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Our Story

Established in 1948, Mid Hills Netball Association is based at the Woodside Recreation Grounds with clubroom facilities and 18 courts. 15 Affilated clubs compete over the Winter season, across junior and senior grades.

With a proud history of great people involved over our 75 years, the Association is committed to continual progress. Providing development opportunties for our players, coaches and umpires is an on going focus, as we look to build the personnel resources within our clubs and strenghten our competition

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Our Mission

To develop and facillitate competition, collaboration, and a thriving netball community. We will continunally strive to be better and do better, working to best practice in governance, be innovative in development opportunities and ambitious in the future growth of the association

Our Values

  • Integrity

    • We act in a fair, consistent and transparent manner​.

  • Excellence​

    • We work towards being the best we can be in all facets of the game.

  • Development​

    • We encourage, support, and facilitate the process for growth, progress and improvement.​

  • Community​

    • We foster a space for positive ​interaction with support and encouragement for all members.

  • Respect​

    • We value the rules governing our game, the contribution of all members, volunteers, employees and Association officers and the differences that bring us together with respect, courtesy and understanding

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Board of Management

Meet the team

Mid Hills Netball Association  - Historic Timeline

1948 -  Mid Hills Basketball Association formed. Mrs Margaret Chapman President.

1956 -  Association growing with 8 A grade teams, 15 B grade and 9 C grade teams.

1971 -  Name changed to Mid Hills Netball Association with teams playing at courts at

            Lobethal, Mt Barker High School and Oakbank Area School.

1974 -  Gleeson Boots convinces Association of the benefits of a complex, where all games
            are played at the same venue.

1974 -  Charlie Swinbourne and Glee Boots start to search for suitable land.

1977 -  Agreement in principle for use of land at Woodside belonging to Education Dept.

1979 -  Construction of courts commences in February 1979 and finishes March 1979.

1979 -  Courts officially opened on 23/6/1979.

1980 -  Wire perimeter fence constructed.

1981 -  Court lighting installed at a cost of $15,000.

1981 -  Council purchases land from Education Dept.

1983 -  First male President of Association elected  (Mr Rodney Green)

1985 -  Quote of $150,000 for construction of clubrooms approved.

1986 -  Construction of clubrooms commenced in January 86.

1986 -  Clubrooms opened on 16th August 1986.

1992 -  Clubrooms fully paid for 3 years ahead of time.

2011 -  Construction of 3 new, dual purpose Netball/Tennis courts finished.

2013/14 - Installation of digital audio visual and PA equipment across facility.

2014 – New Canteen installed and construction of new storage shed completed.

2015 – Re-Construction of Courts 1,2  and 3.

2016 – Mid Hills decides to concentrate on local competition and withdraws from Courier League.

2017 – Re-construction of courts 4,9 and 10.

2017 – Season commences with new A grade competition and introduction of A2 Grade.

2018/21 -  Lights on courts 1-12 replaced with latest LED lights.
             Women’s and men’s bathrooms and office upgraded.

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