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ANNUAL Report

2015

Softball Victoria Vision

To be a thriving, innovative and inclusive sport with at least 5% annual growth

PO Box 2018, Fitzroy VIC 3065T 03 9415 1745 E [email protected] Victoria ABN 22 747 699 848

Contents

Board Report 2

Executive Officer Report 4

Life Members & Hall of Fame Inductees 7

Board & Staff Members 8

Award Recipients 9

Financial Statements 10

Our Members 15

Past Presidents & Secretaries 31

Partners & Sponsors 32

SOFTBALL VICTORIA ANNUAL REPORT 2015 P a g e | 2

Board Report

The mindset and qualities of champions are ageless and

the friends you make in sport are forever. A very

crowded Softball pavilion experienced both the fun and

hardnosed approach of a group of Victorian legends who

were recently brought together to address the athletes

in the newly formed Winter Softball League which

provided skill development and game opportunities for

around 72 aspiring Aussie Spirit players.

The panel included seven of our finest Victorian women’s

players who between them held 16 Open Women’s

Australian titles and one World Championship title.

Among them was Midge Nelson. Midge not only played

for Australia, coached Victoria and was SV President but

was an Australian representative in Hockey and

Basketball as well and is a member of the Sport Australia

Hall of Fame, ISF, SAL and SV Halls of Fame. Not a bad

mentor for these young athletes!

Of late, some energetic softball lovers have created a

resurgence of interest in our rich and successful past.

Many people talk about social media as a tool to

communicate what is going on in sport generally

however the pleasing aspect of the activity that is

currently occurring is as an avenue for those no longer

involved to re-engage on a range of levels. This is a

terrific opportunity for us and it requires consistently

applied energy and resourcing. We are on the lookout

for more people willing to support this important mode

of communicating with our past, current and future

participants to help us grow and plan for the future.

With regard to planning, it’s interesting how many

people in the not for profit sector see a strategic plan and

even a budget as something you need to do to ensure

you receive funding. As discussed with Members mid-

2014, the Victorian plan for Softball would be developed

off the back of the whole of Softball plan developed by

the Member states and Softball Australia. This plan was

finalised and we have been using the plan to focus the

minds of the Board and staff on what it is that is

important. With the new pillars of the plan being

Growing Participation, Developing Clubs and

Associations and Organisational Sustainability, the

majority of our focus has been on supporting our

members where the real action happens.

These strategic themes are strongly linked to the focus of

Softball in Victoria over the past three years which has

again seen membership growth. Our commitment from

last year to build an understanding of what is happening

at club level and a push to have our clubs and

associations complete the Australian Sports

Commission’s (ASC) Club Health Check has seen a move

from five complete surveys to 27 in Victoria. Nine of

these clubs have reported that they have commenced

actioning the findings from the survey.

To support the success of the strategic focus on clubs and

associations, in conjunction with Softball Australia, Sport

and Recreation Victoria and five Member Associations

who invested in the program, in January we employed

Kerrie Laverick as our Association Development

Coordinator. Associations have identified their areas of

greatest need and set plans on how to achieve the goals

for these areas.

The Board decided to put in place a newly appointed

Governance Committee as a subcommittee of the Board.

A key driver for this was to improve of a number of

deliverables for our members: expedite our member

protection process; provide assistance to members who

need mediation and support our member’s

understanding of governance. This committee will be

working with members over the next two years to refine

our systems which will help to underpin growth in our

sport.

With our quest to bring more participants to the game of

Softball, if we exceed our goal and grew the player

numbers by 5% next year, this equates to around 120

more people playing across Victoria. This then means we

need at least 20 extra coaches, 10 scorers, an increase in

umpires and more volunteers to manage this growth.

Do you have those volunteers ready to go for next season

to sustain our efforts to grow the player group? This year

42 people attended coaching courses, 72 participated in

statistician courses and the umpires were also successful

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in recruiting. While many of these people are already

participating, it is terrific to see the investment in

education in our sport, which will soon mean a greater

capacity to support our recruitment efforts.

Softball has responded to requests to give better access

to advanced coaching and skill development for all

members by reinvigorating our pathways for athletes

and coaches. From the recommendations of the expert

VicSport investigation into our pathways, a region based

development program was put in place. One of the goals

was to reduce the effort required by parents and coaches

alike by giving access to the program in a localised

setting.

Over the past two years, Australian not for profit

organisations generally have experienced a shift from

traditional funding models to a requirement to diversify

funding streams in order to achieve a greater level of

sustainability. This is likely to impact Softball greatly in

our current planning cycle – up until 2018. For families,

who are also experiencing financial difficulties, this

means accessing sport close to home and achieving great

value out of any of their discretionary spending – this

means their investment in their child’s recreation.

Again, we are calling on our members to consider if we

are providing the best experience possible in the most

accessible format we can, with the resources we have?

Are we asking our juniors what they like and don’t like

about their experience? What of the social players?

To support local efforts, Softball Victoria restructured

our committees to be operational committees rather

than Board committees. This removes what our

committee members told us was a barrier to their

effectiveness and empowers them and staff to make

decisions to support associations as our participants and

their needs change.

We would like to thank all of those people who have put

their hands up to support these changes through

participation in the committees. Developing new ideas

to suit a complex sporting market is not easy however we

have some fantastic people who are equal to the

challenge and looking to lead the way.

Our high achievers this year are recognised throughout

our review of the year. Deserving special mention are: Di

Waller who was inducted into the Softball Australia Hall

of Fame, and Debbie Grove who received Life

Membership of Softball Victoria. Our congratulations

also go to Chris Trengrove and Jim Giles who continue

Victoria’s proud history of statisticians representing our

country with Chris travelling with the Aussie Spirit and

Jim with the Aussie Colts.

Our thanks go to our Executive Officer, Jo Phillips and her

small staff of Donna Carbis and Kerrie Laverick who every

day, are prioritizing their workload to best service the

majority of our members to achieve our strategic goals.

This is not an easy task with many people wanting a bite

of their time. Lending from an Ian Goldin quote;

statewide actions require association and club

participation. National and state cooperation and action

requires community perspectives and legitimacy if it is to

be effective. We ask our members to continue to be part

of a positive solution in their input into our activities in

order for our sport to thrive.

We thank the lifeblood of our sport – the coaches,

umpires, scorers, managers, committees and the SV

Board for their continued energy and drive to achieve an

improved life for our members through our sport.

Onward and Upward to next season.

Jenny Holliday

President

On behalf of the Softball Victoria Board



Executive Officer Report

2014-2015 has seen Softball Victoria focus on the

future, as we entered into a new strategic planning

period. The delivery of a new plan for 2014-2018

was largely driven by the development of a national

whole of softball plan. With the collective efforts of

the State and National bodies, the future of the

sport is looking brighter than ever.

The start of new plan always reminds us to check

that if we want to achieve different outcomes, we

need to consider approaching tasks differently. If

we always do what we’ve always done, we’ll always

get what we’ve always got. In partnership with our

Associations, we refined the national direction to

meet the ever changing needs of our local

community, and ensure a clear path for the future.

VicHealth

In the final year of the Everyone Wins program we

focussed primarily on assisting Associations to

create safe, inclusive and welcoming environments

for our members. With the introduction of Kerrie

Laverick as Association Coordinator, work went into

testing positive club behaviour programs and

exploring relationships with culturally and

linguistically diverse groups. The learnings from this

year will assist other Associations to implement

programs that support safe, welcoming and

inclusive environments. With those programs in

place, we are well positioned to support an

increasingly diverse softball community.

Sport and Recreation Victoria

The Women In Sport and Recreation project

received a boost in funding late in 2014, and

allowed us to expand our work with female officials.

