Amy Hume
Kate Lawrence is one of three Victorian Women’s Football League inductees from the Macedon Ranges and is ensuring female players leave a strong mark in history.
Also a skilled sound producer, Kate will soon begin a project to document an oral history of the VWFL through a series of in-depth interviews.
“This project is to ensure women’s history in the game is not lost,” Kate told the Express.
“This history is captured and will become a resource for people into the future.”
Kate said fellow VWFL life members Bernadette Marantelli (inducted 1996) and Debbie Lee (2002) were among the first to signal interest in the project.
Central Highlands Broadcasting has been awarded $8400 for the project in the latest round of the Local History Grants.
The grants are part of a Public Record Office Victoria program to support community and history organisations to preserve, record and share Victoria’s local history. It is supported through the state government’s Community Support Fund.
Minister for Government Services Danny Pearson and Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas announced the successful applicants last week.
“Passionate volunteers play a vital role in preserving our local history and we’re proud to back groups like Central Highlands Broadcasting in continuing this important work,” Ms Thomas said.
Kate aims to begin mapping out more details of the project at the end of this year. She will be working on the project with Kirby Fenwick from Siren: A Women in Sports Collective.
