The Australian Handball Federation [AHF] is pleased to announce that arrangements had been finalised for the "Rethink drink" Australian National Senior Handball Championships. The event will be held during 16 – 18 October 2009 in Venueswest Arena Joondalup, Joondalup, Western Australia. Entry to all the games is free of charge thanks to the generous support from sponsors, including the host City of Joondalup.
AHF is also pleased that the championships will be contested by senior men’s and women’s teams of handball associations from:
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia
In addition to this event further promoting handball and deciding the senior’s championship titles, it is also providing another avenue for the "Rethink drink" campaign which is part of the Western Australian government’s Healthway programs. The naming right arrangement with Healthway not only provides needed sponsorship for the event, but it also recognises handball as a healthy activity. The Western Australian State Government, through the Department of Sport Recreation and Lotterywest, is a major supporter of the "rethink drink" Australian National Senior Handball Championships. AHF wishes to thank Healthway and the WA Government for the partnership in this significant handball event.
The championships will also give the players an opportunity to showcase their handball skills. This event forms part of the selection process for the men’s and women’s national teams which will participate in upcoming international and world handball events. AHF also congratulates and thanks all the associations for their participation and assistance which ensure the success of the event. In particular AHF thanks Handball West, Daniel Svensson (President Handball West) as the Competition Manager and Rikke Petersen (WA Director, AHF Board) as the Assistant Competition Manager.
Additional information about the event may be obtained from Handball West’s website: http://www.handballwest.org.au/ or by contacting Daniel Svensson on 0407 929343 or Rikke Petersen on 0412 177 657.
Media enquiries maybe directed to Violi Calvert, AHF Media’s Public Relations Officer by emailing: [email protected] or contacting her on 0408 22 77 94.
