Pitch in Southland and help us Raise the Turf!

Southland Football is calling on Southlanders to “pitch in and raise the turf” as we seek to develop a new state-of-the-art turf in Invercargill and future-proof the game in the South.

Thanks to generous community funders including the Lottery Grants Board, ILT Foundation, Invercargill Licensing Trust, Community Trust Southland and Rio Tinto NZAS and Murihiku Rūnaka Community Development Fund, along with our own funds, we have secured $910,000 - just $60,000 short of what is needed to complete the project.

Now, we're calling on the Southland community to pitch in and support our vision and are seeking donations from individuals, families and businesses.

Donations will be recognised on a specially created structure at the new turf.

Board Chair Nick Hamlin:

“We’re really grateful to our community funders who see the value in this new facility for all of Southland. We know it will have huge value to football and other sporting codes and organisations.

"It’s such an exciting time for football. Our sport just continues to grow and this new turf really is needed to future-proof the game here."

“We really need community support to get us across the line. We know thousands of Southlanders love football – even if they don’t play themselves, their kids or grandkids do and get so much enjoyment from it, and we know how supportive our local community is, so we’re confident the community will help us see the project through to completion.”