It’s that time of the year again! As we look ahead to another fantastic season, we warmly invite our entire Bullants community to join us for our upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM).
🗓️ Sunday 29th November 2026 at 2pm at SCNA, in the clubhouse.
🌟 All Welcome!
Whether you’re a seasoned club veteran, a player, a supportive parent, or brand new to the club, everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend!
🗳️ What Happens at the AGM?
As part of our annual governance, all current office-bearer roles—including President, Treasurer, and Secretary—along with all general committee member roles, will be vacated.
The new 2027 office-bearers and committee members will be officially elected during the meeting.
🤝 Get Involved (No Formal Role Required!)
You don’t need to step into an official committee position to make a difference. We are always looking for passionate volunteers to help our club thrive in any capacity. If you want to lend a hand, support the team, or just see how things run behind the scenes, we would love to have you there!
Can’t make it to the AGM but want to join the committee? No problem at all! Please send an expression of interest via email to bullantsnetball@gmail.com. You can also reach out to this address if you have any questions ahead of the meeting.
Hello wonderful Bullants community! We look forward to seeing everyone on court this Saturday! Sending all the best to our Bullants’ family who are taking the court in the State League Grand Finals on Sunday (17s at 9am, 19s at 11am).
It’s time to celebrate the wonderful people who make our netball community what it is! 💙💛
Nominations are now open for our 2026 South Canberra Netball Association Awards, and we would love your help recognising the umpires, coaches and volunteers who have made a difference this season.
Nominations are open for:
🌟 Junior / Senior Volunteer of the Year : NOMINATE HERE
🌟 Umpire of the Year : NOMINATE HEAR Recognise an umpire who demonstrates fairness, confidence, commitment and a positive contribution to our netball community.
🌟 Junior Coach of the Year (under 18) : NOMINATE HERE Celebrate one of our young coaches who inspires, encourages and supports their players while helping them develop their skills and love of netball.
Nominations close 5pm Wednesday 26 August and awards will be presented on Saturday 29 August.
It only takes a few minutes to nominate via the links, and it is a wonderful opportunity to recognise someone who has given their time, energy and passion to our netball community.
Please help us celebrate the people who make SCNA such a great place to play, coach, umpire and volunteer.
GMI State League Grand Finals
Sending all the best to our Bullants’ family who are taking the court in the State League Grand Finals on Sunday (17s at 9am, 19s at 11am). We would love to see our community come down to Lyneham and support SCNA!
CLUB REMINDERS
🚙 Parking Guidelines
•Weekday Training: For players and families that train at the courts during the week, the childcare centre carpark cannot be used before 6:30 PM, Monday–Friday. The centre pays for those parking spots, so they must remain vacant for clients of the centre as they pick up their children in the afternoon/evening.
• Saturday Games: Only SCNA exec volunteers or those people with disability parking permits are allowed to bring their cars into the courts on Saturdays, even to just drop off or pick up players. The best parking is generally in the King Street carpark, as Makin Place can get very busy when there are sports being played on the fields adjacent to the netball courts.
📸 Photography SCNA is bound by the policies of Netball ACT and Netball Australia, including their position statement on taking images of children. At SCNA this is applied by a requirement that:
No photographs/video is taken, even for private use, without the permission of the parent/guardian of other children who may appear in the images. The minimum requirement is that you advise an adult from the opposing team of your intention to take photographs/video, including about how the images will be used, and obtain their agreement to this. If the opposing team does not give explicit agreement, you cannot take photographs/video during that game, regardless of how you intend to use the images.
No photographs/video is taken, even for private use, without the permission of the parent/guardian of other children who may appear in the images. The minimum requirement is that you advise an adult from the opposing team of your intention to take photographs/video, including about how the images will be used, and obtain their agreement to this. If the opposing team does not give explicit agreement, you cannot take photographs/video during that game, regardless of how you intend to use the images.
🌟 Respecting & supporting umpires & officials
• Spot the green: Youth umpires (*under 18) will be wearing green arm bands as a reminder that they are young people who are still developing their skills.
• Keep it positive: Please do not comment on umpiring decisions during the game, or criticise officials with your players afterward.
