At the Hyundai A-League 2009/10 Awards ceremony held at The Ivy in Sydney on Monday 15th February, 2010 NSW State League Football and Hyundai A-League Referee Strebre Delovski was named the Zurich Referee of the Year - a well deserved honour. 

The award is another highlight in the refereeing career of Wollongong-based Delovski.  Having started his career as a 15-year old, Delovski moved through the Illawarra local league then to the NSW State League ranks before being appointed to the Hyundai A-League referee panel in 2005.  Delovski received his FIFA Referee badge in January 2009 and his first major international appointment was the first leg of the 2009 OFC Champions League Final between Auckland City (New Zealand) and Koloale (Solomon Islands ) in April.

Promising young 19-year-old NSW State League Football Referees Inc, Scott Edeling, on Wednesday evening picked up the NSW Sports Federation Officials Recognition Scheme for Outstanding Young Official Award for 2009.

Held at the Waterview Convention Centre, Bicentennial Park, Edeling was amongst a couple of other finalists at the Officials awards presentation and NSW Sports Federation Members Christmas function.

Congratulations  to one of our members, Matthew Gillett, who is about to make his Hyundai A-League debut in the centre.

Keep an eye out for him on Sunday 8th November, 2009 on the Wellington Phoenix  vs  Perth Glory game at Westpac Stadium, Wellington, kicking off at 5.00 pm. 

We wish him luck in his first game and I am sure he will do us proud.