2024 Annual Report & Summary of the Year
November 11th, 2024
The Altona Hockey Club is proud to present the 2023-2024 Annual Report:
President’s Year in Review
2024 was a year we saw some exceptional performances for our club as well as another record number of representatives (including many in Australian teams). We welcomed several new sponsors aboard, and launched our inaugural reunion round to ensure our former members are always welcome back at the A’s.
We got a new electronic scoreboard, courtesy of the Westgate Tunnel Neighbourhood Fund. We also thank our sponsors Werribee Steel and Burlin Electrical for their contribution to this project. We were also lucky to have our local member, and Minister for Roads, the Hon. Melissa Horne, officially open the scoreboard.
2024 marks the end of one era, and the beginning of a new exciting chapter in our Club’s history. We are about to bid farewell to our pavilion, which will be demolished over summer and replaced by a new, state of the art facility in 2025.
While many of us will miss the old rooms, as quaint as they are, it will be fitting that one of Victoria’s leading hockey clubs finally has a pavilion that we deserve.
We thank Hobsons Bay City Council for their budget allocation and work on this project. Andrew Meiers, and previously David Burns, were instrumental in getting this project over the line. Riley Faulkner and Richard Samuels assisted with the planning stage as well.
While our ability to churn out representative players and continue to play finals hockey across the club amazes the Victorian hockey community, we need to grow our junior section to ensure we continue to produce future Altona champions at all levels.
Growing our club, at all levels, is something we all play a part in. You can all recruit your friends, welcome back past players and make new players feel the Altona welcome, when they join.
Our Junior Development sessions on Monday nights were well received by juniors and their parents. Our Seagulls Program pilot at U/10s level saw some fantastic skill development and will be rolled out to all junior levels in 2025.
We are lucky to have so many exceptional coaches and representative players bringing their experiences back to Altona to improve our current and future players. Thank you to all the sponsors, coaches, volunteers and of course, our players, for a wonderful year.
Our Club is a wonderful place because of how everyone helps each other, putting their hand up to get jobs done. It’s the Altona Way. If you can help in any part of the club, please let me know.
We have already started preparing for 2025, and look forward to opening our new Clubrooms with a successful season on and off the field.
Brian Fanning, President, Altona Hockey Club
Read the latest Altona Hockey Club news:
WSL1 vs Waverley
The SL1 women came into their first home game of the year with dented confidence after a big loss to Mentone in round 1. The return of Hockeyroo Danielle Schubach added some strength to the line-up, whilst Nic Brown was still missing with U18 state duty. Waverley...
The Prez Sez…
It’s time for all players and supporters to get their blue and gold out of the cupboard. All the pre-season training and fitness is done; it’s time for the real hockey season to start. Isn’t it great that we’re about to start Round 1! I confident 2012 will be a...
WSL1 practice match
The SL1 girls continued their great pre-season form on Saturday against an MCC outfit just promoted from SL2. The girls always had the lead and controlled the game, but will be looking to put away more goals for the amount of chances they created when the season comes...
Community Camp
A 54 person contingent from Altona’s top men’s and women’s teams ventured to sunny Warrnambool on the weekend for our annual community camp. A not so sunny morning greeted us on Saturday with torrential rain flooding the surrounds of our colourful European backpackers...
AHC on the Radio
Check out star SL1 women's players, Stephanie Sarantis and Danielle Schubach being interviewed for the evening sports show on Smash FM here via spreaker. You can also check out Smash FM's youtube channel here.
2011 Pan Am Games
In their first game against Trinidad and Tobago Matthew Guest has hit a hat-trick! His first for Canada. Details here, photos here and Matthews profile here. The games in Guadalajara are Canada's first chance to qualify for London 2012 and a huge achievement for...
Homophobia in Sport
This video is a must view for all members. It is extremely inspiring and thought-provoking. Altona Hockey Club and Hockey Victoria aim to be inclusive for all members and this video is a raw and potentially eye-opening story from former Essendon and Victoria...
Victoria U13 National Champions!
The under 13 Victorian boys side has recently won the national championship in Queensland, going undefeated for the tournament the side won 6 games and drew 1. Congratulations to Heath McDonald who played in the tournament and Steve Campbell who was the assistant...
Australian Veterans
Ian 'Bones' Bartlett has been selected in the 40 and over veterans Australian team after the recent veterans tournament in Canberra. The teams will travel to England in 2012. Congratulations Bones! View all Victorian players here View full team lists here