• Lead by example: Show our young players what good sportsmanship looks like through supportive cheer & positive encouragement!
🐾 No Dogs Allowed Please remember that the South Canberra Netball Association (SCNA) courts are a strict no-dog zone. For the safety and comfort of all players, officials, and spectators, four-legged friends must stay at home on game days. Thank you for your cooperation!
🏐 Game Ready
• Nails Clipped • Hair tied back • No jewellery • Drink Bottles • Players to be in Bullants Uniform
If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.
✨ Court Etiquette
• Photos of minors are only with permission (see photography guidelines above) • Stand on opposite side of court to coach • Cheer for all! • Support umpires and all officials. • Youth umpires will have green wrist bands (*under 18)
🤕 Logging Injuries
• At training: Speak directly to a Bullants committee member on-site. • On Saturdays: Visit the main office window at the courts.
Accessing Insurance: Once the incident is officially logged, you can access Netball Australia’s insurance policy to assist with your recovery.
A friendly reminder to players, parents and carers to reply in a timely manner to the manager’s polls regarding your player’s availability for matches and training.
Thank you to our amazing Bullants community for always keeping the game positive and encouraging. Good luck to all our Bullants teams this weekend – Play well, have FUN and GO Bullants!!
Hello to our wonderful Bullants community! We are so excited to welcome everyone back to netball this week for the second half of the season! We hope you have all had a well-rested mid-season break and we can’t wait to see all of our players, coaches, umpires, and supporters back on the courts!
👟 Welcome Back to Training
Training sessions are back on this Wednesday, 22nd July! 🐜🏐
*If you are unable to attend training please let your coach know via your teams chat.
🏐 Game Day
Games are back on this Saturday, 25th July!
All scheduled matches are available to view via : Play HQ .
*If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.
🙌 Special Shout Out!
• Congratulations Willow – who received her umpiring C-Badge at the ACT Junior champs! Well done Willow!! 👏 👏 👏
•Congratulations Abi – who has made the 15&U Girls Netball Team. • Congratulations Toby – who has made the 15&U Boys Netball Team.
A massive congratulations and best wishes to Bullants players Abi and Toby, who will be competing for School Sport ACT in the upcoming 15&U National Championships in Melbourne!
This is a testament to their hard work, dedication, and sportsmanship. We are incredibly proud to have them representing Bullants on the national stage!
Go, Abi and Toby! 👏 👏 👏
CLUB REMINDERS
Respecting & supporting umpires & officials
• Spot the green: Youth umpires (*under 18) will be wearing green arm bands as a reminder that they are young people who are still developing their skills- please do NOT approach or speak to them.
• Keep it positive: Please do not comment on umpiring decisions during the game, or criticise officials with your players afterward.
• Lead by example: Show our young players what good sportsmanship looks like through supportive cheer & positive encouragement!
🐾 No Dogs Allowed Please remember that the South Canberra Netball Association (SCNA) courts are a strict no-dog zone. For the safety and comfort of all players, officials, and spectators, four-legged friends must stay at home on game days. Thank you for your cooperation!
Game Ready
• Nails Clipped • Hair tied back • No jewellery • Drink Bottles • Players to be in Bullants Uniform
If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.
Court Etiquette
• Photos of minors are only with permission • Stand on opposite side of court to coach • Cheer for all! • Support umpires and all officials. • Youth umpires will have green wrist bands (*under 18)
Logging Injuries
• At training: Speak directly to a Bullants committee member on-site. • On Saturdays: Visit the main office window at the courts.
Accessing Insurance: Once the incident is officially logged, you can access Netball Australia’s insurance policy to assist with your recovery.
A friendly reminder to players, parents and carers to reply in a timely manner to the manager’s polls regarding your player’s availability for matches and training.
Thank you to all four amazing coaches, managers, umpires, officials and families for making Bullants Netball Club the amazing club that it is! We look forward to having an incredible second half of the season with you all! We look forward to seeing you all at training this Wednesday and good luck to all our Bullants teams this weekend – Play well, have FUN and GO Bullants!!! 🐜🏐🔥
Hello wonderful Bullants Community! We look forward to welcoming you all to our final weekend of netball this Saturday (27th June) before we head into our mid-season break! What a fantastic start to the season we have had- full of incredible skill, team spirit and beautiful sportsmanship across all our players, coaches, umpires and all our officials! And thank you to all our amazing volunteers, parents and spectators! You all bring so much to our club and to our courts each week!