Ensuring appropriate support structures are in place

at an Association level to encourage women into

leadership roles has been a focus of Kerrie’s

governance work with our partner Associations.

Exploring the way our female officials connect to

the sport and each other created an opportunity for

a female umpire program, bringing an incredibly

talented group of women from Softball and AFL

together to share experiences.

The Victorians More Active funding continued to

support a number of strategic priorities for Softball

Victoria. Getting more people, more active in

Softball, more often is a mantra resonates within

our community. Across all of our technical

disciplines and with local Associations, we have

seen an increase in participation levels.

Membership

Total registered members for 2014/2015:

Senior 1265

Junior 902

Tee Ball 180

Masters 108

Off Diamond 23

Official 139

TOTAL 2,619

Development

The 2014 Development Program saw 165 players

register for the under-age development and State

Team trials. The Development teams once again

headed to Adelaide for the Labour Day tournament,

and back to West Beach for the Under 15 Regional

Championships, where our girls even made an

appearance on national television. With the

introduction of a Chief Selector to the 2014

selection process, we undertook a systematic

review of the development and state team

pathways in preparation for 2015.

Under 12 Spectacular

Fourteen teams from clubs and Associations came

together for the Under 12 Spectacular held in

conjunction with the U19 Championships at

Werribee. We had fantastic support from our Under

23 State Women’s team athletes who came along to

assist with the teams. Congratulations to all teams



involved. It was fantastic to see so many happy faces

in the one location.

Championships

Thank you to all of our Host Associations for their

hard work in preparing diamonds and running

canteens during the Championship season. The

highlight of the season was watching the crowds of

young softballers watch the annual Zieran Cup

game, played as a curtain-raiser for the Under 15

Championship Grand Final.

AGE GRADE MALE FEMALE

Under 15 Cup Albury Wodonga

Waverley

Plate Waverley Albury Wodonga

Under 17 Cup Casey Waverley

Plate Albury Wodonga

Dandenong

Under 19 A-Grade Casey Waverley

Open Premier Keilor Park Waverley

Pennant B Casey

Pennant C Frankston

Masters

In the 19th year of the event, we headed back to a

familiar town in Shepparton, but a new location in

Mooroopna, with the biggest contingent of

participants in over 10 years. The local cricket club

members were surprised at the speed and accuracy

of both the pitchers and batters. Fortunately the

weather was kind and there was only a small fog

delay Saturday morning. A huge thanks goes to the

tireless efforts of the tournament convenor,

grounds crew and our happy team of blues.

Coaching

Associations were once again big supporters in our

push to ensure young softballers have a positive

experience at the park each week, by promoting the

Community Coach and Level 1 Coach accreditation

pathway to their members. On a high performance

note we were very fortunate to have the skills of

Australian coaches Lindsay Carroll and Darrin

Hebditch in our State Program for 2014-2015. As we

look to improve our rankings at Nationals, we must

ensure our coaches have the right support

structures in place to develop their skills and fine-

tune their athletes for success.

Scoring

Our statisticians undertook their own major

planning this year, feeding a number of initiatives

into the new strategic plan, and shaping the future

for scoring officials in Victoria. Thanks to Chief

Statistician Lorraine Davies, for steering the

committee through a busy year. From Australian

Team appointments for Jim Giles and Chris

Trengove in July 2014, to the newest members of

our community achieving Level 1 accreditation, we

are confident Victoria can continue to produce

confident and capable statisticians to support local

Clubs, Associations, State and National teams. We

are lobbying Softball Australia to continue their

work in enhancing the accreditation pathway and

education options, to ensure courses are accessible

for everyone.

Umpiring

Once again our blues shone on the diamonds locally,

nationally and internationally. Ten Victorian

umpires attended National Championships,

covering 19 appointments across the season.

Congratulations to Richard Barrow and Trevor

Murphy who attended the Canadian Open Fastpitch

and Pacific Games tournament respectively.

This year we also saw Di Waller inducted into the

Softball Australia Hall of Fame for her long-standing

contributions to the sport nationally. Di retired from

umpiring early 2014. Debbie Grove received Life

Membership of Softball Victoria in 2014 as well.

Both ladies have worked tirelessly for the sport at

every level, and we congratulate them both on their

achievements and recognition.



Finally, I would like to thank the Board and our

Committee representatives for their tireless work

towards enhancing the way we deliver softball in

Victoria. To my small but very dedicated staff, thank

you for going above and beyond on a daily basis. The

support you provide to me and our committees is

invaluable, and ensures we can continue to deliver

positive outcomes for our members.

Joanne Phillips

Executive Officer Softball Victoria

Clockwise from top left: Titans Open Women, Captains Challenge, U15 Regional Championships and U15 State Championships Photos Courtesy of TrueView Photography and Softball Victoria



Life Members & Hall of Fame Inductees

Life Members

1946 Jack OWENS*

1946 William NEWSOME*

1947 Irene BURROWES*

1948 Lorraine MICHAEL (nee REID)

1949 Jack FRANKLIN*

1950 William MUIR*

1951 Roy BARTLETT*

1952 Frances CRAIG*

1953 Dorothy LUMSDEN*

1954 Judy THOMPSON*

1954 Gwen HOOPELL

1955 Thomas DOBSON*

1956 Esther DEASON, MBE*

1963 Glory BAIN

1964 Elizabeth DORNAN*

1968 Myrtle EDWARDS*

1971 Merle SHORT*

1975 Marjorie DWYER*

1977 Lorraine IRELAND (nee CADMAN)

1979 Pauline CAREW*

1980 Midge NELSON MBE

1984 Arthur ALLSOPP*

1986 Elaine DUYVESTYN

1988 Aubrey KOTZ

1989 Betty MCGUIRE

1996 Margo KOSKELAINEN OAM

1998 John BYRNE

1999 Lyn BISHOP

1999 Lorraine DAVIES

1999 Vivienne TRIPLETT*

2001 Des SMITH

2003 Bill GOBBART*

2006 George JAMES

2009 Kevin BROOMHALL

2009 Leigh EVANS

2010 Dot BOURKE

2010 Rhonda SCAMMELL

2012 Esther LIGHTOWLER

2014 Debbie GROVE

*Denotes deceased

HALL OF FAME

Ken ALLAN

Jan ALLSOPP

Rhonda BOYD

Helena COGHLAN

Myrtle EDWARDS*

Leanne EVANS

Judy DE LACY

Esther DEASON MBE*

Bess DORNAN*

Rita GUY

Denise HUTCHINSON-DAYNES

Josephine LOTON

Merrilyn MIDDLIN

Midge NELSON MBE

Joanne PAEZ

Gladys PHILLIPS

Marjorie SARGENT

Merle SHORT*

Margaret SWANN

Vivienne TRIPLETT*

Sandra TROYHAN

Norma WOOD

Awarded in recognition of outstanding achievement in Softball



Board & Staff Members

Board of Directors

President Jenny Holliday

Directors Gail Bergmann Dot Bourke(retired July 2014)

Roger Maddern Grant Rice

Kerri Tepper David Talalla

Karen Wallace Ilsa Anstey

Staff

Executive Officer Joanne Phillips

Coach Education & Athlete Development Coordinator Donna Carbis

Association Coordinator Kerrie Laverick



Award Recipients

Merle Short Service Award

The Merle Short Service Award honours members for their valuable contribution to Softball by being

recognised with the award for exceptional service to Softball: This year’s recipients were:

