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6 CAMBERWELL HOCKEY CLUBCAMBERWELL HOCKEY CLUB INC. BOARD MEMBERS 2017-2018During the year there was one Board Member change. Narelle Richardson stepped down from the Boardfollowing her appointment as Club Administrator. The Board filled the casual vacancy with Sara Conyers.HARRY DRAKOS - PRESIDENTRICHARD HARRISELIZABETH GRANTSTEVE PRIORHarry is an Elected Board Memberand has been Club Presidentsince 2014. In addition, Harry hasresponsibility for the Club Liaisonportfolio which includes liaising withHockey Victoria, local council, stateand federal politicians, and is alsoresponsible for the Club HouseRedevelopment project.Richard has been a Section BoardMember since 2014 and Chair ofthe Men’s Section since 2014.Liz is a Section Board member andChair of the Women’s Section. Lizhas been involved in the club forover 12 years as a parent, teammanager and committee member.Steve is a Section Board Memberand has been Chair of the JuniorSection since 2014. In additionSteve has responsibility for theClub Facilities portfolio whichincludes ground strategy andbookings, Matlock & Koonungmaintenance, canteen operationsand liquor licence compliance.Steve also participates in theCommunications Working Group.Harry has been involved in theCamberwell Hockey Club forover 15 years as a parent, coach,manager, player, committeemember and Chair of the Juniorsection.Harry is a director of a procurementconsulting company and isinvolved in a number of charitiesand community organisations.As a member of the Board Richardhas responsibility for the Club’sSocial and Fundraising portfolio.Richard has been involved in theCamberwell Hockey Club forover 15 years as a parent, coach,manager, player and committeemember.Richard is a Barrister at theVictorian Bar and also sits on theBoard of the JMB Foundation anda number of other non for profitorganisations.Liz was a Junior CommitteeMember from 2011-2016 and wasco-ordinator of the CamberwellHockey Club uniform duringthis time. She is also one of thefounding members of the Womenand Girls Subgroup at CamberwellHockey Club. Liz has been involvedwith the Women and Girls AdvisoryGroup through Hockey Victoria.Steve has been involved in theCamberwell Hockey Club for over12 years as a parent, manager andcommittee member.Liz works as a School Psychologistwith Junior and Middle SchoolStudents. She is also involved withthe Friend’s of Hockey SupportGroup at her school.Steve has run his own IT businessfor the past 20 years; developingand operating software for retailindustry customers all over theworld.SARA CONYERSJOHN UNKLES - CLUB SECRETARYSTUART WILL - TREASURERELLEN WILLIAMSONSara is an Elected Board Memberand is responsible for theCommunications portfolio while alsosupporting the clubs Social andFundraising portfolio and Inclusionand Diversity strategy. Sara firstcame to Camberwell in 2002 as aplayer and has contributed to theclub through sitting on the women’scommittee since 2014, coachingjuniors, assisting coordinating theHin2H program, and coordinatingthe social and fundraising eventssince 2014.John is an Appointed Member ofthe Board and is Club Secretary.He is also responsible for theSponsorship portfolio.Stuart is an Elected Board Memberand has been Club Treasurersince 2013. Stuart has developedconsistent financial practicesacross all sections and will overseethe funding needs for the newclubhouse redevelopment.Ellen is an Appointed BoardMember and has responsibility forClub Governance matters. Shehas a background of 30 years legalexperience and is currently withPwC Legal.Sara’s background is in marketingand communications. Havingworked at Tennis Australia for 7years in participation, programsspace Sara has recently takenon a new role in the world ofPhilanthropy at The Universityof Melbourne as a DevelopmentManager.Although having never playedhockey he has been involved insome capacity at the club for30 years following his four son’shockey journey. His first club rolewas managing Minkey Hockey now Hookin2Hockey. He has sinceserved on both the Junior andMen’s Committees. Now retiredJohn’s working life was spentmanaging professional institutesand trade associations. His timeis now divided between familyincluding grandchildren, the hockeyclub, his roles with AnglicareVictoria and as a tour guide at theMelbourne Cricket Ground.Stuart has been involved in theCamberwell Hockey Club forover 8 years as a parent, teammanager, player and Junior Sectioncommittee member.Stuart is currently CFO at OptalLimited, a global paymentsorganisation and is a proudsupporter of The MirabelFoundation.Ellen has been involved with theClub for over 15 years, as a parentstarting with Minkey (Hook-in-2Hockey), team manager, veryoccasional player and spectator.She also sits on the Board ofHockey Victoria.

