Michael Sukkar MP

Constituency Statement: Deakin Junior Club Twilight Tournament

There was a huge turnout for the 2023 Deakin Junior Club Twilight Tournament on Sunday, which I was proud to sponsor again. There was so much high-quality netball played this year. The tournament was organised by the outstanding committee of the Melbourne East Netball Association. The event was held at the Maroondah nets, with competitions for under 11s, under 13s and under 15s, with a total of 54 teams competing during this very fun afternoon.

The Deakin Junior Club Twilight Tournament is one of the biggest tournaments run each year by the Melbourne East Netball Association, with a huge turnout by local clubs, supporters and local vendors. It truly is a fun local event which brings together junior netballers from across our community. Games consist of two seven-minute halves, with a new round starting every 15 minutes all day. Medals were awarded to the winners and certificates to runners-up, with perpetual trophies awarded to the winning section 1 teams.

I again want to acknowledge the Melbourne East Netball Association committee and all the clubs, parents and volunteers who made this happen from the Blackburn Lake Netball Club, Heathmont United Netball Club, Holy Spirit Netball Club, Trinity Netball Club, Our Lady’s Netball Club Ringwood, Ringwood North Netball Club, Nunawading Netball Club, Park Orchards Netball Club, East Ringwood Netball Club, Southwood Netball Club, St James Netball Club and the Mullum Netball Club.