Christine CLINNICK Frankston

Judy HANLEY Frankston

Mal JANSEN Frankston

Sharon JANSEN Frankston

Andrea MANSFIELD Frankston

Marjorie N Dwyer Memorial Scholarship

The Marjorie Dwyer Memorial Scholarship was established to provide financial assistance for the

education, training and advancement of Softball Umpires. There were no scholarship recipients for

2014

Peter Phillips Award

In honour of Peter Phillips, who mentored and coached many of our female stars, the award is

presented to the most valuable Under 17 female player in her contribution to the team both on and

off the diamond during training and Championship. This year it was awarded to:

Gemma HAMILTON Waverley

Mihikura TUIALII Waverley

Margo Koskelainen Umpire of the Year

The Margo Koskelainen Umpire of the Year award recognises an umpire for their high level of

officiating skill and commitment to the Victorian and National Umpiring Program. This year’s recipient

is:

Trevor MURPHY Werribee

Lorraine Davies Statistician of the Year

The Lorraine Davies Statistician of the Year award recognises a statistician for their high level of skill

and contribution to scoring in Victoria and nationally. This year’s recipient is:

Helen EDWARDS Keilor Park

Rookie Statistician of the Year

The Rookie Statistician of the Year award recognises a newly accredited scorer for their contribution

to scoring in Victoria at a local and state level. This year’s recipient is

Catherine GARONI Albury Wodonga


Financial Statements

SOFTBALL VICTORIA INC ABN 22 747 699 848

Independent Audit Report to the Assocation & its Affiliates

Scope We have audited the financial report, being a special purpose financial report comprising the Statement by

Members of the Board, Profit & Loss Statement, Balance Sheet & Notes to the Financial Statements for the

year ended 30 April 2015.

Board’s Responsibility The Board is responsible for the financial report and has determined that the accounting policies used are

appropriate to meet the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012, Softball Victoria

and its affiliates.

The Board’s responsibilities also include establishing and maintaining internal controls relevant to the

preparation and fair presentation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due

to fraud or error, selecting and applying appropriate accounting policies and making accounting estimates

that are reasonable in the circumstances.

Auditor’s Responsibility We have conducted an independent audit of this financial report in order to express an opinion on it to the

association and its affiliates. No opinion is expressed as to whether the accounting policies used are

appropriate to the needs of the affiliates.

The financial report has been prepared for the purpose of fulfilling the requirements of the Associations

Incorporation Reform Act 2012. We disclaim any assumption of responsibility for any reliance on this

report or on the financial report to which it relates to any person other than the affiliates, or for any purpose

other than that for which it was prepared.

Our audit has been conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Our procedures included

examination, on a test basis, of evidence supporting the amounts and other disclosures in the financial report

and the evaluation of significant accounting estimates. These procedures have been undertaken to form an

opinion whether, in all material respects, the financial report is presented fairly in accordance with the

accounting policies described in the Notes. These policies do not require the application of all Australian

Accounting Standards and other mandatory professional reporting requirements. The audit opinion

expressed in this report has been formed on the above basis.

Independence In conducting our audit, we have complied with the independence requirements of Australian professional

ethical pronouncements.

Audit Opinion In our opinion the financial report presents fairly the financial position of Softball Victoria Inc as at 30

April 2015 and the results of its operations for the year then ended, in accordance with the accounting

policies described in the Notes and the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012.

COSTER GALGUT PTY LTD ACN 66 005 054 866

PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2015

2015 2014

$ $

INCOME

Grants Note 2 92,250 108,000

Members Levies Note 3 177,442 168,466

Development Academy Levies 47,782 47,632

State Team Levies 170,790 188,866

SAL Fees Collected Note 4 - -

Events Revenue Note 5 25,908 75,497

State Team Dinner 11,830 11,386

Sponsorship 12,500 10,000

Course Revenue 11,017 6,229

Other 8,781 4,707

TOTAL INCOME 558,300 620,783

EXPENDITURE

Development Academy 48,402 44,519

State Team Expenses 178,162 194,834

SAL Fees and Cost Share Allocation Note 4 4,274 2,796

Events Expenses 24,374 56,046

State Team Dinner Expenses 10,456 13,397

Staff Costs 171,616 130,686

Consultants - 6,000

Insurance 36,294 27,473

Motor Vehicle Expenses - -

Board and Technical Committee Expenses 2,041 1,962

Bad and Doubtful Debts 22,609 5,174

Rent and Rates 13,576 10,408

Administration 26,390 49,991

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 538,193 543,286

NET SURPLUS 20,107 77,497

BALANCE SHEET


2015 2014

$ $

CURRENT ASSETS

Bank 319,915 318,661

Marj Dwyer Trust Account 7,118 7,118

Accounts Receivable 83,567 49,348

Prepaid Expenses

5,349

55,823

Uniform Stock 636 636

Other Receivables

10,000

199

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 426,585 431,786

NON CURRENT ASSETS

Plant & Equipment at Written Down Value 838 2,076

TOTAL NON CURRENT ASSETS 838 2,076

TOTAL ASSETS 427,422 433,862

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts Payable 60,533 99,851

Credit Card 3,305 1,546

Unearned Revenue 3,364 3,250

Accrued Expenses 13,699 17,433

GST Payable 8,284 -5,321

PAYG Tax Payable 2,288 1,956

Staff Leave Provisions 14,727 13,743

SAL Fees Payable - 287

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 106,199 132,745

TOTAL LIABILITIES 106,199 132,745

NET ASSETS 321,223 301,116

EQUITY

Retained Earnings 301,116 223,619

Surplus 20,107 77,497

TOTAL EQUITY 321,223 301,116

CASH FLOWS STATEMENT

FOR YEAR ENDED 30 APRIL 2015

CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Receipts from Affiliates, Teams, Sponsors & Others 511,547

Payments to Service Suppliers (513,140)

Interest Received 2,847

Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Operating Activities 1,254

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Receipts from Sale of Fixed Assets -

Net Cash Provided by/(Used in) Investing Activities -

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Increase/(Decrease) in Finance Liabilities -

Net Cash From Financing Activities -

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash Held 1,254

Cash at Beginning of Financial Year 318,661

Cash at End of Financial Year 319,915

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Note 1 Statement of Significant Accounting Policies

These financial statements are a special purpose financial report prepared in order to satisfy the financial reporting

requirements of the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012. The Board has determined that the Association

is not a reporting entity.

The statements have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Associations Incorporation Reform

Act 2012.

No other Australian Accounting Standards or other mandatory professional reporting requirements have been

applied.

The Statements are prepared on an accrual basis of accounting, use historical costs and do not take into account

changing money values.

Depreciation

Depreciation is charged annually based on the estimated useful life of assets.

Income Tax

The Association is exempt from income tax under section 50-5 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.

Note 2 Grant Revenue $

Department of Planning and Community Development 45,583

- VMA 2012- 2015 18,750

- WISAR 26,833

Softball Australia – Association Coordinator 5,000

Partner Associations – Association Coordinator 5,000

Vic Health 36,666

Total Grant Revenue 92,250

Note 3 Member’s Levies

Senior 104,874

Junior 47,335

Masters 3,556

Tee-Ball 10,152

Official/Off-Diamond 6,128

Other 1,534

Insurance fees 3,886

Total Member’s Levies 177,442

Note 4 SAL Fees

Membership fees collected on behalf of SAL are shown in the Balance Sheet. There is no income or expenditure shown for this item. Expenditure for 2015 relates only to SAL Cost Share expenses.

