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Talking Split – Season 4, Ep 9 – Females in Coaching Talking Split heads out to speak to Dr.Bridie O’Donnell from Change Our Game about the work that her Department is doing, and what more can be done to encourage female participation in the coaching landscape. We then hear from our panel of guests –…

SQUAD ANNOUNCED FOR BOOMERS AHEAD OF FIBA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS FIFTH WINDOW The Boomers have the chance to officially book their place at the 2019 FIBA World Cup if they succeed in these next two games with only four games remaining in the qualifiers. Rising stars Kyle Adnam (Sydney Kings) and Harry Froling (Adelaide 36ers),…

GEMS BEGIN QUEST TO QUALIFY FOR 2019 UNDER-19 WORLD CUP Traversing the new qualification system now through Asia, the Gems will need to advance to the Semi-Finals to book their place in next year’s World Cup while they will also be aiming to replicate the Emus performance from August and claim the gold medal. The…

Macedon Ranges receive $6m Labor election pledge Labor committed $5.6 million towards the Precinct’s outdoor facilities, including new sports fields, new tennis and netball courts, and outside play spaces for local families. Funding from a re-elected Labor Government will also help deliver the indoor aspects of the Sports Precinct. “Only a re-elected Labor Government will…

RECORD NUMBER OF TEAMS SET TO COMPETE AT THE 2018 AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS With registrations now closed, 176 teams have confirmed their participation which is up from the previous record of 154 two years ago- close to a 15% increase. The School Champs are open to all Australian and international secondary schools and bring together…

2019 AUSTRALIAN BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME TO FURTHER HONOUR PAST AND PRESENT A minimum of two people from each of the three divisions will be inducted with the event to be held in April next year. Those divisions are the National Basketball League (NBL), the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) and Basketball Australia from which…

Slam dunk for Altona Sports Centre Member for Altona Jill Hennessy today announced the Altona Sports Centre is a step closer to an expansion thanks to the Labor Government’sBetter Indoor Stadiums Fund. The centre is home to the Altona Netball Association and Altona Basketball Association which have a combined membership of more than 6,000 people. However,…

KEVIN DIXON JOINS BASKETBALL AUSTRALIA AS CFO Kevin arrives at Basketball Australia after a decade working in the AFL industry with the Essendon Football Club as well as fulfilling several roles in corporate finance. He began at Essendon as the Chief Financial Officer and was more recently their Chief Operating Officer where he played a…

Simon Mitchell named inaugural South East Melbourne NBL coach Mitchell joins South East Melbourne from Melbourne United where he was an assistant coach for the past four years including its 2017/18 NBL Championship. He was also an assistant coach at the Melbourne Tigers, where he was part of their 2008 NBL Championship and Head of…

AUSTRALIA WINS BRONZE AT 2018 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES 3X3 TOURNAMENT Following almost a two-week campaign in Argentina, the Aussies came up against France in the Semi-Final for their first game on the last day of competition. While they had displayed a significant edge on the boards throughout the tournament, Australia struggled early inside against France who…