787TH ANNUAL REPORT 2016-2017STRATEGIC PLAN 2017 - 2021The Club’s Strategic Plan is the roadmap for our activities. In 2017 a new Strategic Plan wasreleased and is readily available on our website. It is intended that each year we report via theAnnual Report on our activities to meet Our Strategic Pillars and Goals.1. PLAYER SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENTGOAL: Provide the best environment for our players2018 Strategic Assessment: 4 out of 5During the year the Club continued to develop a rangeof pathways for players and supporters to reach theirpotential. This included transition programs for juniorsmoving to senior and additional training over summerfor juniors wanting to improve their skills. Many seniorplayers are also involved with coaching and mentoringjunior players and this aids in the transition and retentionfrom junior to senior ranks. It is intended that a “juniorcoaching manual” developed by key senior players beused in 2019 and beyond to provide a framework forjunior coaches.Our pathways are not just for “talented” players – theyare constructed for all players regardless of age, abilityand gender. In 2018, much of the emphasis was on thejunior program. In 2019, it is intended that some of thesenior and masters teams receive appropriate coachingand an opportunity to train and play at Matlock.The physical environment at Matlock was enhanced withthe additional items we included at our cost in the newclubhouse. It is hoped that all players will make use ofthe facility.2. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTGOAL: Continued financial strength and independence2018 Strategic Assessment: 5 out of 5During the year considerable expenditure was outlaid ona range of facilities including our significant contributionin respect to the new clubhouse for additional space.Over 205,000 was donated by members in respect tothese activities through the Australian Sports Foundation.Our financial strength has not been diluted by theconsiderable expenditure.3. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTGOAL: Promote the value of the Camberwell Hockey Club to theBoroondara Community2018 Strategic Assessment: 4 out of 5The Club has enthusiastically embraced the concept ofThe Matlock Centre being a community centre for useby all in the Boroondara Community. The CanterburyNeighbourhood Centre (CNC) and the Club has enteredinto a Licence whereby the Centre has use of the firstfloor of The Matlock Centre on weekdays from 9.00amto 5.00pm. Along with Council we are looking for otheropportunities to enhance our Community Engagement.Our continued relationship with Council is built ontransparency and respect.The Club is slowly building a strong relationship with theCNC, who joined us at two Open Days in July and August.It is our intention to meet on a regular basis and to offerour members a variety of community based activities.4. HOCKEY ENGAGEMENTGOAL: Lead, promote and grow hockey in Victoria2018 Strategic Assessment: 4 out of 5The Club is the largest in Victoria so meeting this pillaris imperative not only for the club but also the widerhockey community. During the last 12 months the Clubhad over 148 children between the ages of 5 and 8 tryhockey through the Hook-n-2-Hockey program conductedat the Club. In addition we showcased hockey to over1,250 local school children. The Club is strongly involvedin a range of Hockey Victoria initiatives both throughindividual involvement or the backing of their programs.Hockey Victoria values the contribution that Camberwellmakes to our sport. Our Club’s management is heldin high esteem and on a regular basis, HV seeks ourfeedback on key issues and looks to the Club to supportHV’s vision for the future of hockey.5. OUR PEOPLEGOAL: Strengthen our culture across players, supporters andvolunteers2018 Strategic Assessment: 4 out of 5Ensuring the health and wellbeing of all involved at theClub is a continual process. The need to ensure thatall sections of the club receive equal opportunity is animperative for the Board.Planning has commenced to further increase femaleparticipation in the club at all levels and includesleadership, administration, coaching, umpiring as well asplaying.The Matlock Centre will also give us the opportunity toattract new players to the Club as well as re-engagingwith past players and families. We also have theopportunity to interact more closely with the widercommunity and in collaboration with the CNC we lookforward to this engagement.6. FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTUREGOAL: Provide the best possible training, playing and social facilities2018 Strategic Assessment: 5 out of 5The 2017/18 year saw feverish activity in this area withthe most obvious being the completion by Council of ournew clubhouse – The Matlock Centre. The Club took theopportunity to also upgrade all the fencing on the easternside of the ground, build a covered technical bench andinclude a range of additional facilities in the clubhouse.Our second ground at Koonung Secondary College will beresurfaced in the next four months and negotiations areunderway to upgrade the facilities.