Note 5 Events Revenue

U12 Spectacular 1,181

State Championships Fees 8,318

Masters Championships 14,726

Other 1,681

Total Events Revenue 25,908

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COACHING COMMITTEE

No report provided


Our Members

ALBURY WODONGA SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION: Kathy Goode, Secretary

The 2014/15 season numbers were slightly

up on the previous year. We had 331

members. From the numbers we had 7 men’s

teams, 4 A Grade women, 6 B grade women’s,

4 U16’s, 6 U14’s and 6 U12’s teams compete.

Our association did not hold a come and try

day last season as from the ones we held

before numbers attending was not great and

the swap over from winter to summer sports

prevented others from attending.

Albury Wodonga association sent teams

away to compete in every state

championship. With several teams

competing in grand finals.

We had five teams compete at Masters this

year. Our women’s division 3 team, the Pink

Diamonds, made the finals and won gold.

We had ten players make Victorian State

selection.

Ebony Fulford made the U 19’s girl’s team.

Alex Clayton, Lock Spinelli, Bradley Nicholson

and Lachlan Summers competed in the U17’s

boy’s team.

Steven Garoni, Adam Garoni, Aaron Nitschke,

Ethan McDougall and Dustin McDougall

competed in the U19’s state team.

Thanks must go to Kiera Nicholson for her

help in training the players here in Albury to

assist with the requirements the players must

do to compete in these teams.

Our association had two umpires receive

higher levels through accreditation this

season. Lachlan Summers reaching level 2

and Jamie Sidoti reaching level 1.

Congratulations to all our umpires, especially

Alan Van Breda who always does the

association proud.

Lastly as always a huge thanks to our

committee for their tireless and often unseen

work, which they do to allow the sport to

continue in Albury Wodonga. We are seeing

several of our long-term members step down

this year and they will be greatly missed.

CASEY SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION: Sandra Whalley, President

Casey Softball Association remains one of the

larger Associations in the state of Victoria and

we are maintaining our number of registered

members, as we have done for the last 5

years.

We are were still able to give all of our

members a home-based competition at our

grounds at Sweeney Reserve, juniors and

seniors, with our junior numbers steadily

improving. All of our women's competitions

remain strong with 20 teams competing in 3

grades. The B grade men's competition is still

highly competitive but unfortunately the A

grade Men's competition was very

disappointing with only 3 teams competing.


This season we offered U13 girls & boys and

U17 Girls & Boys competitions. The success of

the U17 boys competition this season was

due to 2 other Associations being Frankston

and Knox entering teams into our home

competition. This age group remains the

most difficult problem for most Associations

and is in real jeopardy next season.

We believe our level of competition we can

offer at Casey is still extremely high and we

are pleased with the number of players from

Casey who continue to be selected into the

Victorian State Teams and the Australian

teams. Richard Wickliffe continues to work

with our Junior players every Monday to

develop them in every aspect of the game.

The improvement in our junior standard of

play has improved immensely due to the

program he offers.

As with all other Associations we will

endeavour to promote the sport of softball in

our area over the next few months, and

hopefully will have further recruitment

success for the forthcoming season..

DANDENONG SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION: Mark Scammell, President

The Association would like to recognise the

support of the City of Greater Dandenong.

Major works are still in negotiation and are

yet to be finalised on diamond 5.

Unfortunately, many obstacles are still

facing us with regards to affirmative action

for this – this situation is restricting our

ability to host state championships. We

continue to work with council in order to

improve our playing facilities.

We were able to enter 5 representative

teams in all age groups at State

Championship level where our Under 17

Girls team claimed the ‘Plate title.

It was disappointing that we were unable to

enter representative teams for Boys

however we remain committed to

recruitment of Male participants and will

endeavour to enter all State

Championships in the future.

Congratulations to all representative teams

and officials.

Our indoor batting facilities continue to be

a major asset to both our representative

and club teams; we have also been able to

make this facility available to State teams

and State development squads.

A new floor has been laid inside the pavilion

that allows more durability and diverse

usage.

We continue to work with the council in

upgrading our facilities for all members.

Although our membership base continues

to remain stable or have a slight increase,

any recruitment of new members obviously

brings benefits to the association.

Dandenong is an active participant in the

AASC initiative in the hope of drawing as

many players as possible to softball in the

area.

This season, Dandenong Softball

Association welcomed a new club (South

Eastern Angels) who will assist in giving the

association another base-point for

recruitment and development.


New initiatives are being explored in

member retention as well as recruitment of

new members and what type of

competitions we are offering to engage

more members.

We continue to support the various

Masters’ tournaments played through

teams; Dandenong Masters Women,

Pinewood Rebels Men and Springvale Men.

All teams are very competitive and enjoy

the tournaments. Congratulations to

Dandenong Masters Women on winning

the B-Grade Gold Medal at the last

Victorian Championships in Traralgon. Well

done to all for representing the Association

so well!

The following members represented the

Association and State at the 2015 series of

National Championships;

Under 19 Women Ebony Wroe

Under 19 Men Sam Beales

Under 23 Women Bree Wanke

Tania Puketapu

Matt Puketapu

(Ass.Coach)

Jim Giles

(Statistician)

Open Women Bree Wanke

Also congratulations to the following for

representing School Sport Victoria;

17 & Under Ebony Wroe

Australian Representatives

Special Congratulations to Jim Giles who

was selected to travel with the Australian

Under 19 Men’s team (Colts) to the 2014

ISF Junior Men’s World Championships.

Dandenong was again an active participant

in the South Eastern Metropolitan Region.

We fielded teams in Open Women’s and

Men’s, Under 17 Girls, and the Under 15

Girls as well as Under 12. Our A-Grade

Men’s teams participated in a joint

competition with Casey.

All Dandenong teams again were very

competitive and the majority of teams

contested in finals series with many

members being awarded Best and Fairest

honours for the season as well as Grand

Final MVP awards.

Pinewood was successful in winning the

Under 15 Girls and Southern Knights

captured their second Open Women’s

Premiership in a row this year, while

Pinewood Women won the Plate Division.

Southern Knights were also successful in

claiming the A-Grade Men’s title in a joint

competition with Casey.

The job of keeping our internet sites and

Facebook page up to date and developing

them into a useful tool for both current

members and prospective members is an

ongoing project. This forum continues to be

the leading communication method

amongst our members. We appreciate the

efforts of our Webmasters and to Brett

Russell for taking and uploading the photos

to both our web-page and Facebook.

The canteen is still our major money earner

and we thank Sue Black for her excellent

administration of this service.

A special thank-you to Daniel DeSachau for

making sure our grounds are well looked

after and in playable condition week after

week.

There are many people that contribute to

the Associations’ success; however special

recognition needs to go to the Executive

Team members, Andrea Wanke, Lee Marsh,


Tracey Jackson, Brett Russell and Perin

Dawson.

Special mention was given to Henry

DeSachau and Jim Giles for their continued

support of the executive committee.

Finally, thanks to the coaches, scorers,

umpires and all the members of the

Association that contributed to the success

of the 2014/2015 year

FRANKSTON SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION: Malcolm Jansen, President

No Report.

GEELONG SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION: Janine Jewell, President

Board/Management

The Geelong softball Board/Delegates had a

very successful year in this season we hosted

The Victorian Open championships,

The Catholic Secondary Schools

tournament,

Competed in other Victorian

tournament’s,

Continued our involvement with the

AASC,

Ran a six team Open women’s

competition

Held a Batter up program and

competition,

Our Membership increased due to

having a new team join us.

Without the hard work from our Board and

delegates Geelong softball will not continue

to grow. I wish to acknowledge our hard

working Board and Delegates

Greg Christie, Carolyn Christie, David Addlem,

Stacey Birch, Lynne Willmott, Debbie

Brackley, Mandy Beattie, Ruth Addlem,

Rachel Smith & Kelly Williams.