🏐 School Holidays / Mid Season Break
This Saturday (27th June) is our last game before the School Holiday/Mid-Season Break.
IMPORTANT DATES:
🏐 NO GAMES • Sat 4, 11, 18 JULY
🏐 NEXT GAME • Sat 25 JULY
🏐 TRAINING • No Training over the break.
To Be Announced * Seniors Training Session (All teams Welcome) * NetSetGo Round Robin (friendly)
🏆 Wishing Luck At ACT Junior Champs
A massive shout-out to our under 11’s who played last saturday! And best of luck to all our incredible Bullants players, coaches, and umpires representing SCNA (as well as other associations) at the ACT Junior Championships over the next two weekends! We are incredibly proud of your hard work and dedication. Play hard, support your teammates, and most importantly, have fun out there! 🔥🐜🏐
🌟 Extra Special Thanks to Perdi! A huge, heartfelt shout-out goes to our amazing Perdi- Our Junior Reps Coordinator! Perdi, your hard work absolutely does not go unnoticed! —thank you for everything you do!
🔥 LONG SLEEVE TEE PRE ORDERS AVAILABLE
Online shop | Long Sleeve Tee orders are now LIVE! With the winter chill setting in, our Long Sleeve Tees have been in popular demand. To make sure everyone stays warm during the game- we have opened an online shop for pre-orders! But be quick-orders close midnight this Sunday (28th June)!
Please Note:
• Products are not held in stock — all orders are custom-made and manufactured. • Orders received during the pre-order sale are processed into production once the shop closes. • Delivery dates are estimates only, based on standard production times. • There are no refunds or exchanges on pre-order sale products.
Size Chart An easy to follow sizing chart is available online to help you find the perfect fit during your purchasing process!
*Online orders close Sun 28 Jun 2026! Estimated Arrival: Mid August 2026
• Spot the green: Youth umpires (*under 18) will be wearing green arm bands as a reminder that they are young people who are still developing their skills.
• Keep it positive: Please do not comment on umpiring decisions during the game, or criticise officials with your players afterward.
• Lead by example: Show our young players what good sportsmanship looks like through supportive cheer & positive encouragement!
🐾 No Dogs Allowed Please remember that the South Canberra Netball Association (SCNA) courts are a strict no-dog zone. For the safety and comfort of all players, officials, and spectators, four-legged friends must stay at home on game days. Thank you for your cooperation!
Game Ready
• Nails Clipped • Hair tied back • No jewellery • Drink Bottles • Players to be in Bullants Uniform
If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.
Court Etiquette
• Photos of minors are only with permission • Stand on opposite side of court to coach • Cheer for all! • Support umpires and all officials. • Youth umpires will have green wrist bands (*under 18)
Logging Injuries
• At training: Speak directly to a Bullants committee member on-site. • On Saturdays: Visit the main office window at the courts.
Accessing Insurance: Once the incident is officially logged, you can access Netball Australia’s insurance policy to assist with your recovery.
A friendly reminder to players, parents and carers to reply in a timely manner to the manager’s polls regarding your player’s availability for matches and training.
CANBERRA JULY HOLIDAY CLINICS! 🏐🔥
PIVOT JULY HOLIDAY CLINIC!
CANBERRA CLINIC
• High-energy sessions focused on skill development, confidence building, and game smarts • Fun, inclusive environment for players aged 6–14 • Spot prizes, giveaways & plenty of laughs!
Date: Tuesday 7th July 2026
Time: 9:00AM – 12:00PM
Location: South Canberra Netball Association(SCNA), Makin Place, Deakin ACT
If you have any questions, please contact Melissa.Waring@netballact.com.au
*Humanitix has a booking fee and this can not be refunded.