8 CAMBERWELL HOCKEY CLUBACHIEVERSThe Club would like to recognise the following members for their achievements during theyear. Two members joined a select group of Life Members, one was recognised for a lifelongcommitment to hockey and one achieved her ambition to play for Australia in the Hockeyroos. Inaddition we recognise the amazing success of Tim Burkhalter who has led our Mens’ Pennant Ateam to seven winter premierships in a row.OUR NEW LIFE MEMBERSPaul Dixonrecipient of Paul is a long time member of theClub, playing through juniors, seniorsand masters teams over the pastdecades. His contribution to the Clubhas been long both in terms of timeand breadth of involvement. There isnothing that Paul would not do if itwas for the good of the club he loves.Paul, or “Dicko” as we normallyrefer to him as, has been coachingjuniors at the Club since 1991 – anamazing record. Through his effortswe continue to have a thriving juniorsection equally split between girlsand boys. Paul has also coached,managed and selected State teamsand Hotshot teams. And of coursehe has always been ready to umpireat a moment’s notice without fear orfavour.Dicko’s senior history is extensive.He has played, coached, selected,captained and managed. He hasumpired, he has filled in to make surea game will be played, he has cajoledplayers to come back to the Club andhe has conducted pre-season training.Along the way Dicko has beenrecognized for his unstintingcommitment being the proudCarol Swann Dedication & ServiceAwardSenior Women’s Best ClubmanAwardSenior Men’s Best Clubman AwardNominated by CHC in 2012for the “Hero of Hockey” HVVolunteer Recognition ProgramPaul “Dicko” Dixon has given so muchto our Club. There is no doubt thathe is more than worthy of elevation toLife Membership.David Wansbrough OAMthe junior section to produce thoseplayers.David has devoted so much of histime to every section of the Club.David along with other members, hasensured that the quality of coachingfor juniors, no matter what theirability is the best they can receive.He played for and coached winningtop league senior teams and is arecruiter non-one can say no to whenasked about playing in the Masters.In addition he is an Olympian andwas a Vice Captain of the AustralianHockey Team where he played over200 games.Hockey is in David’s blood and weat the Camberwell Hockey Club havebeen the beneficiaries. He richlydeserves the accolade of Life Member.A NEW HOCKEYROODavid is an ‘original’ of the Club inthat he has been a member and aplayer of this Club alone since hecommenced his hockey career. Heloves the club and what it standsfor in leading hockey, in being acontributor in the local communityand in the hockey community.David has always been a member whosaw it as his duty to give back intothe Club, because he recognised itwas giving much more to players. Heis passionate about the welfare andcommunity standing of his Club. Herecognised early that Club successescome from hard working effectivecommittees, which implementedpolicies, guided on-field endeavour,recruited and retained good players,and particularly the need to nurtureSophie TaylorSophie made her senior debut for theAustralian Womens’ Hockey team –the Hockeyroos on 12th September2018 in Japan. She becameAustralian Female Player No 498. Weasked Sophie’s mother Libby Taylor totell us a bit about Sophie’s journey.From an early age Sophie lovedplaying ball games initially football,cricket and basketball. She wasblessed with very good hand eyecoordination and fierce determination.Sophie joined Camberwell Hockeyclub in 2003 at the suggestion of LisaTadgell.She was fortunate to enjoy greatcamaraderie from teammates andexcellent coaching from all the hard

87TH ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018working Camberwell Hockey Clubcoaches who came to know her as ateam player who plays hard, fair andcreatively.Sophie played in her first State teamin 2006 and has been fortunate to bepart of Victorian teams winning manyState titles including the AHL lastyear alongside other Camberwell teammates.Representative hockey has not onlywidened her friendships but givenher the opportunity to play all overAustralia and overseas.For many athletes the road is oftenbumpy and Sophie has overcomechronic illness, injury and nonselection. These challenges requiredpersistence and hard work.Sophie played in her first InternationalHockey Tournament in the JuniorWorld Cup in Chile, 2016, in whichAustralia won a Bronze Medal.Sophie has continued to learn at theVIS through the expertise of theirgreat coaches and fellow athletesincluding Camberwell’s Laura Bardenand Krissy Bates.Juggling Physiotherapy studies andathlete requirements is complexyet Sophie has persevered and last9