Competitions

The Geelong Open women’s competition was

run on a Wednesday night

Teams All Stars, Birralee White and

Gold, Cougars, East Belmont Saints and

Ocean Grove.

Premiership team was Birralee

White, runners up East Belmont Saints.

Other Competitions

Geelong Men played in the Tuesday

Night League winning the competition.

Geelong Men again played in the

Werribee Competition on a Saturday as

Cougars winning both the A and B divisions.

Ocean Grove also entered in the

Womens Werribee A/B completion with

players from several Geelong clubs they were

runners up.

Newcomb this season decided to play

a season in Werribee and winning their

division.

Juniors

Geelong again ran a Batter Up/Junior

program with some success. I would like to

thank Lynne Willmott and Amanda Hotchin in

particular who took over the running of

Juniors as Lynne was unavailable for some

time during the year along with a small group

of helpers for all their efforts this season.

We were also once again involved with the

Active after schools Community program.

Grounds and Canteen


We are lucky to have good grounds and the

support we receive from COGG and Barwon

Water is much appreciated.

Our groundsmen in Tom and Mal Davies have

again keep our diamonds in peck condition

and have worked above and beyond to keep

them at their best condition and the extra

hours they put in for the open was much

appreciated by all who attended.

Our canteen Ladies in Lorraine Davies and

Leanne Linehan have again taken on the

feeding of our players and have served many

happy customers. They also put in many long

and extra hours during the open

Tournaments/ Achievements

Our Men’s and Women’s teams again

competed at state tournaments.

Achievements:-

Victorian Women’s Under 23s

Championships (Brisbane)

Ruth Addlem, Loryn Batrich & Emma Willmott

(Emma received the MVP for the

Tournament) (Emma also received the MVP

in the Waverley Saturday competition).

Kate Willmott Vic U19 Girls

(Adelaide) and School Sport Vic 17 and under

- Bronze medallists (Sydney)

Victorian Men’s National

Championships

George Psimaris, Ash Hoe & Dave Butler.

Head Coach Women’s Under 23 State

Team & SSV under 17s School Girls

Karl Willmott

SSV under 17 school girls Lynne

Willmott (Scorer)

Lorraine Davies re-achieved her Level

4 scoring certification

We also hosted the Victorian Open

tournament and I would like to thank

everyone who put in many hours to make it a

great success.

Media

We continued to use Facebook and our web

site as an important way of communicating

with our members.

Umpires

Once again David Addlem has done a

wonderful job of getting umpires a special

thanks to him and his team.

Keanu Tauiwi, Angela Broadbent,

Trevor Murphy, Talia McDonald ,Jarryd

Addlem, Michael Morse ,Kevin Offer and

Chrissy Walker

Conclusion

In conclusion I would like to thank everyone

who has assisted Geelong Softball

Association this year and hope that with a

continuing group of devoted and dedicated

volunteers we can continue to grow. It has

been good to see the competition

maintaining and hope that we can increase

numbers over the coming years.

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GLEN EIRA SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION: Lisa Cleland, President

I would like to thank the committee for the time and effort that every one of them has put in over the season. It’s not to be underestimated the job the committee has to do to enable everyone to play a game of

softball, and unfortunately in recent years this job has been left to too few.

City of Glen Eira

The Association recognises the support of Glen Eira City Council. We continue to receive


great support as we are a predominantly female sporting organisation. The grounds remain some of the best maintained in the state, and we now have improved netting on Diamond 2, that only improves the grounds further.

Association activity

The association would like to pay many thanks to the Kerney family for performing close to all home game day tasks, Karen organised the umpiring fixture for much of the season, as well as running the canteen or having her children man the canteen for much of the day. Phil did a fantastic job with the grounds.

Congratulations to our associations award winners for the season Jacqui Glassey (Senior Player of the Year), Niamh Carmody (Most Promising Junior) & Jenny McDonough (Most Valuable Contributor) who all represented the association with great distinction.

Our presentation day was a great success, with a fantastic turnout of juniors and seniors to play a very entertaining and competitive game! To have Eric Scott and Ken Schilling speak about the foundations of the Moorabbin Youth Club and in turn Moorabbin Softball Association was another highlight. It was pleasing to see us have our highest attendance of life members in many years also.

Victorian Championships

At Championships we entered a merged U17 girls team with Frankston Softball Association, an U19 women’s team and an Open women’s team. We unfortunately did not attain the same highs as last season, however we did have some great highlights with our U17 girls contributing well, our U19 women show cased some great skills for a very young team with some valuable pick-ups and our Open team who stayed close knit despite not getting a win, as well as having a couple of debutants.

We also entered an U12 team in the Spectacular, and everyone had a fun but exhausting day.

Thank you to all representative teams and officials.

Masters

The recently completed Masters tournament in Shepparton was a great success for the GE Corkers team that attended. In their third Masters tournament they took out the Division 4 ladies title, giving them back to back gold medals. Congratulations to the Corkers for representing the Association so well!

Recruitment / Membership

Membership figures continue to struggle, however one very pleasing aspect has been the growth of the U12 participation thanks largely to the work of Jenny McDonough. We continue to try to explore opportunities in the community to promote and grow softball in the area, but with many competing sports this continues to remain a challenge.

State Representatives

The following members represented the Association and State at the 2015 series of

National Championships; Under 17 Girls: Hannah Bahn, U19 Women: Alisha Bell (Assistant Coach) and Open Women: Jessica Bahn & Marina Walker. Congratulations to all on their achievements.

Season ahead

We held a successful AGM on June 8th, I welcome Jane Geeson to the President role, and with a full committee this season, I’m sure she will have great success. Thank you to all previous committee members for the contributions and welcome to new and returning committee members for the season ahead..

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KEILOR PARK SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION:

No Report.

KNOX & DISTRICT SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION: Richard Johnson, President

This year has been a challenge for Knox, and

next year is likely to be as well. Most clubs

have had a reduction in player and team

numbers. This is consistent with the trend

throughout Victoria.

Despite this, some developments this season

provide encouragement for the future.

On Diamond Performance

Masters

In April and May 2015 we conducted a

successful warm-up competition for a

number of teams involved in the Victorian

Masters Championships. This involved three

men’s teams (2 from Knox, one from

Dandenong) and six women’s teams (4 from

Knox and 2 from Waverley). It was a great

opportunity for everyone to practice a variety

of skills in advance of the Masters

tournament. A similar competition will take

place in April and May 2016.

In June 2014 five teams from Knox (four

women’s and one men’s) participated in the

Championships. Hard Knox won the C Grade

competition.

Development

Many players were involved in the

Development Program throughout winter

with Alana Zwart, Jared Reynolds and Adam

Dodson travelling to Adelaide to participate

in Softball Victoria Under 15 Academy teams.

Jared Reynolds was named MVP for the Boys’

team.

In addition, Heather Hyland, Julieanne

Kinsella, Georgia Reynolds and Alana Zwart

were all selected to represent Softball

Victoria at the Under 15 Regional

Championships in Adelaide in January.

Summer Season 2014/16

This year we had 2 under 12 teams, 2 Under

15 Girls teams, 2 Under 15 Boys teams and

one Under 17 Girls team involved in SEMR

competitions. We also had one Under 17

Girls team playing at Waverley and one Under

17 Boys team playing at Casey.

We continued with 3 grades of senior

women’s competitions this season, with a

minor change in game time. A team from

Worawa Aboriginal College also participated.

Senior Knox teams were also involved in the

Open 1 and Open 2 competitions at Waverley

and in the SEMR Open Men’s competition.

