Townsville Hockey Association was proud to hold the Inaugural QLD Women’s Vets event back in 1985 in conjunction with that year’s Women’s Open Championships.  Four teams competed – Brisbane, Cairns, Mackay and Townsville.  The event was held at Endeavour Park – which are now Cricket Fields across the road from Townsville Hockey Association’s current complex.

Back L-R              Linda Cannon, Colleen Eastauffe, Beryl McMillan, Rhonda Crossman, Margaret Hammerton
Front L-R             Margaret Goulevitch, Robyn Young, Ivy Grubb, Bunny Deuble, Kathy Knight
Absent                Eileen Gilboy

Townsville has held the Queensland State Championships on 4 occasions – 1985, 2004, 2018 & 2022 and have had success winning the following divisions over the past 40 years:-

Year	Division 2	Division 3	Division 4	Division 5	Division 6
2000	Tsv Team #1		Tsv Team #2
2004			Tsv Team #2
2009				Tsv Team #2
2010	Tsv Team #1
2017					Tsv Team #2
2018		Tsv Team #1		Tsv Team #2
2019			Tsv Team #2
2022			Tsv Team #2
2024	Tsv Team #1

Our Queensland Association State Service Award Receipients – Shane Davis (2021) & Peta Davis (2023)

Townsville has also celebrated many player’s personal achievements with selection to Queensland Masters & Australian Masters Teams over the past 40 years – we are proud of them all!!!

Over the past 40 years, Townsville has grown their Women’s Masters base from 1 Team to 5 Teams travelling to Cairns in 2025.  This has only been achieved by the dedication of our Players (& their families), Volunteer Coaches, Managers, Umpires, Technical Officials & Organising Committees. We have had Mothers, Daughters, Sisters, Cousins, Spouses – one big family!!  

With the introduction of social media, it has become so much easier to document our history, remember prior years and all the fun times we have had.  With limited access to the “early” years – we acknowledge that this is a time we should not ever forget.

We are looking forward to the 2025 State Championships in Cairns:  
Our Townsville #1 is playing in Division One for the first time since 2011
Our first Mother/Daughter combo playing in the same team
Our largest player contingent ever of 5 Teams plus our 5 Coaches, 5 Managers, 5 Umpires & 2 Techs

WOW! What a year this will be!

Thank you to all the dedicated Masters Players in Queensland – what happens at Masters stays at Masters!!!!