Pictured at the RACSportWest Award night L-R: Hanna Chiswell, Elspeth Smith, Roisin Ball, Peter Rundle MLA, Louisa Dare and Candice Ward
The Dumbleyung Netball Club was fortunate in being nominated for the Healthway Healthy Club Award in 2019 and we were therefore invited to attend the RACSportWest Award night held at Optus Stadium on Thursday February 13th. We put forward a representation of five members consisting of myself as current President, as well as past and current executive position holders, Candice Ward, Hanna Chiswell and Elspeth Smith and our esteemed Life Member Louisa Dare. As the five of us arrived at Optus on Thursday, we were greeted with arrival drinks in the Sports Bar overlooking the city followed by an incredible welcome on the oval as we sat in the wings watching the presentation of all nominees for both WA’s elite sportsmen and women, in the West Australian RAC Sports Star Award, along with the future of our sport in WA in the Hyundai Junior Sports Star Award.
As we headed inside for our dinner and the awards, for us to be surrounded by the best in WA Sports, we felt very privileged and honoured to have been involved in this event.
Up against the Cockburn Basketball Association and the York Pony Club as the other two finalists for our Award I headed backstage for our category. Sadly, we didn’t come away with a win. The York Pony Club were attributed the honour but what a fabulous evening for our small Dumbleyung Club to have been a part of. As I would have mentioned in the acceptance speech I didn’t get to deliver (haha) we are a small club in a small town compared to the people we were surrounded by, but the power of work and volunteering that goes into making our club and town what it is, is by no means small, and therefore to be recognised for this Healthy Club Achievement (even as a finalist and not a winner) is a credit to our club. The members of the Dumbleyung Netball Club should be very proud.
Article by Roisin Ball (President Dumbleyung Netball Club)
As we headed inside for our dinner and the awards, for us to be surrounded by the best in WA Sports, we felt very privileged and honoured to have been involved in this event.
Up against the Cockburn Basketball Association and the York Pony Club as the other two finalists for our Award I headed backstage for our category. Sadly, we didn’t come away with a win. The York Pony Club were attributed the honour but what a fabulous evening for our small Dumbleyung Club to have been a part of. As I would have mentioned in the acceptance speech I didn’t get to deliver (haha) we are a small club in a small town compared to the people we were surrounded by, but the power of work and volunteering that goes into making our club and town what it is, is by no means small, and therefore to be recognised for this Healthy Club Achievement (even as a finalist and not a winner) is a credit to our club. The members of the Dumbleyung Netball Club should be very proud.
Article by Roisin Ball (President Dumbleyung Netball Club)
 Pictured above L-R: L Dare, R Ball, H Chiswell, E Smith and C Ward seated at Optus Stadium Pictured right L-R: L Dare, C Ward, R Ball, E Smith and H Chiswell at Optus Stadium for the RACSportWest Awards 2019 |  |
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