State Championships

This year we were only able to field an Open

Women’s team and Under 17 Girls and Boys

teams at State Championships. Player

numbers and availability impacted upon our

ability field teams at the Under 15

Championship.

A special mention to Jess Mattsson who also

received the Alan Vogt Award for the most


valuable Knox player at the Under 17 Girls

State Championships.

Representative Players

Congratulations to Knox’s Victorian

representatives, Glen Rigg, Mark Rigg, Sarah

Beales, Brittany Kennett, Kiara Rigg and

Rhiannon Thorne. Congratulations also to

Mark Rigg and Luke Lee Tet who coached the

under 17 girls.

Administrative Performance

Grounds

Thanks to Merv Larter, our longstanding

groundskeeper, who again coordinated

organisation of the grounds during the

season with his helpers, Tim Rigg and Colin

Watkeys.

Canteen

Thanks also to Judy Mentiplay, who resigned

as Canteen Manager after over 10 years of

service to Knox.

Judy once again acted as chief-carer of the

Knox family crèche, keeping an eye out for a

number of our younger junior players and

their even younger siblings while their

parents were off coaching, playing and

umpiring. Thank you for you all your hard

work, Judy!

Associations Coordinator

The recent appointment of Kerrie Laverick as

Associations Coordinator is proving useful.

Kerrie has been helping clubs ensure that

they are complying with Consumer Affairs

Victoria requirements, and will helping us

with a variety of matters up until the end of

this year (and hopefully further into the

future).

Kerrie is an excellent resource that our clubs

also have direct access to if desired.

Committee

Finally I would like to thank the various

members of our Committee who have been

involved in undertaking a variety of tasks this

season. Without a Committee Knox simply

wouldn’t function and there are many jobs

that most people who are not involved at a

Committee level do not realise would not get

done but for the Committee members. Thank

you all!

NORTHERN DISTRICT SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION: Cathy Ferraro, Secretary

Northern District Softball Association’s pre-

season began with a promotional table at the

Father’s Day Promotion at Bunnings South

Morang. As with last year, this event was

used to distribute our Come & Try pamphlets.

We would like to thank Bunnings South

Morang for the opportunity to show our

presence and therefore give us the

opportunity to take softball to the general

community in Mill Park.

The Come & Try Day saw approximately 35

new faces with 21 registering on the day and

of which 18 have remained as members.

Again we believe that by commencing our

pre-season training early and with this

providing the new members somewhere to

go after Come and Try, this assisted in

retaining this number of new members. A big

thank you to everyone involved in running

the pre-season sessions for both the juniors

and seniors. Once the season commenced,

training returned to Thursday evenings.


These evening sessions would not be possible

if it wasn’t for the dedicated coaches who are

there every week. Thank you for your

dedication - it is much appreciated.

Northern District Softball Association started

its season on 11 October 2014 with 4 Tee-Ball

teams, 4 U13 teams, 4 U16 teams, 4 U19

teams, 4 Women’s Open teams (1 team

dropping out before the season commenced

and then another dropping out towards the

end of the season, both due to lack of

numbers). This season again saw no Blastball

conducted at Northern. During the season, it

was found that though much effort is given to

recruiting new junior players, we must also

put some effort into recruiting and retaining

older junior and adult players.

The Tee-Ballers again did not play in a

competitive division but rather the coaches

concentrated on skills and the element of fun

in the game of Tee-Ball, with many of our

young ones hitting off coach pitches by the

end of the season. We are also continuing to

work with the schools in the area to hold

various Tee-Ball round robin days at NDSA

which we are developing into a recruiting

tool.

The U12 division played using the U12

Spectacular Rules. These were used so that

our players would be ready to play in the U12

Spectacular but also to kjeep the game

moving and the children enjoyed themselves.

From these players, a team participated in

the U12 Spectacular in February and had a

great day at Werribee.

Both our U16 and U19 divisions this year

were again of mixed gender, age and talent.

These divisions were quite competitive with

Monarchs Red taking out the Grand Final

against Cheetahs in the U16 competition and

Cheetahs White taking out the Grand Final

against Monarchs in the U19 division.

The Open Women’s competition started well

with one team from Amigos, one from

Rebels, one from Cheetahs and one from

Monarchs. Games were of varying skill levels

depending on which teams were playing.

Some very exciting softball was played and

watched. This included the Grand Final

between Cheetahs and Monarchs which saw

a very close and exciting game with Cheetahs

taking out the Grand Final in a score of 9-8.

Northern District Softball Association entered

5 representative teams at State

Championship level – an Open Women’s

team, a men’s Under 19 team, a girls Under

17 team, a boys’ Under 17 team and a girls’

Under 15 team. All our representative

players, coaches and other officials should be

well pleased with their performance at the

State Championships. We would like to thank

all the Coaches, Managers, Scorers and

Umpire’s for all their hard work leading up to

and including the days of the championships.

We would also like to thank the parents of

our representative players for their support.

The Under 15 Victorian Championship was

hosted by Northern District on the weekend

of 31 January/1 February 2015. The many

sponsors and volunteers for this event

ensured that the weekend ran smoothly and

was very enjoyable for all who attended, be

they players or spectators. The Mayor and

councilors of the City of Whittlesea were

absolutely enthralled by the spectacular

Under 15 Boys’ Grand Final and could not

believe the enthusiasm of both the players

playing and spectators watching the game.

Well done and a big thank you to all the

players, officials, spectators and volunteers

that made the weekend a great one.

Northern District Softball Association would

like to congratulate our three Victorian

Representatives this year in the National

Under 17 competition – Craig Kneebone,

Mihikura (Mitzi) Tuialii and Nicholas Sheedy.

Nicholas Sheedy also competed in the


National Under 19 competition. Having

players and officials participate at this level

has encouraged many of our younger players

to strive a little further in their softball

pathway.

On a personal level, I would like to extend a

special thank you to all those who have

assisted in any small way to make this year a

great success – the Committee, the Umpires,

the Coaches, the Scorers, the Grounds crew,

the Canteen staff and all members of the

Association

SUNBURY SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION:

No Report.

SUNSHINE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION: Jo Ingram, Secretary

No Report.

WAVERLEY SOFTBALL ASOCIATION: Moira Teichert & Erik Steemers Presidents

Waverley currently has 443 members, which

is a slight increase from previous year, but

still part of an overall longer term declining

trend. In our Senior grades we had 5 teams

(+2 external) in Open 1, 6 teams (+2) in Open

2, 9 in Open 3 and 7 in Open 4. In our Junior

grades we had 3 teams (+1) in U17, 4 in U15,

4 (+1) in U13, 4 in U11, and none in T-ball.

Key highlights of the year included the Pink

Day Fundraiser in October, our participation

in the various tournaments including the U12

Spectacular and our own ever popular Easter

Carnival, the summer competition with its

night games and exciting finals, the great

cooperation with our new SV Association

Coordinator and our off-season Junior Skills

development program.

Waverley was proud to recently host the

independent inaugural Winter Softball

League, which had 70 girls participating and

turned out to be a great success.

We would like to thank all volunteers that

have in their own big and small ways

contributed to another successful year at the

Waverley softball grounds.

Going into the new year, a key focus of the

softball community will have to be to grow

the (junior) participation in our Sport in

earnest, to ensure the continued viability of

our Clubs and Competitions. With the

increased communication and cooperation

across VIC we have witnessed in recent times,

we have all confidence that we can tackle this

challenge together.

. A full account of our activities can be found

in our Annual Report at

http://bit.do/WSA-ar15


WERRIBEE SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION: Chris Holliday, President

The preparation for the season started in

June working on the calendar of events and

work plan for the up and coming season.

