Andrew Demetriou in Byron Bay last November. Photo Eve Jeffery.
Minister for sport and recreation, Gabrielle Upton, has congratulated outgoing chief executive officer, Andrew Demetriou, on a distinguished career at the helm of the Australian Football League.
‘Andrew Demetriou has without question earned the AFL’s best on ground for his work over the last decade,’ said Minister Upton. ‘His bold vision, combined with his commercial acumen, has seen the AFL grow in terms of membership, attendance, sponsorship and participation.
‘More people are now watching, playing or involved with Australian football in more places than ever before.
‘Andrew has spread the game of Australian football to all corners of the country and converted tens of thousands of new followers.
‘While Andrew’s legacy is still being written, growing the game from 441,405 domestic participants in 2003 to more than 938,068 in 2013 is a major achievement.
‘On behalf of the NSW government and Australian football fans in NSW I congratulate Andrew for his service to the game and wish him well for the remainder of this year and beyond.’
Become a supporter of The Echo
A note from the editorial team
Some of The Echo’s editorial team: journalists Paul Bibby and Aslan Shand, editor Hans Lovejoy, photographer Jeff Dawson and Mandy Nolan
“The Echo has never underestimated the intelligence and passion of its readers. In a world of corporate banality and predictability, The Echo has worked hard for more than 30 years to help keep Byron and the north coast unique with quality local journalism and creative ideas. We think this area needs more voices, reasoned analysis and ideas than just those provided by News Corp, lifestyle mags, Facebook groups and corporate newsletters.
The Echo is one hundred per cent locally owned and one hundred per cent independent. As you have probably gathered from what is happening in the media industry, it is not cheap to produce a weekly newspaper and a daily online news service of any quality.
We have always relied entirely on advertising to fund our operations, but often loyal readers who value our local, independent journalism have asked how they could help ensure our survival.
Any support you can provide to The Echo will make an enormous difference. You can make a one-off contribution or a monthly one. With your help, we can continue to support a better informed local community and a healthier democracy for another 30 years.”
Leave a Reply