Mornington Peninsula’s Jubilee Park Stadium to host Netball Australia’s largest pathway event

Melbourne’s south-east will host Australian netball’s largest pathway event this April when the 2024 National Netball Championships is held at Frankston’s newest sporting precinct.

Netball Australia’s 17/U and 19/U pathway competitions will be contested across the week of 9th to 14th April at the newly opened Jubilee Park Stadium located on the Mornington Peninsula.

The annual National Netball Championships provide an opportunity for developing athletes, coaches, umpires and officials from each state and territory to compete across six days, with one team from the 17/U and 19/U age groups crowned champions on the final day.

The 39-year-old event has produced some of the best talent in Australian netball, including an array of past and present Origin Australian Diamonds.

With representatives from every state and territory, the 2024 competing squads will hail from the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory, NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

Netball Australia interim Chief Executive, Stacey West stated “the National Netball Championships are such an important event for the future of our sport.

“The championships form part of our Australian 17/U and 19/U squad selections and provide an opportunity for coaches, umpires and high performance staff to test their skills in a national environment.”

“We are excited to hold this year’s event in partnership with Visit Victoria at Frankston’s newly built state-of-the-art sporting facility Jubilee Park Stadium.”

The event is supported by the Victorian Government through their major sponsorship of Netball Australia.

In a National Netball Championships first, the official Suncorp Super Netball trophy will be on display across day one of the event for fans to get photos with and see in person.

It will mark the final chance for Melbourne fans to see the shining silverware before the Suncorp Super Netball Trophy Tour concludes in Melbourne ahead of Round 1 of the 2024 Suncorp Super Netball season.

Netball Australia appoints new board director
Netball Australia has also announced the appointment of former NSW Sports Minister Gabrielle Upton to its Board.

Upton, who has been chosen to fill the appointed director vacancy, has broad governance experience as a non-director and has worked in the legal and financial sectors in Australia and overseas.

The NSW Government’s first female Attorney General, she was previously the Deputy Chancellor of the University of New South Wales.

Images: The new Jubilee Park Stadium. Credit: Frankston District Netball Association.