In the early 1970s several local families from the small communities of Bundeena and Maianbar decided that a soccer club would be a great way to provide the children of all ages with a sporting club and game from which athletic and social development could be achieved. However in these times there was no sports field or facilities in the villages where the kids could play, train or hold competition games. Most of the time it was practice down at Bonnie Vale where the open spaces of the camping grounds and picnic areas enabled training games.

There were many families involved, including, but not limited to the Rossiters, the Reids, the Allens, the Bleaches and many more, along with the volunteer fire fighters stationed in each village and a host of local identities joining in to assist in some form, created the Bundeena Oval. Dodging the snakes and other wildlife, the oval came into reality in the early 70s with the first of many teams playing their first competition games in 1973.

Without a great population to form teams of respective age groups and limited resources the enthusiasm required amounted to more than the basics. With some financial assistance and backing from the local RSL Club, the Bundeena Maianbar Soccer Club joined the Association?s competition. Slowly as with all progressing communities, the children and older ?past champions of earlier times? joined in and soon senior men and women teams were playing on Sundays. With the new families, the very junior members of society were eager to play and the first of the Rooball Teams were in amongst the scene. By the late 70s and early 80s the Club had developed into a small but determined identity and were striving for their first premiership.

As the Club progressed, membership along with the population of each village grew and the Council built toilets and a small canteen facility behind the fire station. The main oval improved with better drainage, lighting and soon a second field for the Rooball teams was under way. The deer and wallabies help fertilise the grass and keep it at a thickness that make playing a pleasure and even today, when most other fields are washed out or dust heaps, the Bundeena Oval is always playable.

The Club, like all others, has seen changes and ups and down of various degrees, throughout the good times and other, the resilience of the membership and the sporting ideal has resulted in the Club and membership becoming stronger.

Extracted from Sutherland Shire Junior Soccer Football Association "Reflections" 50th Anniversary booklet, 2 May 2003.