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About Us
Bendigo Strikers is regional Victoria's representative team competing in Victoria's state netball competition, the Victorian Netball League (VNL).
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Bendigo Strikers strives to be a high-performance VNL club based in regional Victoria. Our commitment from our players through to our administrators, is to provide the best opportunities possible to enable all personnel to reach their full potential. Bendigo Strikers' long-term vision is inspired by our athletes, our coaches, our partners, our fans, and the community - of today and tomorrow. We are all connected by our love of netball and its power to inspire and unite. The opportunities Bendigo Strikers can offer our region has ignited a fire of ambition within us all and has highlighted what this organisation and our people can achieve.
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Bendigo Strikers aspires to achieve high-performance in all that we do, on and off the court, from grassroots to the VNL stage. For us, this means raising our performance, enhancing our pathway, and strengthening our organisation to be one of the leading clubs in Victoria. It means that every person connected to Strikers feels empowered to succeed and thrive, that we all strive for excellence in all that we do and that we are innovative in our approach to the development of our sport and our people. High performance does not discriminate, it is a standard, an approach and a mindset for our people, programmes and places - as well as our long-term vision for success.
Mission
"To expand, develop and progress the reach and impact netball has in regional Victoria, through raising performance, profile and participation at every level of the pathway. This will be built on a foundation of unity, strong values and high performance."
Vision
"To be an innovative and leading netball club that inspires, develops and promotes our people to embrace opportunities to achieve their full potential"
Our Story
Strikers Netball has a long history of creating opportunities for regional netballers to play at a higher level. Our original Strikers team were one of the pioneers, paving the way for regional players to be exposed to a stronger level of netball. It provided an option for regional netballers to be showcased to selectors for consideration for high-performance netball.
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Beginning around 1998, Strikers played netball predominantly at Royal Park in Parkville Melbourne.
Strikers had great success, as finalists and premiers in both Division 1 and Division 2 sections over the years.
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Composed of well-known local identities, Caitlyn Thwaites, Rebecca Bulley and Carol Cathcart, as well as local regional athletes that went on to play within the Netball Victoria pathway, some at the highest level. Embracing the history and adopting the culture of those who have led the way with pride and passion, Bendigo Strikers has the ability to reunite past players and continue a strong regional presence in the Netball Victoria Pathway.
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Our vision to engage past Strikers players and coaches creates an opportunity to embrace our history, celebrate the success of the past and re-invigorate a purpose for past players and those involved with Strikers to join as social club members, to reconnect, reminisce and celebrate their successes and re-engage the netball community.