Footscray Hockey Club

2008 Junior State Championship Nominations
Nomination Forms are now available for players for the 2008 Just Hockey Junior State Championships. These can be
accessed from the HV website via the News Item or the Events section.

Hockey Victoria AGM
Our FHC delegate, Nicole, attended the HV AGM and exercised FHC’s right o VOTE on the appointments of 4 board positions. Shaun Dooley, Chris Chittick, Joe Hough and Glenda Wilson were appointed. Inducted Life Member was Cheryl Blair. The HV Annual Report can be found on top of the fridge in the canteen if anyone would like a look!

State Hockey Centre Entry Fee
One interesting point of discussion was the misconception by many of those who play hockey that they State Netball and Hockey Centre Entry fee is controlled and profited by Hockey Victoria. This is NOT the case – SHC is run by a completely separate organisation from Hockey Victoria.

Sporting Pulse Fixtures
The fixtures for senior Men’s and Women’s are up on sporting pulse, however HV advise there may still be a few changes made between now and the start of the season.

Liz Fields and Adam Purtel who tied the knot on Friday 14th March in a beautiful ceremony held at Cleaveland Winery in Lancefield.
Congratulations Zora & Nicole Odzovski – expecting the 2nd edition to the family later this year

We are hoping that at the end of this coming season we will be, at minimum, re-surfacing our sandbased pitch (with a new ‘hybrid’
wet-dry pitch) and creating a synthetic-surfaced hit-up area in the space to the north of our changerooms. The cost to FHC will
be just short of $300,000. If our luck is in though, and we receive a state government contribution that we are lobbying for, we will also be recarpeting the wet pitch at the same time, with FHC having to put up $460,000 towards a $1,100,000 scale of works.

Thank you volunteers
Given either scenario in the ground report, our tremendous volunteerism across last weekend’s U18 Girls State C’Ships at McIvor
Reserve not only put a massive $5,000 into the Club’s building fund, but it also demonstrated the fantastic spirit that is driving our
Club forward. In previous times these events have had to be carried by the same dozen or so Club stalwarts, but we seem to have
struck a formula where a shared contribution by many delivers an even better outcome for our Club.
Thank-you to all that called in. You have put a smile on the faces of all the old-timers around the Club, particularly the Treasurer!

FHC are still seeking interest for a Friday night / Saturday morning canteen manager. This is a paid position/salary negotiable. Contact Neil Coster for further information – 0412931196

We are pleased to advise that FHC has been successful in its application to Vic Health for $600 to run first aid courses. Well done to
those who submitted the application. Stay tuned for further information.

We are hoping that at the end of this coming season we will be, at minimum, re-surfacing our sand-based pitch (with a new ‘hybrid’ wet-dry pitch) and creating a synthetic-surfaced hit-up area in the space to the north of our changerooms. The cost to FHC will be just short of $300,000. If our luck is in though, and we receive a state government contribution that we are lobbying for, we will also be re-carpeting the wet pitch at the same time, with FHC having to put up $460,000 towards a $1,100,000 scale of works.

Given either scenario, our tremendous volunteerism across last weekend’s U18 Girls State C’Ships at McIvor Reserve not only put a massive $5,000 into the Club’s building fund, but it also demonstrated the fantastic spirit that is driving our Club forward. In previous times these events have had to be carried by the same dozen or so Club stalwarts, but we seem to have struck a formula where a shared contribution by many delivers an even better outcome for our Club. Thank-you to all that called in. You have put a smile on the faces of all the old-timers around the Club, particularly the Treasurer!