Thank you all for bringing so much energy, and community spirit to the courts every single week! Wishing everyone a fantastic break! Safe travels to all who are heading away, and we cannot wait to see you all back refreshed and ready to play netball for the second half of our winter season! – Play well, have FUN and GO Bullants!! 🏐🐜🔥
Hello wonderful Bullants community! We hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend break and look forward to welcoming you all back to the courts this Saturday! A reminder for this weekend’s games, Some divisions will be playing split-rounds (2x half-games).
SPLIT ROUNDS
The following divisions will play split rounds this weekend (sat 13th June) – Teams in these divisions will play 2 x half games:
Juniors – DIV 2 & 3 Inters – DIV 3 & 4 cadets – DIV – 2 Seniors – DIV 2 & 3.
The split rounds are an important part of the competition structure and help ensure the season remains as fair and balanced as possible. It allows the draw to be structured so that teams have an even distribution of games against other teams in their division.
You can check your teams game info via : Play HQ .
💚 THE GREEN BAND INITIATIVE
Here at Bullants Netball Club, we pride ourselves on being a supportive community where everyone can learn and grow—and that includes our umpires!
The Green Band initiative is designed to identify and protect umpires under the age of 18 officiating netball. “If they wear green, they’re under 18” is the core message of the Green Band Initiative backed by Netball Australia, this policy has been rolled out nationwide across member organisations to safeguard minors. It aims to address poor sideline behaviour and ensure that any complaints or issues are managed according to the Netball Australia Safeguarding Children & Young People Policy (effective 1 February 2025).
We have both emerging umpires and umpires from the junior umpire program on our games in Juniors and GO. They are learning! Please support them and all officials.
Respecting & supporting umpires & officials:
• Spot the green: Youth umpires will be wearing green arm bands as a reminder that they are young people who are still developing their skills.
• Keep it positive: Please do not comment on umpiring decisions during the game, or criticise officials with your players afterward.
• Lead by example: Show our young players what good sportsmanship looks like through supportive cheer & positive encouragement!
THANK YOU FOR UPHOLDING OUR POSITIVE CLUB CULTURE!
Here at Bullants Netball Club, we pride ourselves on being a safe, inclusive, and positive community. We are incredibly proud of how our players, parents, and spectators consistently lead by example on the sidelines, and we thank you for always bringing the right spirit to the game.
To ensure our courts remain a fantastic environment for everyone, we expect every member of our community to continue championing these standards at all times.
What championing our Code of Conduct looks like on game day:
Respecting everyone: Treating all players, coaches, opponents, and officials with complete kindness and inclusivity.
Positive sideline support: Cheering enthusiastically for great play and effort, while leaving the coaching to the coaches and the umpiring to the umpires.
Encouraging development: Remembering that our young players and emerging umpires are learning and growing every single week.
The Bullants community is built on mutual respect. We do not accept behaviours that go against these values or disrupt the positive environment our players deserve.
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to keeping our sport safe, encouraging, and fun for all! 🐜
REMINDERS
🐾 No Dogs Allowed Please remember that the South Canberra Netball Association (SCNA) courts are a strict no-dog zone. For the safety and comfort of all players, officials, and spectators, four-legged friends must stay at home on game days. Thank you for your cooperation!
Game Ready
• Nails Clipped • Hair tied back • No jewellery • Drink Bottles • Players to be in Bullants Uniform
If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.
Court Etiquette
• Photos of minors are only with permission • Stand on opposite side of court to coach • Cheer for all! • Support umpires and all officials. Youth umpires will have green wrist bands
Spectators
Please do NOT stand on the players bench side of the court. The benches are for our players, coaches and scorers only. All spectators are welcome to stand on the opposite side of the court (no benches side)
Scorers
The team scorer should stand with the other teams scorer on the players bench side of the court, this should just be one person per team, not a group. The scorers stand apart from the benches.
Injuries
A reminder to log any injuries with the SCNA office so the injured player can access any insurance claims. (player / family can log injury)
Huge thanks to our amazing community for always keeping the game positive and encouraging. Good luck to all our Bullants teams this weekend- Play well, have FUN and GO Bullants!! 🏐 🐜 🔥
Hello wonderful Bullants community! We look forward to seeing everyone on court this Saturday! Thank you for bringing such fantastic energy and support to the game each week! Please take a quick moment to read through today’s update, which covers our upcoming long weekend schedule and some important reminders for our community.
