Our History

Queen of Apostles Netball Club

Queen of Apostles Netball Club had its humble beginnings in 1988. Following success in one of her Canberra schools, Sister Irene Maree wanted to revive netball at Q of A. Recalling how it used to be a strong, popular and rewarding girls’ sport in the 1970s, her keenness was set alight.

With the help of parents, the ball was set in motion and the first netball communication was sent to parents on 4 February 1988. Sister Irene had a wonderful response and five school teams were formed. The school courts were not in good condition so training was held at nearby Turner Park. As the club had no funds, the school provided netballs. Sister Irene purchased material for the bibs, which were sewn by a grandparent and screenprinted by the nuns.

Sister Irene believed that one way to learn about netball was by becoming involved and playing, so she invited mums to play. At a morning tea held at Chuter Street, two adult teams were formed.

In 1989, the netball court at the school was resurfaced to allow training to take place at the school. Each year she renewed interest with more and more teams being formed. The parents helped with coaching and umpiring, with Sister doing the majority of the administrative work.

In 1992, we accommodated twelve school teams and two adult teams. Sister Irene felt that the club had grown to a point where she could no longer solely take on the job and so parents were called upon to help. Thus began the formal Queen of Apostles Netball Club with our first meeting held on11 February 1992.

Parents offered to take on various tasks to help Sister and also to allow the Club to run more efficiently. The wheels were set in motion in late 1992, after our first Annual General Meeting, to incorporate our club. After much hard work by our Committee members, we finally received our Certificate of Incorporation in July of 1993 which sadly coincided with the departure overseas of Sister Irene Maree.

Each year our Club has continued to grow and prosper with the help, hard work and dedication of parents working on the committee and in the capacity of coaches, managers, umpires and players. Club sponsorship commenced in 2011. This financially assisted the club in purchasing new equipment, funding netball carnivals, netball clinics, coach / umpire courses and trophy day celebrations.