Korfball Australia is saddened to hear of the recent passing of John Spurr. John was a stalwart of the Korfball community for many years, as a player, coach, administrator, and occasional commentator, across all levels of the sport, and will be sorely missed by all those who knew him. John's contributions to Korfball in [...]
Last weekend saw the holding of both an EGM and the 2022 AGM. It gives Korfball Australia great pleasure in announcing the outcomes of these meetings. The EGM saw a new Korfball Australia Constitution unanimously adopted. This constitution updates the original constitution adopted in 1985, and brings Korfball Australia in line with recommended Sports [...]
Korfball Australia is saddened to hear of the passing of Andrew Barrett over the weekend. Andrew was a founding member of the Newcastle Royals Korfball Club, and has been a stalwart of the New South Wales and Australian Korfball community for many years. Andrew is being remembered as a fierce opponent on the court, [...]
It gives Korfball Australia great pride and pleasure to share that as of today, Roy Kirkby has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his service to Korfball, as part of the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours List. The Order of Australia is awarded to "Australians who have demonstrated outstanding service or [...]
With the recent reemergence of COVID-19 in communities around Australia, the Korfball Australia Board has been regularly meeting to assess the viability of the 2020 National Club Championships. It has become clear that it is in fact no longer a possibility to hold a National Club Championships this year, and as such, the tournament [...]
Korfball Australia would like to take this opportunity to address the growing concern around COVID-19, and the impact on upcoming Korfball events. Already, this pandemic has affected many sporting events, in Australia and around the world, and Korfball is not immune. The IKF has recently cancelled several age-group Continental championships, and a number of age-group [...]
Korfball Australia is pleased to today announce the formal launch of our brand-new National Registration System. Developed as part of a wider overhaul of governance and accountability within Korfball Australia, this system is the first nation-wide registration system, and ensures Korfball Australia will have accurate participation numbers for all organised Korfball activities. The system has [...]
At last weekend's National Club Championships, a special award was presented in recognition of Megan O'Keefe's many years of tireless service on behalf of Korfball Australia. For those who are unaware, Megan has been the Korfball Australia Secretary since 2011, and has recently resigned. This tenure includes a stint as Secretary after attempting to resign, [...]
As has been previously communicated to the State Bodies, Korfball Australia will once again be taking advantage of the National Club Championships, the largest annual gathering of Australia's Korfball community, to hold their Annual General Meeting. The AGM will take place on the Saturday of Nationals, at 1:10PM, and should be finished well in advance [...]
Korfball Australia would like to congratulate Luke Rosie on being selected to referee at the upcoming Asia-Oceania Korfball Championships, to be held in Saitama, Japan. Luke is a highly experienced referee, having been refereeing at U23 and Open level international tournaments since 2011. Luke has also been a constant in South Australia's State League and [...]
Korfball Australia would like to congratulate Megan Marks on being selected to referee at the upcoming U21 World Championships, to be held in Budapest, Hungary. Megan is a highly credentialed referee, having been a constant in South Australia's State League and at National Championships for many years, often refereeing the A Grade finals in both competitions. [...]
Korfball Australia has been approached by Sarita Kidson, a researcher at the University of Newcastle, who is looking for volunteers to help validate a new computerised sports concussion test which will ultimately be used to make return to play decisions after an athlete has sustained a concussion. Concussion has been an issue across all sports for a number [...]