Upcoming Long Weekends
Please take note of the schedule changes for our upcoming long weekends:
Saturday, 30th May (Reconciliation Day Long Weekend): GAMES ARE ON! All rounds will proceed as normal, so please check your standard game times and ensure you arrive ready to play.
Saturday, 6th June (King’s Birthday Long Weekend): NO SCHEDULED MATCHES. Enjoy the long weekend break, and we will see you all back on the court the following week – See you at training Wednesday 3rd & 10th June and Game Day Saturday, 13th June!
*If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.
Visors Have Arrived!
OUR NEWEST UNIFORM ITEM IS HERE!
Our pre-ordered Bullants Visors have arrived and are ready for collection!
*If you missed out on pre-ordering a visor, feel free to reach out to our Uniform Shop Coordinator.
Respecting & Supporting Umpires & Officials
We have both emerging umpires and umpires from the junior umpire program on our games in Juniors and GO. They are learning!
Please support them (and all officials) to grow by not commenting on the umpiring during the game or with your players afterwards.
Upholding our Code of Conduct
We are aware that there have been a number of unacceptable incidents on the sideline of netball courts in NSW and WA over the last month. Bullants is incredibly proud of our community’s conduct in respectfully and inclusively supporting our players, coaches and officials and we thank our bullants community for continuing to uphold this conduct.
However, this serves as a timely reminder of the standards we expect and uphold. We fully anticipate every member of our community will continue to champion our Code of Conduct at all times. Bullants does not accept anything less than complete respect and inclusivity for our players, coaches, and officials.
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to maintaining a safe, positive environment for our sport.
Reminders
🐾 No Dogs Allowed Please remember that the South Canberra Netball Association (SCNA) courts are a strict no-dog zone. For the safety and comfort of all players, officials, and spectators, four-legged friends must stay at home on game days. Thank you for your cooperation!
Game Ready
• Nails Clipped • Hair tied back • No jewellery • Drink Bottles • Players to be in Bullants Uniform
If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.
Court Etiquette
• Photos of minors are only with permission • Stand on opposite side of court to coach • Cheer for all! • Support umpires and all officials. Youth umpires will have green wrist bands
Spectators
Please do NOT stand on the players bench side of the court. The benches are for our players, coaches and scorers only. All spectators are welcome to stand on the opposite side of the court (no benches side)
Scorers
The team scorer should stand with the other teams scorer on the players bench side of the court, this should just be one person per team, not a group. The scorers stand apart from the benches.
Injuries
A reminder to log any injuries with the SCNA office so the injured player can access any insurance claims. (player / family can log injury)
Thank you for your ongoing commitment to maintaining a safe, positive, and encouraging environment for our sport. Good luck to all our teams this Saturday! Play well, have FUN and GO Bullants!! 🏐🐜🔥
Hello wonderful Bullants Community! What a fantastic 2 weeks of grading we have just had! All our Bullants teams are now officially graded and the draws have been released! We are so excited to welcome everyone this Saturday for our first official games of the 2026 Winter Season!
Game Times
Games are up via PlayHQ – Please check your teams game times incase times have changed.
*Game Time Changes • Juniors Div 4 will move from 10.30 to 9.30am • Juniors Div 3 will move from 11.30 to 10.30am
Best and Fairest Awards 🐜🏅
SCNA is implementing a change to the best and fairest awards. Rather than 3-2-1 points allocation system, our Coaches will nominate a single point for the best/fairest player in specific areas of the court ie. defence/mid-court/shooting. Voting slips will be on scoreboards.
*Not including NetSetGo
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Game Ready
• Nails Clipped • Hair tied back • No jewellery • Drink Bottles • Players to be in Bullants Uniform
If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.
Court Etiquette
• Photos of minors are only with permission • Stand on opposite side of court to coach • No dogs • Cheer for all! • Support umpires and all officials. Youth umpires will have green wrist bands
Spectators
Please do NOT stand on the players bench side of the court. The benches are for our players, coaches and scorers only. All spectators are welcome to stand on the opposite side of the court (no benches side)
Scorers
The team scorer should stand with the other teams scorer on the players bench side of the court, this should just be one person per team, not a group. The scorers stand apart from the benches.