With nine Exec committee members staying

on, we set out to forecast the budget based

on the calendar and activities we wanted to

deliver for the members and from the

information the members feed through to us

in our evaluation. Our goal was to offer more

opportunities for our juniors and a more

inclusive competition for the season.

We have found that with the nine exec

committee members there was a greater

sharing of the workload making it easier for

everyone.

Our season kicked off with the annual major

event for WSA, the Memorial Shield which

was held in September and once again

proved to be a great success. The number of

teams entered increased from 21 teams last

season to 30 team including both Men’s &

Women’s from all over Victoria. Teams also

included both the boys and girls U17, and

womens U19 Vic state teams. The Victorian

U19 Women’s team won the Open women’s

division and Comets winning the men’s

division.

The Memorial Shield tournament is now a

major event considered as a build up for the

nationals, the PanPacs in the Gold Coast and

Australian Masters held every other year.

Softball Victoria’s umpiring development

program is into its second year holding its first

course of the season at this tournament -

level 2 at WSA.

Once again this year saw the need to fit 18

rounds into 15 weeks due to the timing of

various holidays and State Championships.

This meant that the men played double

headers some weeks which extended the day

and made for a great atmosphere later in the

day.

Vale

During the season, a member of the WSA

Association Terry Tamarua passed away.

Terry was a junior coach to many of our

Association superstars and Association Coach

on many occasions as well as representing

Victoria. Terry’s three daughters also played

Softball and Terry remained involved with the

game and his friends from the sport until he

passed away. So many of us at Werribee are

thankful l to Terry and what he gave to the

game but mostly that he gave of himself to us

all. He will always be remembered by

members of the Association.

This season Softball Australia changed their

Fee structure, which filters down to

Associations, Clubs and members; this

allowed for more flexibility for Associations

to better assist families with more than 3

members playing , receiving assistance.

With the success of introducing the incentive

payment plan during the 2013/14 season,

WSA made clubs aware that the incentive

was again available for them to take

advantage of.

WSA had 4 permitted teams enter into the

competition this season and we made them

aware they could take advantage of the same

incentive, however they were given the

option to be part of the canteen & clean up

roster & receive reduce fees from the

previous year which received a positive

response.

It was determined that there was not a lot

that had to be changed for 2014/15 season,

however it was necessary to increase prices

over the counter to help with rising costs

absorbed by the association in previous

years.

We continued rostering the Clubs on a two

hour shift with the request to be notified 2

wks or more in advance. Most of the

members found the shift a lot easier and

having a better understanding and


appreciation for the work done behind the

scenes.

The canteen continued its high standard of

service and found customers were getting

served quicker.

WSA would like to take this opportunity, on

behalf of the Exec Committee and members

to thank Alex Genovese who reported not

only to WSA exec but also to Wyndham City

Council when inspections of the canteen

were required and with the help of Wendy &

Debbie for their commitment & tireless work

for the smooth running of the canteen for all

to enjoy and not to mention the roast spits

cooked through the season by Chris Holliday.

WSA continued with improvements to the

grounds purchasing new bases, replacing

mounting plates in the ground and repairing

one pitching mat from last year. With the

purchase of a Wacker plate we were able to

improve and level the batter’s box on a

regularly basis. Steve Balistrino was happy to

stay on as groundsmen for the season.

Wyndham City Council Liaise Officer

Chris Holliday had several meetings with

Wyndham City Council as part of Presidents

Park Working Group. This is a group that

discuss the needs at each venue to inform the

group of necessary improvements to keep in

line with other facilities within WCC. The

fences at WSA from diamonds 1-5 have been

selected for repairs and will go ahead in 2015-

16 season, dependent on local government

budget allocations.

This is ongoing with council to highlight that

WSA has had past and present Victorian and

Australian representative’s and that

President Softball park is considered a

training hub for SV state teams and the goal

to hold an Australian championship in the

near future.

A report was conducted prior to the U19 SV

Championships and U12 spectacular at WSA

sanctioned by Softball Australia has been

handed to council as to the condition of the

grounds, fence nets to highlight any other

problems that needed addressing to hold

such an event.

This is an ongoing process.

Hosted in Feb with a trivia night on the Friday

night raising over $2,500; Saturday was filled

with raffles, spin the wheel, lolly counting,

home run derby and many other activities to

support the annual pink day EJ Whitten

Prostate cancer foundation.

A men’s game was organised which has

proved to be a great success drawing a big

crowd to stay back to watch past and present

Australian and Victorian male

representatives who have played at Werribee

over the years. Many spectators expressed

they enjoyed the game and the concept.

Vicki Tamarua was asked to throw the first

pitch of the game in memory of Terry

Tamarua who passed away in November.

Thanks to Kylie James for her commitment to

making this a big success raising over $3000.

WSA development was run by Will Tangaroa

held every Wednesday evening at 6pm –

8.30pm during winter where all juniors from

all clubs could learn new skills and reinforce

basic softball skills. This was received

favourably by all the clubs & parents.

WSA continued the Green T-Shirt program for

trainee umpires which is supported by SV

Umpires Association and managed by Trevor

Murphy WSA Umpiring Coordinator. This

season 6 juniors were accredited with their

level 1.

At the State Championships this year, we

entered teams in both boys and girls Under

15 and 17’s and boys Under 19’s, Men’s and

Women’s Open teams. Of the seven teams

entered, the U15 boys were runners up in the

8th innings tie breaker losing 9-8.

Thank you to the Coaches, Managers and

Statisticians who supported these teams and

the parents and friends who were there for

training and support during tournaments.

Hosting State Championships


This year WSA held a combined tournament

hosting the U19s SV Championships together

with U12s spectacular. 12 diamonds was

required for the 1 day tournament which was

a complete day full of softball.

Great job by all clubs pitching in to get the

grounds ready.

Werribee club team Giants won the U12

spectacular, a great effort by players &

coaches.

State & Australian Rep Teams

Congratulations to the following players,

statistician and umpires who won State and

Australian Team Caps for 2013/14.

They are:

U17 Boys: Bailey James, Ethan

Tangaroa and Keanu Tuaiwi (Players)

U17 Girls: Rebecca Schaffer,

(Player)

Open Men’s: Nigel Aiken (Coach),

Jared Warwick (Players)

Umpires: Trevor Murphy,

Jason Carter,

Australian Reps/Squad

U17 Men’s Squad: Bailey James

Umpire: Jason Carter (U19

Mens World Championships Canada)

A small number of regular umpires carried a

big load of commitments through the season,

often through very difficult weather

conditions and travelling from other

Associations. The umpires at Werribee are

highly regarded and are the backbone of the

Victorian umpiring community.

WSA Facebook & Website has been another

way of keeping in touch with our members of

all ages, including other Softball Sporting

Associations and has proven to be very

successful boasting over 444 members to the

fb site. The website has also been updated to

hold valuable information from past &

present history.

This site has been maintained by the

executive.

There were a number of highlights for the

year:

One was the amazing support from clubs all

over Victoria to compete in the Memorial

Shield hosting 30 teams.

SV U19 Championships and U12 spectacular

requiring 12 diamonds for the day.

As this is my last season as President, I would

think that the season was a huge success due

to planning but most of all, the continued

help and support of our Clubs and permit

teams. As always a club or Association such

as WSA would not be successful without a

committed team of Executives members for

their loyalty, input, time and commitment to

the plan established at the start of the

season.


