Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group takes over sponsorship of the WA netball team over the next four years just weeks after Gina Rinehart withdrew her company's deal with the club.
abc.net.au/news/andrew-forrest-steps-in-as-major-sponsor-of-west-coast-fever/101697696Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group has stepped in to become the major sponsor of the West Coast Fever just weeks after Gina Rinehart dropped a sponsorship deal with Netball Australia.It comes after Gina Rinehart dropped her company's netball sponsorshipFever CEO Simone Hansen said the club was excited to welcome Fortescue Metals Group as its new principle partner.
Last month Gina Rinehart withdrew Hancock Prospecting's $15 million partnership with Netball Australia afterIn a further blow to netball in WA, Ms Rinehart announced Hancock Prospecting subsidiary Roy Hill would also be pulling out of a $2 million deal with Netball WA and the Fever, the 2022 Super Netball premiers.
As part of the partnership, the Fever were set to receive $500,000 a year for four years, money that was going to be spent on high-performance systems and the players.
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