Tara Murray
The St Albans and Caroline Springs Netball Association is further growing into Melton.
The association will run a new netball competition out of the recently completed Cobblebank Stadium.
Association president Jan Schulz said they were asked by Melton council to look at running the new program.
“The council approached us as we play at Caroline Springs,” she said.
“There’s the new stadium at Cobblebank Stadium and they wanted someone to run netball at the stadium.
“We’ll look to promote netball and get some programs up and running.”
Schulz said they would be running netball on a Monday night at the new stadium. They will look to have mixed junior competitions, ladies competition and if the interest is there, a mixed senior competition.
The association is also seeking interest to get a walking netball program up and running in Melton.
She said it would take a while to get the programs up and running but was excited by what lays ahead.
The association will have a name change with an extra location as part of their program. Schulz said they would likely be called the Western Region Netball Association.
As well as running the local competitions, the association has a representative program, the Westside Saints.
Schulz said with the association expanding, it would give more players opportunities in their representative program.
“Our representative teams have got kids from all over the place,” she said.
“We will hopefully have more children from Bacchus Marsh, Hopetoun Park and Eynesbury and some new areas.
“It’ll give those children the opportunity. We encourage them to come along and give it a go.”
The association will hold some school holiday clinics in Melton as they look to set up the program.
A clinic with three sessions, for different ages, will be held on April 21 at Cobblebank Stadium. There will be one at Caroline Springs on April 12. The clinics will cost $10 per child.
To register for the clinic: subbym29@gmail.com or to express interest in walking netball: janschulz@mps.org.au.
