Netball Victoria is the governing body for

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. It is affiliated to

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. It is responsible for organising and managing the elite level team,

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, who compete in the

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. It is also responsible for organising and managing the Victorian Netball League as well as numerous other leagues and competitions for junior and youth teams. Its headquarters are based at the Melbourne Sports Centre – Parkville.

History

Netball is believed to have been played in Victorian primary schools by 1913 and in Victorian high schools by 1915. In 1922, Louise Mills and Nonie Hardie wanted to play netball competitively. The pair, who worked for the

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, called a meeting for girls interested in playing. From there, the Melbourne Girls' Basketball Association was formed. Games started in May 1923 with six teams competing. By the next year, there were twelve teams. In

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, the Melbourne Girls' Basketball Association transformed into the Victorian Women's Basketball Association (VWBA). They subsequently organised a team to compete in the first Australian National Netball Championships, which were held in

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in September 1928. Victoria won the inaugural event. In 1970, the VWBA changed its name to the Victorian Netball Association.

Representative teams

Current

Former

Competitions

* Victorian Netball League * Regional Victorian Netball League * State Titles * Association Championships * Schools' Championship

Netball Victoria Board

;Notable board members

Team of the 20th Century

References

External links

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Netball Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...

1928 establishments in Australia