Referee Courses
Payment of the course fee is due at the time of registration for the course, via the online payment system in Play Football using either Visa or Mastercard.
Refunds can only be given if cancellation of a course registration is received no later than 24 hours prior to the course commencement date. Requests to be transferred to an alternative course date will be considered.
Northern NSW Football may require a minimum number of participants to be registered for a course to proceed.
Upcoming courses which do not appear on this page are not approved by Northern NSW Football and any participants will not gain a qualification from such courses.
Expressions of Interest to Referee in 2025
Want to referee in 2025? Complete an expression of interest HERE.
C3 (Level 4) Junior Football Referee Courses
To attend a C3 Junior Football Match Official Practical Workshop, a participant must be at least 13 years of age, have completed the C0 online FA Laws of the Game modules and also completed the four C3 online FA Junior Football Match Official Education Modules.
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Mayfield West #1 - Newcastle
- Date: Saturday 31 January 2026
- Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Location: Newcaste Football Office
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
Mayfield West #2 - Newcastle
- Date: Sunday 1 February 2026
- Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Location: Newcaste Football Office
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
Speers Point #1 - Lake Macquarie
- Date: Saturday 14 February 2026
- Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Location: Craig Johnston Building, LMRFF
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
Speers Point #2 - Lake Macquarie
- Date: Sunday 15 February 2026
- Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Location: Craig Johnston Building, LMRFF
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
Speers Point #3 - Lake Macquarie
- Date: Saturday 21 February 2026
- Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Location: Craig Johnston Building, LMRFF
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
Speers Point #4 - Lake Macquarie
- Date: Sunday 22 February 2026
- Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Location: Craig Johnston Building, LMRFF
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
Speers Point #5 - Lake Macquarie
- Date: Saturday 28 February 2026
- Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Location: Craig Johnston Building, LMRFF
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
Speers Point #6 - Lake Macquarie
- Date: Sunday 1 March 2026
- Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
- Location: Craig Johnston Building, LMRFF
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
More courses coming soon.
Armidale
- Date: Saturday 28th February 2026
- Time: 1pm-4pm
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
- Sunday 1st March 2026
- Time: 9:30am-12:30pm
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
Macleay Valley
- Date: Sunday 18 January 2026
- Location: TBA
- Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
Port Macquarie
- Date: Wednesday 28 January 2026
- Location: Port Macquarie Hastings Hockey Association
- Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
Laurieton
- Date: Sunday 1 March 2026
- Location: Laurieton United Services Club
- Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
Forster
- Date: Saturday 21st March 2026
- Location: Boronia Park, Water St, Forster NSW 2428
- Time: 9am-12pm
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
- Date: Saturday 21st February 2026
- Location: TBC
- Time: 1pm-4pm
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
- Date: Sunday 15th February 2026
- Time: 10am-1pm
- Cost: $153 ($33 online component and $120 course registration)
C4 (Level 3) Senior Football Referee Courses
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Level 3 Assessor Courses
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Level 3 Referee Instructor Course
Speers Point
- Date: Sunday 15 February 2026
- Location: Craig Johnston Building, LMRFF
- Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm
- Cost: $50
Level 2 Referee Courses
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Level 1 Referee Course
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