Faint organises support for Billabong Clubhouse on Kootingal-Moonbi Roosters' Charity …

(From left) Rebekah and Kurt Hartmann, Anders Glew, and Nikki Berryman show off the Roosters’ custom jerseys to be worn this Saturday alongside women’s coach and Billabong Clubhouse manager, Jeff Faint. The twin pillars of Jeff Faint’s professional and sporting careers have largely run parallel over the last half-decade. Four years ago, he was in the fitness industry, before the gym he worked in was closed and he began looking for a new calling. It was at that point that a seemingly tailor-made opportunity arose. “It was just through luck,” Faint said. “People bought the gym, and I was looking for another job when an opportunity came up [at the Billabong Clubhouse]. It seemed a bit more my style, being an empathetic person.”The Tamworth-based organisation has operated for nearly 25 years and specialises in non-clinical mental health treatment. According to its website, the clubhouse’s mission is to “enable adults living with mental health problems to live their best lives in an inclusive environment.” Around the same time Faint began there, in 2019, he took up a co-coaching position with the Kootingal-Moonbi Roosters women. Initially, he shared the role alongside Abbey Schmiedel. However, after Schmiedel’s short-lived stint at North Tamworth was
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