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Mother/daughter trio were found at the Nationals in Gold Coast this year. Sonja Noonan being a player, Janice Noonan a technical official and Katrina Noonan an umpire. Sonja started playing hockey at the age of 10 along with many of her friends. She has been involved ever since in many different roles and still has…

Dena Licciardello started playing hockey at the age of 13 and is still playing today. Currently she plays for North Brisbane and Capri Gold Coast representing Gold Coast at the State Championships each year. Both Dena’s children played hockey and her youngest child still plays today at the age of 27 years, representing Queensland for…

Fiona Dodd joined East Hockey Club at the age of 12 (1974). Her father had played hockey and she loved watching him play. It was only natural that she would start playing hockey. Apart from having time off for having children, Fiona has played continuously since then. Her three daughters have played hockey, two of…

2019 saw Rhonda Bentley and Jenny Tidey appointed as Ambassadors for Queensland Women’s Masters to attend Nationals at the Gold Coast in September / October this year. Rhonda joined Norths Hockey Club in 1981 when her daughters learnt to play. She held the positions of Secretary and President for several years, learning to play herself…

Gladstone’s Master’s player Terri Read nominated for Queensland Women’s Masters Team in 2018 at the State Championships held in Townsville. Terri was selected in the Qld 55 #1 Team to play at the Nationals held in Busselton / Bunbury. Terri was then selected to play in the Trans-Tasman Team at the Gold Coast in 2019…

Mackay Hockey Association commenced in a small way in the 1930’s with 3 women’s teams and 2 men’s teams with fixtures played on the triangle at the Mackay Showgrounds. WWII intervened and the association folded. In 1948, Mackay Hockey Association resurrected, and the first delegates’ meeting was held at the Oddfellows. Two Clubs, Magpies and…

It was a privilege to have three ladies from Townsville’s first ever Women’s Masters team to present the Awards at the Championships held in Townsville in 2018. These 3 ladies were part of the Queensland Women’s Masters Championships held in Townsville in 1985. A big thank you goes out to Kathy Knight, Rhonda Crossman and…

Brisbane Women’s Hockey Association, like most associations across the state, enjoys hockey as a family sport for life, with mothers, daughters and grand-daughters playing across the decades. As some players move up divisions, others are moving down and so many young and older players have crossed paths in the many divisions we have been able…