10 CAMBERWELL HOCKEY CLUBAchievers Continued.month, in Japan on her birthday,her sporting dream became a realityas Sophie made her debut for theHockeyroos. A big thank you to theCHC family for your part in this.Libby TaylorHOCKEY VICTORIAAWARD OF MERITKatie Allenprograms and a strong involvementwith female coach and player mentorprograms established over the pastnumber of years.Katie has been a strong advocatefor women’s participation in hockey,always supporting the initiatives ofHockey Victoria to strengthen the girlsparticipation pathway and furthermoresee more women engaged as rolemodels and leaders in our sport.”Andrew SkillernCEO Hockey VictoriaTIM BURKHALTER - LEADERKatie was recently awarded the HockeyVictoria Award of Merit. Below is partof her citation. As well as all her otherachievements Katie has been a highlysuccessful coach at the Club. She issoon to leave us to take up the roleas Assistant Coach to the AustralianWomens Hockey Team. She leaves uswith the very best of wishes for the nextstage of her wonderful hockey career.“Katie played with arguably the mostsuccessful women’s sports team ournation has seen. In fact, the teamis rated in the Top 100 World SportTeams of all time.During her time as a player Katie wonthe 2000 Olympics in Sydney with theHockeyroos as well as two World Cups,a Commonwealth Games and threeChampions Trophies.During Katie’s time as Womens’ HeadCoach at the Victorian Institute ofSport, a role she held from 2009 to2016, she has overseen the progressof over 10 Hockeyroos. Furthermore,Katie’s passion to see girls developshe has been heavily involved in thedevelopment of EMERGING PLAYERTim Burkhalter is the marathon man.His stats are incredible. He haswon 7 consecutive premierships asCaptain of Pennant A and won a flagin 11 of the last 13 as a player in theteam. There are few better examplesof a player working hard to get themost out of themselves. He is a truerole model to others in the team.Leading from the front, Burkie hashelped build a great team culture andpreached the importance of traininghard and has brought a level ofprofessionalism to the thirds hockey,unmatched by any other team in thecompetition.Burkie does so much for the teambehind the scenes but never seeksany recognition. He is the one thatorganises the pre-season matches,fills-in the team sheet, ensures thatthere are half-time snacks, writesthe match reports and perhaps mostimportantly, ensures that PA hassigned a marquee player for theyear (the likes of Tommy Allan, SamGanguly and Nick Rees).Burkie also ensures that PA/PB get thehighest quality coaching of any thirds.Not only does he run the trainingsessions, but he also seeks out thequality coaching from the likes of StuWebster, Ash Carey, Will Unkles, NickRees, Dan Miles, Jason Reilly and TavCook. He has also been a dedicatedcontributor to the junior program atthe club. He has coached many teamshimself and encouraged youngerplayers to train and play in the PA/PBsquad.Burkie allegedly once promised thathe would run as many marathons ashe does premierships. He has now run2, so still has many more runs to go.Lachie Hunterwho has been with Burkie in the “7Peat”

1187TH ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018INCLUSION ANDDIVERSITY UPDATEThis year Camberwell Hockey Club was invited by the City of Boroondara to participate ina series of six Inclusion and Diversity workshops throughout 2018. These workshops wereaimed to build the knowledge of club officials on how to make our club more diverse andinclusive by building on our existing inclusion and diversity platform and creating safe, equaland respectful environments for all members, with a focus on women and girls.With six other Boroondara sportingorganisations participating inthese workshops, we were able tocollaborate and learn from everyone’sexperiences. Starting with a sessionon why diversity is imperative forsporting clubs, the sessions thenmoved onto practical actions clubscan take to create more diverseand welcoming environments andcommunities.The workshops concluded with afacilitated strategy developmentsession involving 20 CHCmembers, run by Access Healthand Community. This work willcontribute to the development ofthe CHC Diversity and Inclusionstrategy, which will focus oncreating more gender balance acrossplayers, coaches, team managers,committee’s and boards, as well asbroader inclusion planning.An Inclusive Club Audit wasconducted and these are thefollowing areas that we focused on: Club informationLeadershipClub CultureMembership and EngagementVolunteers and EmployeesFacilitiesWe thank everyone who has helpedto date in contributing ideas to thestrategy and look forward to sharingit early 2019.

