{"id":730905,"date":"2026-06-12T02:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T02:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/730905\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T02:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T02:24:17","slug":"mid-season-nightmare-as-camden-football-club-loses-clubhouse-to-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/730905\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid-season nightmare as Camden football club loses clubhouse to fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

An 800-strong south-west Sydney football club is facing a mid-season nightmare after a fire destroyed the team’s clubhouse and rendered its home field unfit for matches and training.<\/p>\n

A fire gutted the Camden Falcons FC building after breaking out in the early hours of Saturday morning, causing part of the building to collapse.<\/p>\n

The club’s president, Cindy Fielder, told 702 ABC Sydney that 30 teams of all ages were affected and could no longer play at Belgenny Reserve.<\/p>\n

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Firefighters responded to the blaze after reports were made at 1:20am on Saturday. (Supplied: Camden Falcons FC)<\/p>\n

“It’s been such an emotional roller-coaster,” Ms Fielder said.<\/p>\n

“We’re up to third generations of players who have played with the club, who have had their children play in the club, and are now coaches coaching their grandchildren.<\/p>\n

“The club was built by volunteers over 35 years ago. It’s more than just playing football on the field.”<\/p>\n

Ms Fielder said irreplaceable trophies and club memorabilia were lost in the fire.<\/p>\n

She said the Macarthur region’s football community had rallied around the club, offering to host games on Saturday so players did not miss out.<\/p>\n

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The club cannot play at their home ground due to the risk of the structure collapsing and field contamination. (Supplied: Camden Falcons FC)<\/p>\n

The field is unusable because of potential contamination and the risk of the building collapsing.<\/p>\n

Investigators with Fire and Rescue NSW have not yet determined what caused the fire.<\/p>\n

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Ms Fielder said the club needed support from Camden Council with clear guidance around handling donations from the community and how to rebuild the clubhouse.<\/p>\n

“That’s going to go a long way to rebuilding the Falcons’ Nest to its former glory,” Ms Fielder said.<\/p>\n

Camden Mayor Therese Fideli said she hoped the team would be able to use the grounds again in the next three weeks.<\/p>\n

“As a council, we have to wait for the outcomes of the investigation, together with insurance assessments and site safety requirements,” Cr Fideli said.<\/p>\n

“Once this is all finalised \u2026 we will be hopefully getting them back onto their grounds.”<\/p>\n

The mayor stopped short of committing funds to helping rebuild the club, saying she would need to talk to the council first.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Camden Falcons are no strangers to disaster, having had their field and clubhouse flood in 2022 just before the start of the season.<\/p>\n

“We recovered fairly quickly from the floods in terms of Gernis cleaning the clubhouse and getting back on the field. This is different,” Ms Fielder said.<\/p>\n

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