Mission Statement
The Sue Sofarnos Foundation was established in honour of the late Sue ‘Melli’ Sofarnos OAM with the purpose of supporting Australian Women’s Lacrosse, today and into the future. Posthumously, we aim to fulfill Sue’s dream of providing holistic & sustained support including (but not limited to) alleviating financial pressures for the players & staff as they prepare for campaigns now and into the future.
What we do
Financial Support
As Sue’s passion and life’s purpose was to support those Australian Players who have to self-fund their training, uniforms, travel, accommodation and associated costs when representing our Country, we believe that posthumously carrying out Sue’s plans for the future of Australian Women’s Lacrosse is a fitting way to establish her legacy that she would be extremely proud of.
Advocacy
Sue was a passionate advocate not only for the progression of Australian lacrosse at both a grassroots and international level, but for the equality and recognition of women in all sports, the importance of mateship & connection, and athlete mental health & wellbeing.
Holistic Support
It takes more than just funding for any team to be successful, and nobody knew this better than Melli. The foundation will aid the Australian Women’s Lacrosse team holistically, providing ongoing support to their general wellbeing, mental and emotional health, and of course, to strengthen team morale, connection & mateship, allowing them to be the best athletes that they can be.
Impact
Providing holistic & sustained support to Australian Women's Lacrosse Teams.
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Supporting the Aussie Team on and off the field.
Never forgetting where our next Aussie champs come from.
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Events
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- Los Angeles, USA
LATEST NEWS
With Olympic glory now a possibility, women’s lacrosse is on the rise in Australia
Women’s lacrosse has been played in Australia since 1906.
Now it’s returning to the Olympic Games after an 80-year hiatus, and Australian players believe we’re a medal chance.
Longstanding Australian lacrosse representative Ashtyn Hiron said IT WAS a massive moment for the sport.
Eight-team field set for 2025 Asia-Pacific Women’s Lacrosse Championship for 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
The journey to the 2026 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship continues at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Women’s Lacrosse Championship, hosted by Lacrosse Australia from January 6-11 at the Sunshine Coast Stadium in Queensland.
Eight teams will compete for the continental championship.
Australian lacrosse players call for more funding, as women’s team looks to 2028 LA Olympics
Australian lacrosse players are competing in the 2024 Women’s Under 20 World Championship in Hong Kong.
Players are also already preparing for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where lacrosse will return as an Olympic sport.