Charlestown Netball Association Inc.
Netball Courts - Dudley Road, near Central Charlestown Leagues Club.
Correspondence: The Secretary, PO Box 5135, Kahibah NSW 2290 Phone 0432 798 255
Hunter and
Central Coast Region
Lake Macquarie
All Age Carnival
Macquarie Cup
Schools Competition
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About Us EXECUTIVE OFFICERS 2019
Court Layout  Top of page  HISTORY Click image for larger picture. Courtesy Lake Macquarie City Library  This report is a chance to let you all know what happened in the 2010 season and report on the activities of our Association. It is also a chance for me as President to thank those who give time voluntarily for the good of netball at Charlestown. Our Association exists as an instrument for the Netball Clubs of our area to come together to hold a Competition. As such, we would not exist without the time and effort of all of the Club executive who work at grass roots level to complete registrations, allocate uniforms, form teams and allocate coaches and that is just to get the season up and running. Throughout the year, Club volunteers continue to assist in many roles such as umpiring, canteen duty, managing teams, and coaching. Once again, the Club Executive keeps communication running to teams through the year and represents them through Club Delegates who attend Charlestown Netball Council meetings. Thanks to all of you for your time given for our sport of netball. At Charlestown Association Committee level, we also work hard with monthly meetings to ensure the Competition runs smoothly for our Clubs and that we have a successful Representative Program for our talented players. We also function at a Regional level with other Associations from the Hunter and at the State level with Charlestown delegates travelling to Sydney to NSW Netball Council meetings. Two thousand and ten was a very busy year along with the Winter and Twilight competition, we ran a very successful Macquarie Cup Schools Competition on Friday’s during terms two and three with over 50 teams coming each week. We hosted the annual Koori Games as well as Division 3 of the Netball NSW State Age Championships along with our Annual Carnival. The very successful Mufti day raised $2,000 for the ‘Cure our Kids’ Foundation. I am extremely proud of the way our association supported these events. I would like congratulate all our Representative players, officials, umpires, parents and supporters for the wonderful way they conducted themselves over the season. Charlestown has also continued to be represented at Regional and NSW Council meetings with executive members travelling to Sydney to hear of developments at State Level. The major development for 2010 was that State Age Championships move to four divisions to accommodate the growing number of Associations entering and to enable smaller venues to host, as stated earlier Charlestown again was one of the host Associations along with Lakeside, Newcastle, and Maitland. Lake Macquarie City Council Recreation Board meetings occur twice times a year with several executive attending. At Management Committee level, we have continued to work with implementing the Netball NSW Member Protection Policy to protect any members of our committee and clubs and maintaining high standards for our members. The Committee has dealt with a huge amount of ‘Business of the Association’ this year and I thank all Committee members, who are able to work as part of a dynamic team for their input in discussions for the good of the Association and their hours of time given completing many tasks. I would like to thank Elizabeth Mansfield, Chris Butchmann, Jodie DiPietro, and Dianne Yorke who ran the canteen in a professional and fun way to ensure the many volunteers who work in the canteen throughout the season enjoyed their time and were willing to come back. I would also like to add my thanks to Elly Tindall who came and helped in the canteen every Friday when the schools played. Thanks also to our many sponsors to those who supported the Association through to those who supported the teams, without your help we could not do the things we do. In 2009, we made the decision to do an extension to the building in order to provide better first aid facilities and more storage, two toilets and a secure garbage storage area. Plans have been finalised and the development application approved with the construction certificate issued. We were successful in a $77,500 grant from the NSW Government Regional Facilities Grant and as you can see, building has commenced. We are also getting support through Lake Macquarie City Council with ‘Work for the Dole’ program and they are as you can see doing a lot of cleaning up around the courts, the association pays for the materials but all the labour is free. Congratulations go to our 2010 award winners, Sportsmanship Award – Jodie DiPietro (United), Coaches Award – John Jones (Waratahs), Irene Murray Medal – Kate Collins (Macquarie Effigy). Congratulations also to Kevin McCaw upgraded to a National ‘B’ badge and to Vivien Palmer on gaining her ‘C’ badge. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all our Representative Teams, support staff and each team a successful 2011 and please enjoy your netball. I look forward to 2011 and what lies ahead for our Association and I would like to thank the clubs, Central, Dudley/Redhead, Kahibah, Lakers, Macquarie and United, the Independent Teams and my fellow Executive, Marie Caddies, Lil Harrison, Michelle Cameron, Annette Hicks, Terrie Agius, Helen Randall, Roz Richards, Margaret West and Lesley Worthington for their support, and friendship that has been extended to me over the past year. To all that have contributed in some small way over the past year thank you for making our sport much better for your contribution. I trust that you will all be a part of the ongoing development and forward movement of Charlestown Netball Association. See you around the courts. Dianne Pascoe President Top of page GOOD SPORTS  
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