On Tuesday 28 November at the 90th AGM of BWHA, a number of our members received Service Awards and the Senior & Junior Volunteer of the Year awards were announced. Congratulations and thank you to these members for their dedication and service to women and girls hockey in Brisbane; your commitment to our Association is appreciated by all:
10 Years Service – Lorraine Carroll
Areas of Service: Junior Committee, Junior Match Secretary, U18 Manager, Saturday Administration Officer
10 Year Service – Kelly Free
Areas of Service: U11 Selector, U13 Coach, U15 Coach, U18 Coach
10 Year Service – Kristin Muir
Areas of Service: Junior Committee, U15s Selector, U18s Selector, Super League/Opens Selector, Coach Southern Skies, U18 Coach, U15 Coach, U13 Coach, Super League Coach
20 Years Service – Petra Faas O’Meara
Areas of Service: Senior Management, Grounds Committee, House Committee, Honorary Secretary, Appeals Committee, Judiciary Committee, Opens Manager, Masters Organising Committee, Masters Fixture & Grading Committee, Umpire Masters
20 Years Service – Kelli Robinson
Areas of Service: Junior Committee, U15s Selector, U18 Selector, Masters Selector, HQ Champs Selector, U18 Coach, U18 Manager, Masters Manager
25 Years Service – Diana Young
Masters Selector, Masters Coach, Junior Fixture & Grading Committee, Turf & Grass Competitions Committee, Turf & Grass Grading Committee, Masters Organising Committee
SENIOR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR – Cheryl Kann
Senior Turf Match Secretary, controlling the player movements across the 7 senior turf divisions and compiling the PL1 statistics. Member of the Umpire & Technical Committee and a volunteer technical officer on Saturday senior turf fixtures.
JUNIOR VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR – Blanche Ryan
U15 Head Manager and Brisbane 4 Team manager in 2023; always willing to assist with representative and development programs.