State Netball Hockey Centre

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This organisation protects unfair umpires who are getting away with being bias who make kids cry for getting slapped in the face and giving the ball to the other team. That is disgraceful the game that just occurred in the Monday open team div 6 was ridiculous as a player on my team was crying for 2 quarters over getting unfair treatment and the supervisors are just as bad doing to much gossiping rather then doing there job. Umpires should pick up on the real adult bullies rather then 16 year old kids who are crying because of these rough aggressive girls

I have a mental disability and had a terrible experience and treatment here resulting in ongoing civil action against the facility and a member of staff. I was given false information and detained in a staff room under false pretenses. If you are disabled come here at your own risk.

Very modern and newly renovated. Free parking and lovely sports facilities. Sometimes bathroomns and facilities have minor issues with cleanliness or out of order areas, but overall very much worth the visit.

Great venue, played netball here years ago on outdoor courts. There were only 4 indoor courts back then. Can't believe how much it has changed. Lots if indoor courts, haven't seen the whole place, but I know there are at least 11courts. Lots of parking spaces. Very busy place, especially Saturdays.

Attended the State Netball and Hockey Centre for a hockey tournament, and it did not disappoint. Facilities are modern, amenities placed thoughtfully throughout, cafe was open with a wide selection of food and drinks.and a limited bar!
The grounds are great to play on, plenty of seating for the tournament, and Melb put on some superb weather.
Parking is sometimes limited if there are multiple events however it is free and best to get there early.
Trams travel past roughly every 10min into the city and out to Brunswick West.
Zoo is over the tram line and short walk. Elliot Ave can get quite congested with traffic, so again, plan to arrive early if your event commences close to peak hour.

Get here on your bikes early as there is really limited space to lock them up. They often are full on game days

There to support the amazing Doncaster women's netball! Great game, great sporting facilities!

Great facilities for Netball and Hockey. Need to do something about the entrance and how jammed up that gets.

Parkville Netball Competition needs to invest in their officials.

Umpiring - we all know we are all learning implement better training for these Umpires. Provide feedback their doing well yes keep them feeling good but when required when they are not give it! We don't improve by always just being told they are doing well!

Great experience for anyone that loves to play hockey, very nice facilities for Hockey & Netball.

The State Netball Hockey Centre (SNHC) is a multipurpose sporting facility located in Melbourne, Australia. It is the administrative headquarters for both Netball Victoria and Hockey Victoria and features two outdoor hockey fields and five indoor and four outdoor netball courts. National Basketball League club Melbourne United played home matches at the venue in the past, as well as Super Netball team Melbourne Vixens, though both clubs have shifted home matches to larger-capacity arenas. Hockey Club Melbourne of the Hockey One league play home games on the main pitch.

The facility, opened on 16 March 2001, is located in Royal Park, Parkville next to the Melbourne Zoo. The facility is run by the State Sport Centres Trust, which operates four other sporting facilities in Melbourne, namely the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre (MSAC), the MSAC Institute of Training (MIT) and Lakeside Stadium.

The Centre has five indoor netball courts including two in the main stadium along with four outdoor courts. The main stadium has permanent seating on three sides of the courts and retractable seating can be used (covering the second court) to increase the capacity to 3,050. [11] The secondary hall can be configured for 250 spectators. When the main stadium is configured for basketball it has a capacity of 3,500.

The netball courts can be transformed to cater for basketball, volleyball, martial arts, concerts, indoor soccer and other indoor sports.

The centre has two hockey pitches with a grandstand situated between them, providing seating for 1,000 spectators undercover on the main pitch and seating for 250 spectators on the second pitch. The main pitch is surrounded by grassed seating areas which can accommodate temporary seating for up to 8,000 spectators, as has been utilised for past events such as the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

The hockey pitches can be transformed to cater for lacrosse, gridiron, soccer, touch football and other outdoor sports.

The redevelopment of the Park was objected to by several interest groups. In May 1999 legal action commenced against the redevelopment of Royal Park, on the grounds that the development was inconsistent with the purpose of Crown land reservations. Another issue was raised after concerns over the effects of the exterior lights on the surround areas, including the nearby Melbourne Zoo.

In March 2019 the centre began undergoing a $64.6 million redevelopment announced earlier by the Victorian Government. The redevelopment replaces the outdoor netball courts with six indoor courts, creates an indoor hockey facility, a high-performance gymnasium and the Sports House 2 building, which provides administrative offices for Netball Victoria and Hockey Victoria. The redevelopment is expected to conclude in late 2021.

Amazing love training there facility is awesome the courts are always clean and not only do they have netball courts but hockey fields as well. Can't wait to see what the renovations look like after they are completed

Well kept, friendly staff, ladies bathroom is clean and well stocked.overpriced foot, suggest bringing your own