Redtails Pinktails Right Tracks Foundation receive $57m donation

A Central Australian football program that has changed lives with a tiny budget is set to receive an extraordinary $57 million donation from Brisbane-based construction magnates.

The Redtails Pinktails Right Tracks Foundation, now a registered charity organisation after previously being known as Central Australian Football Club, had run for 14 years on the sniff of “an oily rag” until this donation, founder and president Rob Clarke said.

A $57 million donation will help the Redtails Pinktails Right Tracks Foundation change more lives.

The program aims to mentor and help marginalised young people in Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and remote communities gain employment and become community leaders, while also presenting a football pathway to play in the Northern Territory and South Australian leagues.

That cause caught the attention of Q H & M Birt director Quentin Birt and his wife Kylie, the earthmoving company’s financial manager, who travelled to Alice Springs last month before revealing their generous pledge.

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