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Karana Netball Club was founded in 1964 by Cleone Probert (Boniwell). Cleone had played with another club before travelling overseas. On her return in 1964 she formed the first Karana team with players from the disbanded Friends Old Scholars team and others.

The name Karana is an aboriginal word meaning "Quietly" or "The Quiet One".

The first team consisted of herself, Sandra Creese, Betty Parssey, Ruth Marshall, Sandra Moore, Pat Hurd and Gail Salter. Training was held in the gym at Hobart Matriculation College where Cleone taught.

Karana has grown from that small start to one of the largest clubs within the STNA. In 2006 Karana had 17 teams competing in the Tasmanian Netball League and the Southern Tasmanian Netball Association. Karana has over 260 registered players, coaches, umpires and supporters.

Since the formation of Karana, its club members have taken pride in preserving the values of the founding members and have not changed the club colours from the original red and blue, nor changed the club name.

Committee

Karana has a hard working dedicated Committee who are always available to answer your queries or take suggestions etc. The Committee meets on the first Tuesday of every month in order to keep things running smoothly. Anyone who is interested or would like to discuss a specific topic is very welcome to attend or else ask a Committee member to bring up the topic on their behalf. Please do not hesitate to approach any member of our Committee or contact us.

Committee Contacts

• President:  Susan Heawood  0400 082883
• Vice President and Coach Convener: Tanya Backhouse  0438 730141
• Secretary:  Kristin Terry  0407 811646
• Treasurer:  Emma Maginnis
• Umpiring Convener:  Maureen D'Abate 0415 361847

Life Members 

Karana has 17 life members.  Our life members are:

• Cleone Probert
• Anne Pearce
• Michelle Baker
• Susan Heawood
• Wendy Jury
• Bronwyn Styles
• Gaille Devereux
• Suzanne Holloway
• Maureen D'Abate
• David Baker
• Rebecca Oakman
• Tanya Backhouse
• Mareesa Bearman
• Carol Rees
• Jane Coatman
• Eliza Baker
• Heather Nunn