About Parkville Netball

Our Mission

Parkville Netball aims to provide:

competitions and programs to suit all levels of netball participation in a friendly and professional environment
player, umpire and coach development
training and development opportunities for court/umpire supervisors and first aid personnel

Our Profile

Parkville Netball Competitions is recognised as the largest domestic netball competition in Victoria. Based at the State Netball Centre in Parkville and Riverside Tennis & Netball at Ascot Vale, approximately 450 teams and 4500 players participate each week. Parkville Netball operates all year round, only breaking for Easter, Christmas as well as School and Public Holidays.

Our History

Pre-1969

Netball has been played in the Parkville/Royal Park vicinity for a long period of time. The location of the courts and the organising committees have changed a number of times over the years.

1969-1991

Victorian Netball Association (VNA) played out of the previous State Netball Centre, where there were 4 indoor and 20 outdoor courts.

1992-1999

VNA was renamed Royal Park Netball Association (RPNA) in 1992. Royal Park was a strong, competitive Association and produced the likes of Eloise Southby-Halbish.

1999

In 1999, the Victorian State Government built the State Netball Hockey Centre and Netball Victoria took control of the competitions. Consequently RPNA folded.

2001

The State Netball Competitions were established and operated from the new venue.

2002

The competitions changed name in 2002 becoming Parkville Netball Competitions. An independent advisory group was formed at this point to provide support and advice to the competition administrator. Parkville Netball Competition's has steadily grown over the years, to become the biggest domestic netball competition in Victoria.

2019

The majority of our junior competitions were moved away from the State Netball Hockey Centre in May in preparation for the redevelopment of the Centre. Fixtured matches were relocated to VU Community Sport Centre in Footscray, Charles Mutton Reserve in Fawkner, Aberfeldie Primary School in Aberfeldie and eventually to Riverside Netball & Tennis in Ascot Vale. The redevelopments are due to be completed in early 2021 and will feature six new indoor courts, which will replace the previous four outdoor Plexicushion courts. Once completed, our centre will undoubtedly be reestablished as the home of Victorian netball.

2021

At the beginning of the spring season, some of our junior divisions moved back to the State Netball Centre, including all NetSetGo and 11&U teams, as well as the 17&U Divisions 1 and 2 teams, and the Thursday 15&U Divisions 1, 2 and 3 teams.