To celebrate, Glucojel is launching a competition from November 1 to 30, 2025 in support of Netball Australia’s Back the Bid campaign.
To join the competition, all community pharmacy customers need to do is buy any pack of Glucojel beans or bears, scan the QR code of the back of the pack, and pledge their support to include netball in the Olympic Games.
Half time jelly beans and community connections just make sense to us, and we're so excited to see what we can achieve together.
Netball Australia
By pledging support, pharmacy customers will go in the draw to win a year’s supply of Glucojels, a Diamonds jumper and a signed Diamonds dress. The Australian national netball team is also known as the Australian Diamonds.
Glucojel’s competition aims to rally communities, fans, and families to help make history, one sweet pledge at a time, to build a healthier nation, and to see Netball Australia’s golden dream realised.
One of Australia's highest profile elite athletes and Chair of Netball Australia, Liz Ellis, has welcomed Glucojel to the Netball Australia family in this social media video, saying she is thrilled to be in partnership to Back the Bid for netball's inclusion in the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games.
"Half time jelly beans and community connections just make sense to us, and we're so excited to see what we can achieve together," Netball Australia said.
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia owns both the Glucojel and Gold Cross brands.
How can community pharmacies get involved?
Keep shelves stocked: Gold Cross will be kicking off the consumer campaign next week, so community pharmacists are being encouraged to keep shelves stocked.
In-store presence: Make sure your stores have a point of sale ready to go. Gold Cross is offering A4 posters and wobblers for the competition, as well as counter mats which remind consumers to Back the Bid including QR codes leading to the official pledge page.
Share on social media: Share the news of this exciting collaboration with patients and community on social media channels.
A bit more about netball
Netball is not just a 'Commonwealth' sport. More than 20 million people play netball across 117 countries, and 48 of those have an official world ranking.
Netball has huge global recognition. It's recognised by the International Olympic Committee, has its own World Cups, and is a main fixture in the Commonwealth Games.
Netball is broadcast in more than 100 countries. It even features on Whoopi Goldberg's All Women's Sports Network (AWSN) which is available in 65 countries. The 2025 Suncorp Super Netball had a 300-million global broadcast reach.
Source: https://netball.com.au/2032
Community pharmacists can contact Andrew Pattinson at apattinson@guildgroup.com.au for more information.
