Sport | Netball |
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Jurisdiction | Australia |
Abbreviation | NA |
Founded | 1927 |
Affiliation | World Netball |
Location | 191 Johnston Street Fitzroy Melbourne, Victoria[1] |
Chairperson | Liz Ellis |
CEO | Stacey West |
Official website | |
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Netball Australia is the main governing body for netball in Australia. It is affiliated to World Netball. It is responsible for organising and administering the Australia national netball team, Suncorp Super Netball, Australian National Netball Championships, and the Australian Netball Championships. It previously organised and administered the ANZ Championship, the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league and the Esso/Mobil Superleague.
Netball Australia was originally founded in 1927 as the All Australia Women's Basket Ball Association. In 1970, after "women's basket ball" became known as netball, the organisation changed its name to the All Australia Netball Association. It adopted its current name in 1993.