Nestor Fonseca Alex Lalovic Thomas Ban Christopher San Martin Eldon Abrahams Greg Farrell Vacant Vacant

If you would like to contact your standing committees, please email company.secretary@footballwest.com.au.

Delegates and Vacancies

8 Metropolitan Zone Representative positions (1 Vacant Position in Metro Central)
6 Regional Zone Representative positions (1 Vacant Position each in the South West and Kimberley/Pilbara)
10 standing committee positions on each of 8 standing committees for
- State League (1 Vacant Positions)
- Amateur/Social/Masters (1 Vacant Position)
- Women (No Vacant Positions)
- Juniors (1 Vacant Position)
- Referees (3 Vacant Position)
- Futsal (2 Vacant Positions)
- Coaches (3 Vacant Positions)

Our current Zone Representatives and Standing Committee delegates finish their terms on 30 June 2025.

If you would like to nominate for any of the above vacant positions please complete one of our nomination forms here:

Elections Process - Club Guidelines

Elections Process - Coaches Guidelines

Elections Process - Futsal Guidelines

Elections Process - Referee Guidelines

Nomination Form - Coaches Standing Committee

Nomination Form - Competition Standing Committee

Nomination Form - Futsal Standing Committee

Nomination Form - Referees Standing Committee

Nomination Form - Zone Representative

Standing Committee Casual Vacancy Form