Hockey Queensland Explained
Hockey Queensland is the governing body for the sport of hockey in Queensland, Australia. It is responsible for the administration of intrastate competitions, state representative teams, officials and the financial position of the sport. It's located in the Queensland State Hockey Centre in Colmslie, a suburb south of Brisbane.[1]
History
On 11 November 1995, the Queensland Women's Hockey Association merged with Queensland Men's Hockey Association ending 75 years of independent operation and created Hockey Queensland. The combined Hockey Queensland structure boasts gender equity as well as increased and maintained funding levels to men's and women's programs. Hockey Queensland helped field hockey become an inaugural sport with the Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) and the Northern University Games.[2]
Associations
South East Queensland
- Brisbane Hockey Association
- Brisbane Women's Hockey Association
- Gold Coast Hockey Association
- Ipswich Hockey Association
- Redlands Hockey Association
- Sunshine Coast Hockey Association
- Tweed Border Hockey Association
- Toowoomba Hockey Association
- Warwick Hockey Association
Wide Bay
- Bundaberg Hockey Association
- Gympie & Districts Hockey Association
- Hervey Bay Hockey Association
- Maryborough & Districts Hockey Association
Central Queensland
- Gladstone & Districts Hockey Association
- Mackay Hockey Association
- Rockhampton Hockey Association
- Moranbah Hockey Association
North Queensland
- Atherton Hockey Association
- Cairns Hockey Association
- Mount Isa Hockey Association
- Townsville Hockey Association
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.hockeyqld.com.au/about/contact_us Contact details Hockey Queensland
- Web site: Hockey Queensland History . 17 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090910023557/http://www.hockeyqld.com.au/about/history/history_html . 10 September 2009 . dead .