12 CAMBERWELL HOCKEY CLUBJUNIORSECTION2018 has been a strong and successful year forthe Junior section. Over all our winter and summerprograms we attracted over 740 registrations with ourratio of female players approaching forty five percent.Stick2Hockey Intra-ClubIn terms 2 and 3 we run an intraclub competition which now attractsthe majority of our U10 players.Stick2Hockey offers the convenienceof a fixed time slot and Matlocklocation each week with a skill, drill,game format focussing on fun andparticipation. This year we had almost70 players competing in eight quarterfield teams.During winter we entered 11 boysand 7 girls teams in Hockey Victoriacompetition in addition to ourHookIn2Hockey, intra-club and indoorprograms. Eight teams reached thefinals with two being Minor Premiers.Six of those teams progressed to theGrand Final with four victorious.Congratulations to our 2018 Premiers: U12 Girls Shield coached bySuzanne Henderson & Ellora Kelly U12 Mixed Shield A coached byOllie Harris & Matt Webb U14 Mixed District coached byNathan Copey & James Dean U16 Mixed Pennant coached byCharlie Faulks & Matt ApplebyThe Hockey Victoria programcontinues to evolve; this yearintroducing half field term basedcompetitions to the U12 District gradeand adding a new Shield B gradeabove Pennant for mixed competitionsat all levels. This presented someselection and team compositionchallenges and our selectors, coaches,players and families managed thechanges extremely well. Thank you.HookIn2HockeyThe Junior year is bookended withHookIn2Hockey programs in terms1 and 4. We again fully staffed ourschool roadshow program with clubcoaches and conducted sessionswith over 1200 students at ourlocal schools. It’s a great tribute toour wonderful coaches that we’veattracted over 150 HookIn2Hockeyplayers into our program this year,now one of the largest nationwide.I’d like to send a big thanks to SaraConyers and Alex Wong for excellingon the admin team and supervisionof our coaching group. Harry Wallacefor stepping up as coach team leaderand all our wonderful roadshowand program coaches who’s energyand enthusiasm make it possible todelivery our programs.Indoor HockeyWith the Summer Six program pausedduring our construction works the Clubembarked on our largest ever indoorhockey program with 13 weekly and 8Club Championship teams competing.Well done to everyone involved andin particular James Heath and JaneOldham who excelled to deliver a hugelysuccessful and enjoyable program.

132018 AWARDS &REPRESENTATIVEHONOURSThe Club fielded 22 of 44 boys and 18 of 32girls in the Eastern Hotshots this year. A terrificresult with thanks to Blair Roxborough andAlex Wong. Congratulations to the further 7boys and 4 girls who were selected in StateSchool teams and to the following players:UmpiringThe Stick2Hockey programadditionally gives us a terrificopportunity to begin the training ofour newest umpires and allow them totake charge of their first matches in afriendly and managed environment.17 boys and 8 girls participated asjunior umpires in HV winter games thisyear with the Club again managing thecomplete U13 JCC program. We willshortly be providing our experiencedumpires Level 1 training allowing themin time to umpire senior games up toPennant A standard.Thank you to Daryl Clarke and LachieAvil who conduct for our Club anunparalleled umpire developmentacademy and to all our mentors andyoung umpires who’ve started theirofficiating journey this winter. Theofficials are our

years in participation, programs space Sara has recently taken on a new role in the world of Philanthropy at The University of Melbourne as a Development Manager. RICHARD HARRIS Richard has been a Section Board Member since 2014 and Chair of the Men's Section since 2014. As a member of the Board Richard has responsibility for the Club's