14 Facts About Frank Costa

Frank Aloysius Costa was an Australian businessman.

In 1998, Frank Costa became president of the Geelong Football Club.

Frank Costa was the eldest of five sons born to Sicilian immigrants who moved to Australia in the 1880s.

When Frank Costa was 21, he convinced his father to sell the business to them.

Frank Costa successfully grew the business with help from his brother, as they made forays into wholesaling.

In 2019 Frank Costa stepped down from the board of the publicly-listed Frank Costa Group.

In 2006 it was revealed that Frank Costa was part of a group of powerful business leaders who had made political campaign donations that were not disclosed by the candidates.

Frank Costa married Shirley in 1960 and they had eight daughters.

Frank Costa died from cancer on 2 May 2021, aged 83.

Frank Costa is the subject of a 2006 biography, with a foreword by eminent historian Geoffrey Blainey, and contains references to Geelong identities, the Geelong Football Club, and Italian immigrants in Geelong.

In 1997, Frank Costa was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to youth and to the community of Geelong.

In 2015, Frank Costa was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the community of Geelong through ongoing roles and contributions to a range of sports, business, religious, medical, educational and social welfare organisations.

In 2001 Frank Costa was awarded the Centenary Medal for service to the Barwon community and, in the same year, the Australian Sports Medal for services to Australian football.

Frank Costa was Patron of the Geelong Volunteer Resource Centre and the Geelong Volunteering Network, and academy ambassador for Surf Coast FC.