Injuries
A reminder to log any injuries with the SCNA office so the injured player can access any insurance claims. (player / family can log injury)
Respect the Umpires
A new cohort of umpires will be starting on Go and Juniors games (including many from Bullants) – and to support their development we ask adults to NOT approach those new umpires and instead rely on the umpire mentors.
Grass Courts: On the grass courts, please ensure there is room for the umpire to move without tripping over people or drink bottles.
See you all Saturday- Play well, have FUN and GO Bullants!! 🏐🐜🔥
Hello wonderful Bullants Community! Thank you all for a successful round 1 of our 2026 Winter Season! We saw lots of happy, sweaty faces, some great skills and lots of teamwork! 🏐 🐜 We look forward to welcoming everyone to Round 2 this Saturday, Mother’s Day Weekend!!! Make sure to come down and enjoy the SCNA Mother’s Day Raffle & Cake stall- and buy mum a cupcake! 🧁 (because we love all our mums!)
Round 2
Games are up via PlayHQ -for the first two rounds. Juniors-Seniors, our first rounds are grading which will involve 2 x rounds of games.
*Game Times Please double check your teams game time / court numbers as they may have changed!
IMPORTANT REMINDERS 🐜
Game Ready
• Nails Clipped • Hair tied back • No jewellery • Drink Bottles • Players to be in Bullants Uniform
If you are unable to make it to your game please let your team Manager know via your teams WhatsApp chat.
Court Etiquette
• Photos of minors are only with permission • Stand on opposite side of court to coach • No dogs • Cheer for all! • Support umpires and all officials. Youth umpires will have green wrist bands
Spectators
Please do NOT stand on the players bench side of the court. The benches are for our players, coaches and scorers only. All spectators are welcome to stand on the opposite side of the court (no benches side)
Scorers
The team scorer should stand with the other teams scorer on the players bench side of the court, this should just be one person per team, not a group. The scorers stand apart from the benches.
Injuries
A reminder to log any injuries with the SCNA office so the injured player can access any insurance claims. (player / family can log injury)
Respect the Umpires
A new cohort of umpires will be starting on Go and Juniors games (including many from Bullants) – and to support their development we ask adults to NOT approach those new umpires and instead rely on the umpire mentors.
Grass Courts: On the grass courts, please ensure there is room for the umpire to move without tripping over people or drink bottles.
🧁 SCNA Mothers Day Cake Stall & Raffle | Saturday 9th May 🧁
CELEBRATING OUR MUMS
This Saturday, 9th May at our SCNA courts! Free Cup of Tea from the canteen Buy mum a cake from the cake stall
Raffle drawn 3:30pm – hampers to win! Get your mum a ticket $2 or 3 for $5
Big thanks to THE PHARMACY – Manuka & Civic.
Wishing all of our beautiful mums a very Happy Mothers Day this Sunday!! 💐
🏐 Intro To Umpiring- Now Open! 🏐
Ready to step onto the court with confidence? Netball ACT is excited to deliver an Introduction to Umpiring Course, led by our experienced State League umpires.
Whether you’re brand new or looking for a refresher, this is the perfect opportunity to build your skills and knowledge in a fun, supportive environment.
The purpose of grading is to make sure everyone is in the best team for an enjoyable and successful season! If your player, or you are worried, please reach out.
• Please arrive 10 mins early for numbering so we can start on time. • Parents – we’d ask you to head off once your player is registered please. • Please arrive ready to play with ear rings out, hair tied back and nails clipped. • If you are unable to attend, please let us know.
NetSetGO
NetSetGo players, we look forward to welcoming you to group training from the 4th March : 5:30-6:30pm
Team Announcements and Training
Teams will be announced by 9th March, ready for team training to start 11th March at our usual times.
• Juniors and NSG: 5:30-6:30pm • Inters and Cadets : 6:30-7:30pm • Seniors: 7:30 – 8:30pm
Uniforms
Our uniform shop will be Open from 6-8pm on each night of grading (18 Feb, 25 Feb & 4 Mar) for new and second hand sales.
If you have a playing dress or singlet you have grown out of, please bring it along and we’ll buy it back from you.
