Stead Park played host this week to the Geelong Secondary Schools hockey competitions. Congratulations to all the teams who participated: Senior girls – Western Heights Secondary College, Belmont High School, Oberon High School Senior boys – Northern Bay College, Lara Secondary Collge, Belmont High, Grovedale Secondary College Congratulations to the winning teams – Western Heights...
On behalf of the Committee and members of the Geelong Hockey Association, we extend our condolences and sincere sympathy to GHA Life Member, Terry Moore, whose father Des passed away recently in Perth, WA, at the age of 92. Our best wishes and thoughts are with the family – Terry, Mandy, Emmaline, Jackson...
A really big thankyou to all the community who have been supporting our new container deposit scheme at Stead Park. It’s beginning to take off. At the beginning of the season we installed cage style lockable bins and a few plastic bins with signs on them. We keep these open and visible to reduce contamination...
The children who were at Stead Park on Saturday 20 th July were invited to draw a picture depicting the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. A lolly pop was on offer and they gladly did so. It was interesting to speak with the children about the games and what they are looking forward to. A couple...
On Saturday 13 th July we held our first Life Members Lunch at Stead Park. We had seventeen Life Members attend a beautiful lunch provided by our Canteen Manager Dimpy. We also wish to thank Nette Williams and Debbi O’Shannessy for their considerable organisation. The members heard of the possibilities of the redevelopment of Stead...
On Friday 19 th July the Geelong School Hockey Competition was held in cold conditions at Stead Park. Belmont High School, Oberon High School, Geelong High School, Northen Bay Secondary College and North Geelong High School participated in the competition. It was interesting in that many of the players had little experience in hockey but...
The HV Regional Working Group met via zoom on 4 th July, 2024. This group meets with the HV Regional Manager Jason La Rocca and HV CEO Andrew Skillern. Discussion points were: 1. CEO Update HV has adopted the National Integrity Framework. HV has been in discussions with Singapore for a greater connection with Melbourne...
On Saturday 20 th July, Sarah our local councilor, held her re-election launch in our Stead Park rooms. Over seventy people attended and they had a successful launch with speeches, music and dancing. Sarah has been a staunch advocate for the GHA in our redevelopment and we offered our rooms to her and we sold...
The 2024 Finals series for all Geelong Hockey Association grades from U12 to senior men and women will begin on August 31. August 31/ September 1 – Semi-Finals September 7/8 – Preliminary Finals September 14 – Grand Finals Finals are not played for U10 competitions, with the Premiership awarded to the team which finishes on...
A Report from the GHA Executive We hope that you are enjoying your hockey and the scenes from Stead Park and Lloyd Reserve have been testimony to that. At Stead Park we have welcomed Dimpy as our Canteen Manger and have enjoyed her cooking and service. We thank you for supporting the canteen which...