New Town Eagles members have officially voted to rename their club to 'New Town White Eagles Soccer Club' in a nod to their traditional Polish heritage.
The Club was previously known as the White Eagle Sports Club from 1961 to 1996 before the governing body brought in rules to ban ethnic names, prompting the change to New Town Eagles in 1997.
But with the recent relaxation in Football Australia regulations, clubs can once again acknowledge their ethnic background in their club logos, names and identities once more, which has led to this change.
The new logo pictured above was designed by local graphic design company Domin8 Designs, and sees the White Eagle of Poland prominently featured in a classy new look for the club.
Club President Grant Nutting explained the reasons for the change, which comes ahead of the club's 60 year anniversary next season.
"The aim of the name change and alternate emblem is to pay respect to the founding White Eagles Sports Club and former New Town Eagles Soccer Club, whilst providing a design that is modern and representative of the Club's promising future in preparation for our 60th year anniversary in 2021."
"The feedback we received from past and current players and officials was extremely positive, and we couldn't be more delighted with the final result.There was a significant amount of work involved prior to the transition and it will be some time before we fully implement the changes."
"The Club would like to thank everyone for their input and we are excited for what the future holds."
The new logo pictured above was designed by local graphic design company Domin8 Designs, and sees the White Eagle of Poland prominently featured in a classy new look for the club.
Club President Grant Nutting explained the reasons for the change, which comes ahead of the club's 60 year anniversary next season.
"The aim of the name change and alternate emblem is to pay respect to the founding White Eagles Sports Club and former New Town Eagles Soccer Club, whilst providing a design that is modern and representative of the Club's promising future in preparation for our 60th year anniversary in 2021."
"The feedback we received from past and current players and officials was extremely positive, and we couldn't be more delighted with the final result.There was a significant amount of work involved prior to the transition and it will be some time before we fully implement the changes."
"The Club would like to thank everyone for their input and we are excited for what the future holds."