The Stadium Management Group will have overall management responsibility for the stadium including the Sports House.
Via a Sports House Advisory Committee they will assist in setting the direction for Sports House, both at a policy and operational level.
Simonds Stadium Management is conducted by City of Greater Geelong staff since 2005. Based at Sports House, Stadium Management
chairs Sports House, is responsible for the daily operations & management of Simonds Stadium and assumes the role of Precinct
Manager for Kardinia Park (excluding Kardinia Pool and the Senior Citizens' Centre).
Simonds Stadium Management
Ph. 03 5224 9111 - Fax. 03 5224 9100
Sports House Tenants
Australian Sports Commission
Ph: 03 52249 114
Fax: 03 5224 9100
The Active After School Communities Program will assist in creating better school/club linkages with Sports House as the conduit for closer relations between this program and the work of local clubs.
www.ausport.gov.au
Barwon Sports Academy
Ph: 03 5224 9110
Fax: 03 5224 9100
The Barwon Sports Academy Inc. Provides pathways for aspiring athletes to reach higher goals at state and National levels through development programs, sharing information, ideas and experiences. The BSA is an non-profit organisation which depends significantly on the support of its partners to ensure it can provide ongoing support to promising athletes in the Barwon Region.
www.barwonsportsacademy.org.au
Football Federation Victoria
Ph: 0424 016 311
Football Federation Victoria (FFV) is the state governing body for football (soccer) in Victoria, Australia. It is affiliated with Football Federation Australia, the sport's national governing body.
The FFV's premier competition is the Victorian Premier League.
www.footballfedvic.com.au
Leisure Networks
Ph: 03 5222 3911
Fax: 03 5229 0640
Leisure Networks is an independent organisation delivering many services to community sport and recreation across the Barwon Region.
These include Club Network (bi-monthly meetings one in each of the 5 municipalities of the G21 Region); Healthy Sport and Recreation Breakfast Series (bi-monthly); E-news information; the Good Sports Program; the Community Sports Industry Program; the Participation in Community Sport and Active Recreation Program (PICSAR); the Access for All Abilities Program; the 101 Program; as well as the auspice for the developing Sports Academy model.
www.leisurenetworks.org
Simonds Stadium Tenants
Geelong Cats
Ph: 03 5225 2300
Fax: 03 5221 8462
Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club named after and based in the city of Geelong. P
laying in the Australian Football League (AFL), the club has been VFL/AFL premiers eight times and won nine McClelland Trophies, a record it shares with Essendon. Formed in 1859, Geelong is the second oldest club in the AFL after Melbourne and one of the oldest football clubs in the world.Along with its AFL team, the club also fields a stand-alone team in the Victoria Football league (VFL). The club participated in the first football competition in Australia, winning the second season in 1863, was a foundation Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1897.
www.geelongcats.com.au
Geelong Cricket Club
Ph: 03 5223 3023
Geelong Cricket Club is part of the Victorian Premier Cricket, the highest level
of cricket in Victoria. Their home ground is Geelong Cricket Ground, Kardinia
Park, just to the north of Simonds Stadium the home of the Geelong Football
Club. The club was part of a joint venture with North Melbourne Cricket Club
from 1985 to 1988 that was seen as assisting their bid for promotion from the
sub districts to Victorian Premier Cricket, finally successful in 1993–94. The
club is yet to win a premiership; their best effort was runner-up to Ringwood
Cricket Club in 2007–08.
geelong.cricketvictoria.com.au
Kardina Park Tenants
Geelong Football Umpires League
Ph: 03 5243 9560
Fax: 03 5221 8053
The Geelong Football Umpires League (GFUL) has been serving local Australian Rules Football in and around the Western District and Geelong regions since 1935. It is one of the largest umpiring groups in Australia with close to 270 active members, including males and females, who officiate in approximately 100 games of football each weekend. From 2006, the GFUL have been affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League (VCFL), supplying Field, Boundary and Goal Umpires to the Geelong Football League, the Bellarine Football League, the Geelong and District Football League and the Geelong Junior Football Leagues at football venues in an area stretching from Werribee to Colac and the Bellarine Peninsula.
www.gful.com.au
Geelong Central Netball Association
Ph: 03 5229 1166
Address: PO Box 539
Geelong, Vic 3220
Geelong Central Netball Assoc Inc is a family orientated netball association that can cater for all levels of netball competitions ranging from NetSetGo! (5-7 years), juniors, seniors and mixed games. With our 9 new championship grade courts we can provide competitions for both the elite competitors as well as the social netballers. Competitions are played on week nights as well as Saturdays including development programs and representative tournament teams. For more information please go to
Geelong Central Netball Association
Kardinia Senior Citizens Club
Ph: 03 5221 5501
Senior Citizens Clubs provide a relaxed environment where people can enjoy the company of others and participate in a wide range of activities. Activities include: Barbeques and Fetes, Bingo, Cards, Computer and Internet, Concerts, Exercise tailored to your needs, Fund Raising, Indoor Bowls, Innovative Crafts, Line Dancing, Luncheon and Social Outings, Product promotions, Shopping Tours, Special interest activities, Tai Chi and Trips and Tours.
Kardinia Senior Citizens Club
Kardinia Aquatic Centre
Ph: 03 5221 4910
Fax: 03 5221 4975
Kardinia Aquatic Centre - Geelong’s state of the art outdoor aquatic facility is the perfect venue for international swimmers, lap swimmers and the general public. Whether you are after a quick swim session during your work day, a weekend or afternoon with the kids, or a training session with a squad… Kardinia is the place to be.The 50-m long, 25m wide (10-lane) pool meets FINA (International swimming federation) standards and is a terrific venue for recreational swimmers, school carnivals and international events.
Kardinia Aquatic Centre
St. Mary’s Sporting Club
Ph: 03 5221 6779
Fax: 03 5221 6838
St. Mary’s Sporting Club fields a Senior, Reserve, and 19 junior football sides from all different age groups along with a very successful Friday night Auskick program for over 130 children. The club also fields 4 senior and 17 junior netball sides. These teams and programs cater for netballers and footballers from primary school age to open age senior netball and football competition, and continue the emphasis on a strong junior program, long a tradition at St. Mary’s.
www.stmarysfc.com