Our People
Life Members
At the heart of Illawarra District Netball Association are the individuals whose dedication has shaped our past, strengthened our present, and inspired our future — our Life Members.
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Life Membership is the highest honour our Association can bestow. It recognises those whose service to netball in the Illawarra has been exceptional, enduring, and deeply impactful. Through decades of unwavering commitment, these individuals have given far more than time — they have given leadership, mentorship,
passion and heart.
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Our Life Members have helped build the foundations of our Association, nurturing the game from grassroots participation through to representative pathways. Their influence reaches beyond the court and into every corner of our community — seen in the players they have guided, the umpires they have supported, and the
volunteers they have inspired.
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We proudly acknowledge our Life Members with gratitude and respect. Their legacy is not only written in history, but lived on each week in the spirit, values and community that define IDNA today.
Honour Roll
Val Curran*
Clare Lear*
Myra Bradley
Joy Charles
Edna Jenkin*
Val Oliver*
Kay Buckley
Evelyn Jeffree
June Rogers*
Norm Rogers
* An asterisk denotes Life Members who have sadly passed away and are respectfully remembered for their lasting contribution to Illawarra Netball.
Kerry Jones
Jacquelyn Johnson*
Dianne Elvy
Geraldine Evry
Christine King
Elizabeth Osborne
Kylie Judd
Margaret Stanley
Natalie Hutchinson
Anne Clark BEM Service Award
The Anne Clark Service award is awarded to an individual in recognition of their significant contribution to the development of netball at an Association level and has given at least ten (10) years outstanding service to netball.
1977 V. Curran
1978 E. Jenkin
1980 V. Oliver
1981 C. Lear
1983 M. Bradley
1987 B. McGir
1997 J. Charles
2010 J. Rogers
2010 N. Rogers
2017 C. King
2019 G. Evry
