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Cairns Hockey Facility Upgrade Opened 13th April 2019

It was a great night at Cairns Hockey last Saturday evening 13th April 2019 when Warren Entsch MHR Member for Leichhardt and Dr Robert Pozzi, President of Cairns Hockey Association opened the new $2.7m upgraded facilities made posssible from a grant from the australian government. It was an opportunity for past and current members and supporters of hockey across the region to join together and test out the new facility. Thanks to Mark Knowles Olympian who joined with us to celebrate this great occassion. ... [read more]

Cairns Hockey – Community Support – Community Collaboration

Through its 92 years plus of delivering and supporting hockey across the region, Cairns Hockey has always been a leader in the inclusive commitment the hockey community has to help each other and the cairns community as a whole. As we celebrate and lead to the opening of the new upgraded facility - it is a great time to also celebrate the value added benefits cairns Hockey offers to its members and the inclusive programs what support the community of Cairns. Currently Cairns Hockey is involved directly with these community benefit programs Aspire to be Deadly - Learn Well- Live Well - Lead Well -Road Safety - A Promise to Stay Safe and Livin For Hockey and NQPHN State of Mind support Program ... [read more]

Notice of Disruption at CHA Office this week

Its MOVING WEEK at Cairns Hockey and as a result a lot of disruption to be ready for the Official Opening this weekend. We are working hard to ensure the walkway is open and no more separation on site . As you can see there is a significant amount of coordination and organization to be done this week. We will be doing our best to have some-one at the CHA office available however at times there may be occasions that the office is closed for short periods of time. We apologize in advance if this causes any inconvenience, but we urge you this week to call first before coming into the office to ensure some-one will the in attendance.We will be checking emails on a daily basis and please send through to info@cairnshockey.com.au and ops@cairnshockey.com.au to ensure we can address any matter. ... [read more]

President Dr Pozzi invites you to Cairns Hockey $2.7m Facility Upgrade Official Opening 13th April 2019

Cairns Hockey President Dr Robert Pozzi is excited and proud to announce the date of the official opening 13th April 2019 6.30pm at the new building linking both Reef and Rainforest Turf. This is an opportunity for all members to attend and be part of the opening of the Cairns Hockey Facility Upgrade encompassing $2.7m of improvements including the new Reef Amenities Building, upgrade of pumps and pipes and construction of the new building linking both turfs. Come and try the new bar and bar area, the canteen and the views across the whole precinct. ... [read more]

ASPIRE TO BE DEADLY NEWS

From the tip of Cape York it is 45km over the sea to Horn Island. MAIEM, SEW NGAPA, WELCOME to the 2019 “Migi Kokan” Carnival on Narupay. The 2019 Hockey Carnival was a great event with 4 Islands, 5 school campuses represented. Thanks to our BDO Nth Qld Aspire to be Deadly Team of Wesley Ferns, Lisa Fatnowna and Jayden Atkinson for assisting the Horn island community to deliver a great event in 2019 Congratulations to the Horn Island Stingers who won the Carnival MIGI KOKAN in 2019. ... [read more]

2019 Rain and Weather Event Information Update – when fields are unplayable

It is timely that we remind everyone of the practices in place if our fields are unplayable due to weather events. Cairns Hockey will be making decisions based on the player safety, ground conditions and best interest of the competition. We will make the decisions as early as possible in an effort to share the information and limit disruption and best as possible. Please check Face Book and notices will be shared. When Team App is up and running, we will use this all options to ensure the messages are communicated and efficiently and effectively as possible. Lets hope the weather improves this week ... [read more]

Be Coached by Kookaburra Legend – Mark Knowles – Find out more

ITS your chance to register and be coached by Mark Knowles - all ages and all abilities included. Its a busy weekend of coaching and support on 13th and 14th April 2019 Download the registration form, complete and scan back to Megan info@cairnshockey.com.au Great value for this opportunity. Our young ones will also be coached by some of the imported players - goalkeepers included. For more information - please contact David McNeil at Phone 4053248 or rcd@cairnshockey.com.au for any further information ... [read more]

HAWTHORN SHIELD REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS TRIAL DATES

Cairns Hockey hosts Hawthorn Shield weekend in 2019 18th and 19th May 2019 and we are hoping to provide as many opportunities for Townsville and Cairns to compete across the weekend. 2019 CAIRNS REPRESENTATIVE TEAM TRIALS FOR HAWTHORN SHIELD will be happening and we have confirmed the dates - open to see all dates and times. Nominations for Coaches and Managers are open as well. ... [read more]

Ready Set – Season Start

MEMBERS AND CLUBS Please be advised that there is an expectation that all players will be registered with Hockey Queensland before the season begins this week. If you are having difficulties, please contact Hockey Queensland directly. if you are still not able to register, take a photo of the difficulty and contact CHA so we can assist you where possible. We start the season with Masters Ladies on Wednesday Night and during March we ask that our members be patient with us as we try and begin the season while we continue to complete the new upgrades across the facility. We are all working very hard at Cairns Hockey to minimize any inconvenience. To assist with a clear flow of information, we have attached as much information as we can to assist clubs and members. If you are unsure of any information call 40532308 and ask to speak to Megan and she will ensure you get to speak to some-one who can offer assistance. We wish everyone a great 2019 and we look forward to sharing some great highlights across the year. We thank all our club volunteers for the extra effort due to the data base and the competition portal challenges. We hope soon to announce a date for the opening of the facility and our first celebration of the year. We take this opportunity to thank our supporters and sponsors and those who help hockey across the region of FNQ. Good Hockey to all ... [read more]

INTERESTED IN THE CHA BOARD SUMMARY

Cairns Hockey is sharing the information from the February Meeting of Cairns Hockey Board through a detailed summary. Club Committees also receive a summary. Sharing this information is designed to increase the access to important information which volunteers might be interested in supporting. This pre season has been impacted with some significant challenges and the Board of Cairns Hockey is committed to supporting clubs and strengthening capabilities while delivering programs, competition and events designed to broaden hockey's appeal. Please email ops@cairnshockey.com.au if you require any clarification. ... [read more]