High Performance

The following athletes and Team Management represented Victoria in the 2015 National

Championships. Thank you to all those who supported the athletes and contributed endless hours

to improve the opportunities for Softballers in Victoria:

Under 17 Girls Moesha Attard Casey

Hannah Bahn Glen Eira Mrbn

Kiara Bax-Rigg Knox

Jemma Brook Casey

Piera Charles Waverley

Georgia Donovan Waverley

Gemma Hamilton Waverley

Natasha Holt Waverley

Nicky Martin Waverley

Narisse Privitera Waverley

Molly Rayniak Waverley

Rebecca Shafer Werribee

Rhiannon Thorne Knox

Mihikura Tuialii Nthn District

Tasma Utatao Waverley

Isabel Zaharias Casey

Coach: Graeme Tuialii Nthn District

Assistant Coaches: Luke Lee Tet, Nth District; Mark Rigg Knox

Manager: Geraldine Grisold, Waverley

Statistician: Ray Carter, Nthn District; Craig Kneebone Nthn District

Sports Trainer:- Natasha Zaharias

Under 17 Boys

Noah Afu Sunshine

Cody Bamford Casey

Jacob Cassar Casey

Alex Chapman Casey

Alexander Clayton Alb Wodonga

Tai Crean Sunshine

Jordan Herangi Casey

Bailey James Werribee

Henry Mullan Casey

Bradley Nicholson Alb Wodonga

Nicholas Sheedy Nthn District

Lock Spinelli Albury Wodonga

Lachlan Summers Albury Wodonga

Ethan Tangaroa Werribee

Keanu Tauiwi Werribee

Coach: Richard Wickcliffe Casey

Assistant Coaches: Mak Utatao Casey, Jayden Bamford Casey

Manager: Lana Utatao Casey

Statistician: Debbie Lee Knox

Sports Trainer: Kiera Nicholson Albury Wodonga

Under 19 Women Sarah Beales Knox

Ebony Fulford Albury

Wodonga

Meaghan Grah Waverley

Melissa Byrne

Molly Joynson Casey

Brittany Kennett Knox

Amelia Mercuri Waverley

Gabrielle Mifsud Sunshine

Bianca Ross Waverley

Sarah Scopelliti Casey

Kylie Steemers Waverley

Chelsea Van Twest Knox

Kate Willmott Geelong

Ebony Wroe Dandenong

Coach: Lindsey Carroll Waverley

Assistant Coaches: Darrin Hebditch Waverley, Alisha Bell Glen Eira Moorbn, Michael Yung

Waverley

Manager: Michelle Fulford Albury Wodonga, Michelle Beales Knox

Statistician: Catherine Garoni Albury Wodonga

Sports Trainer: Natasha Zaharias


Under 19 Men Cody Bamford Casey

Samuel Beales Dandenong

Jayden Bamford Casey

Ethan Chavasse Casey

Steven Garoni Albury Wodonga

Bailey James Werribee

Dean Leskie Casey

Dustin McDougallAlbury Wodonga

Aaron Nitschke Albury Wodonga

Nicholas Sheedy NDSA

Ethan McDougall Albury Wodonga

Adam Garoni Albury Wodonga

Scott Newling

Matthew Beckett

Coach: Paul Young, NSW

Assistant Coach: Cheryl Waye, Waverley

Manager: Kerryn Bell, Knox

Statistician:

Under 23 Women Ruth Addlem Geelong

Kristy Allen Waverley

Loryn Batrich Geelong

Cassandra BlakewayGlen Eira

Moorbn

Jasmine Gray Waverley

Emily Grisold Waverley

Tania Puketapu Dandenong

Micah Ropata Waverley

Amy Stenniken Waverley

Elly Trevethen Waverley

Marina Walker Glen Eira Moorbn

Brianna Wanke Dandenong

Emma Willmott Geelong

Alys Young Waverley

Coach: Karl Willmott Geelong

Assistant Coaches: Matthew Puketapu Dandenong; Donna Scammell Waverley

Manager: Geraldine Grisold Waverley

Statistician: Jim Giles Dandenong

Open Women

Samantha Allen Waverley

Jessica Bahn Glen Eira Moorbn

Stacey Bulger Waverley

Erin Dunstan

Chloe Fagan Waverley

Brittany Finlayson

Jasmine Gray Waverley

Morgan Melloh

Kimberley QuinceWaverley

Tayla Supple Waverley

Sarah Tutchener Waverley

Marina Walker Glen Eira Moorbn

Bree Wanke Dandenong

Alys Young Waverley

Coach: Peter Donohue, Keilor Park

Assistant Coaches: Corey Dimitrijevic, Sunshine; Lyn Clarkson Werribee; Lewis Weldon Keilor Park

Manager:

Statistician: Allison Pendlebury, Waverley

Sports Trainer: Jenny Miles Keilor Park

Open Men

David Butler Geelong

David Edwards Keilor Park

Joel Goodall Casey

Shane Goodall Casey

Ashley Hoe Geelong

Sam Kassianou Casey

Dean Leskie Casey

George Psimaris Geelong

Glen Rigg Knox

Mark Rigg Knox

Ben Shay Keilor Park

Ryan Shannahan Casey

Ryan Sinclair Keilor Park

Sam Trevethan Casey

Jared Warwick Werribee

Lewis Weldon Keilor Park

Coach: Nathan Gill, Keilor Park

Assistant Coach:Nigel Aitken Werribee

Manager: Bryan Edwards, Keilor Park

Statistician: Helen Edwards, Keilor Park


National Representatives

2015 ISF XIV WBSC Mens 2015 Open Mens Australian Squad

Softball World Championship, Joel Goodall Casey

Saskatoon – June/July 2015 Sam Kassianou Casey

Aussie Steelers Ryan Sinclair Keilor Park

Ryan Sinclair Keilor Park

Statistician

Helen Edwards Keilor Park

2015 Under 19 Womens Team 2014 ISF X Mens Junior World

CTI Aussie Pride Championships, Yukon – July 2014

Reserve Statistician

Sarah Beales Knox Jim Giles Dandenong

2015 Under 17 Girls Squad 2015 U19 Mens Squad

Natasha Holt Waverley Jacob Cassar Casey

Mihikura Tuialii Nthn District Adam Talarico Casey

Piera Charles Waverley

Amelia Mercuri Waverley

Narisse Privitera Waverley


Past Presidents & Secretaries

Presidents Secretaries

1942-45 Irene BURROWES 1942-46 Betty TURNER

1946-47 Jack FRANKLIN 1947 Dorothy LUMSDEN

1948-54 Irene BURROWES 1948 Maria HEMSWORTH

1955 Esther DEASON 1949-52 Merle SHORT

1956 Glory BAIN 1953-57 Coral THOMSON

1957 Merle SHORT 1958-61 Merle SHORT

1958-61 Esther DEASON M.B.E. 1962 Barbara STAPLETON

1962 Barbara STAPLETON 1963-66 Merle SHORT

1963-70 Esther DEASON M.B.E. 1967-76 Lorraine CADMAN

1971-76 Midge NELSON B.E.M. 1977-80 Val ALLPRESS

1977-81 Vivienne TRIPLETT 1981-82 Glory BAIN

1982 Esther DEASON M.B.E. 1983 Paul GALE

1983-87 Aubrey KOTZ 1984 Margo KOSKELAINEN O.A.M.

1988-89 Ed CHATWIN 1985-89 Gail BOWEN

1990-1999 Bill GOBBART

1999-2000 Ron PILKINGTON

2000-2011 Bryan EDWARDS

2011- Jenny HOLLIDAY

Partners & Sponsors

Our thanks go to the following supporters of Softball in Victoria

http://www.nsraustralia.com/

http://www.teamapp.com/

PO Box 2018, Fitzroy VIC 3065www.victoria.softball.org.au

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