Allambie Netball Club
In February 1967 Allambie Heights Girls Netball Club held it’s inaugural meeting at the Allambie Heights Progress Hall. The season commenced on 22 April 1967 with 12 teams entered into the competition at John Fisher Park. Registration fee was $1.50 per player.
The next year 19 teams were registered and club pennants first were distributed.
In 1970 24 teams were registered and 13 out of 24 teams reached the semi-finals and 5 teams won the Grand Finals.
Over the 54 years of competition and a change of name, the Allambie Netball Club has been a consistent force in the MWNA competition and in 2021 the Club registered 25 teams to play in the season.
Over the years many Allambie players, coaches, managers and umpires have been selected to represent Manly Warringah. The Allambie Netball Club has been prominent in holding positions on the Manly Warringah Association executive and the various committees.
Netball in Manly Warringah
Manly Warringah Netball Association celebrated its 50th Anniversary as an Association in 2015.
This follows years of development from early teams playing elsewhere prior to allocation of courts at Manly District Park. The earliest documented games in the area were played in the 1930s.
By the fifties, teams were tired of travelling to the city to play and our own competition was formed with eleven teams.
In 1966, with 93 senior teams and 205 junior teams, the Manly Warringah Netball Association affiliated with Netball NSW. Uniform colours of a dark blue tunic and sky blue blouse were chosen. Games were played at Jackson Rd, Narrabeen and Manly District Park.
In 1967 courts were offered to netball at John Fisher Park, North Curl Curl on the site of the old tip. Games continued at Manly District Park as well as Curl Curl into the eighties, with officials working from tents and tin sheds.
Since those early years, thirtytwo Life Memberships have been awarded to long serving members, with half still active members.
Many early clubs are still participating with the Association, including Collaroy Plateau, Dee Why Beach, Forest, Narrabeen Youth Club, Narraweena, Queenscliff, Seaforth and the longest, West Dee Why.
Currently the Manly Warringah Netball Association competition comprises 470 teams, including 98 x 8 and 9 year old NetSetGo teams and a PWD team.
Netball NSW
From humble beginnings in 1929 when it had only a handful of players, Netball NSW has grown to become one of the largest independent sports organisations in this state.
Currently with over 115,000 members playing and enjoying netball at all levels of performance in cities, suburbs and country towns in all corners of New South Wales, our sport continues to grow both on and off the court as Netball NSW becomes increasingly successful and professional.
Netball NSW also conducts a range of competitions catering for a variety of skills levels and ages including Origin Energy Premier League, HART Junior & Senior State Titles, DOOLEYS Metro League & Court Craft Summer Series.
History shows that NSW is one of the most successful netballing states in Australia, claiming countless state titles and producing some of the best players in the country. From their local club team, to association representative teams, from talent squads and Regional Academies of Sport, talented players are also offered pathways to continue their netball pursuits as they strive to represent New South Wales or even Australia.
Netball Australia
Netball landed on Australian shores in 1897. And it wasn’t long until demand grew for one, national organising body.
The origins of Netball Australia technically began on 26 August, 1927, during an interstate women’s basket ball carnival. Back then it was known as the All Australia Women’s Basket Ball Association. The founding members were New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia. Tasmania didn’t take long to join, competing in national tournaments since 1933. The Australian Capital Territory became a member in 1975, and the Northern Territory followed in 1977.
The game really changed in the 1970s. For one thing, netball was no longer referred to as “women’s basketball”. In fact the word ‘women’ was dropped all together. The organisation became simply the All Australia Netball Association.
After incorporating as a public entity in the 1980s, that name was eventually shortened to Netball Australia in 1993.
The Netball Australia Council oversees the development of the national game, and it’s made up of representatives from every state and territory in the country. The Council also elects the Board of Directors, who are in charge of governance and operations, including long-term financial planning. The Board meets at least six times a year. It consists of a President, Finance Director, six Ordinary Directors and the Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer also carries out the role of Public Officer.