Basketball Tournament set to boost local economy

Basketball clubs from across the state will converge on Ballarat across the Labour Day Long Weekend in March when they hit the courts for the 53rd consecutive running of the 2021 Sporting Globe Ballarat Senior Basketball Tournament. More than 70 teams are expected to take part in the annual event which will be played across…

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RETURN TO PLAY – COVID SAFETY GUIDELINES

The following guidelines are as of 11:59pm 3rd of February 2021 The following is an overview of current Covid-19 Guidelines across the Ballarat Sports Events Centre and Minerdome for local Basketball, Netball and Volleyball plus any other indoor activities. Overview Arrive 10mins prior to advertised game time and leave promptly after Know which court you…

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Basketball Ballarat farewells Ryan McKew

Basketball Ballarat would like to farewell Ryan McKew who has accepted a new role in the Mental Health Industry. McKew was very thankful for his time at Basketball Ballarat and enjoyed his connections with the local Basketball community. “I’m so grateful for my time with Basketball Ballarat. I have been fortunate enough to experience so…

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Merry Christmas from the Minerdome Sports Club – Updated Trading Hours

𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯  A very Merry Christmas to all our wonderful members and customers! Over the coming weeks we will be trading on revised opening hours as listed below. 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝘽𝙖𝙧 & 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 Thursday 24th | 9 am – 8 pm + Bingo Friday 25th CLOSED Saturday 26th | 10…

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Return to Play update – Green 100

The statements on Sunday from the Premier Dan Andrews have allowed Basketball Victoria and Netball Victoria to determine that the Return to Play document can now activate competitions and training to the previously called level of Green 100.  This is now referred to as the COVID Safe level.   This means that for competitions at…

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STATEMENT: Return to Play – 3.00pm, Monday 23rd of November 2020

As of Monday 23rd of November State Government have made significant changes to the COVID-19 restrictions and we have now moved to ‘Last Step’.   Although we now have the ability to resume contact and non-contact indoor sport, there are still regulations to uphold. These include group number restrictions as well as facility capacity numbers. In…

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Referee Program boosted by genU Training

The Basketball Ballarat Referee’s are thrilled to extend their partnership with genU Training for a further 2 years in what is a real boost to the program moving forward. The partnership will see the genU Training branding incorporated into the referee logo and featured across their Puma uniforms. Training Manager Karen Cook was excited to…

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Neil Black gains Victorian Basketball Referees Association Life Membership

Ballarat Basketball wishes to congratulate Neil Black for receiving his Life Membership of the Victorian Basketball Referees Association (VBRA) at the Annual General Meeting on Sunday 15th November.   Neil began refereeing in 1980, and has been a great influence on not just referees, but all those involved in basketball. His commitment has seen him…

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