They Sydney Swans have wrapped up their Community Camp in Coffs Harbour, after three days of training and community activities. The squad endured some tough sessions in humid conditions as well as doing their regular weights sessions and enjoying recovery sessions at Diggers Beach. 

Also joining the team at their training sessions were several members of the QBE Sydney Swans Academy – Coffs Harbour region who ran drinks and took in as much as they could during the experience.

 Community involvement was a key aspect of the visit and players, coaches and staff participated in an array of activities in the region. 

With the state dealing with a current bushfire crisis, players and staff visited the Coffs Harbour Rural Fire Service headquarters on Wednesday morning, meeting team manager Sean McArdle who talked about the current situation. Players met with volunteers and they were presented some signed team guernseys.

Some of our coaches and staff also ventured to Ebor (two hours from Coffs Harbour) to volunteer for BlazeAid, who are a volunteer-based organisation that works with families and individuals in rural Australia after natural disasters such as fires and floods. The group assisted locals in fixing fences which had been destroyed by fire.

Players also passed on their knowledge and made an appearance at our Kids Clinic at Fitzroy Oval with over 120 enthusiastic kids having plenty of fun, learning from their idols and getting an autograph.

Other community activities included a Coffs Harbour Tourism and Leadership Lunch (with some of the food prepared by Callum Mills and Aliir Aliir!) whilst Josh Kennedy and assistant coach Dean Cox participated in a panel Q&A.

Sam Reid and Jake Lloyd attended the Little Blue Dinosaur ‘Holiday Time’ signage launch. Little Blue Dinosaur Foundation was established in 2014 following the tragic death of 4-year old Tom McLaughlin to a pedestrian motor vehicle accident on the Central Coast of. The new signage campaign targets at all road users, especially over the Christmas / New Year period.

Sam Naismith, Jordan Dawson, Justin McInerney and Robbie Fox visited John Paul College and did a Q&A with students about an array of topics, with the students learning plenty from the quartet. Other activities included a visit to the iconic Big Banana Fun Park where the players enjoyed some down time with a round of mini golf and also a snorkelling trip.

The Club would like to thanks the Coffs Harbour City Council and all those who came out to our community activations during our time in the region.