WA Country Masters Hockey Association

WA Country Masters Hockey Association The Western Australian Country Mens Hockey Association has been playing in the National Masters Hockey Championships since its inception in 1979.

We have a team in every grade starting at Over 35s all the way to Over 80s. Visit us online The History of the Western Australia Country Masters Hockey Association
In 1979 with the completion of the Perth Hockey Stadium (then the Commonwealth Hockey Stadium) a group of age-ing hockey players got together and decided to run an interstate hockey carnival so over 40's could get a chance to play on th

e new artificial surface. Invitations where sent out to all states and the carnival was held in 1980 with WA, Victoria, NSW, SA, Queensland and WA Country taking part. WA Country were invited because Harold Smith who played for Australia in the early 50's lived in Albany and it was decided to invite the country boys to take part with Harold as the Captain/Coach. The Convenor of Country Hockey was Kevin Warnes and he sent out notices to all the country associations asking for interested players to nominate. Sixteen nominations were received and Wally Scott was approached to be the manager. Wally was going on an extended holiday and suggested that David Horsley who had nominated and was the President of the Eastern Goldfields Men's Hockey Association would be the man for the job. Kevin Warnes wrote a letter to David advising him of his appointment and supplying the list of sixteen names with contact details. WA Country hockey veterans was up and running! The carnival was such a success that the Captains and Managers decided to hold another one in 1981, also in Perth as this was the only artificial turf in Australia. With the construction of the Melbourne Stadium the carnival moved to Victoria in 1982 and 1983. From that point it was decided to rotate around the States and the carnival developed into a full scale National Championship. WA Country have participated in every carnival/championship and now have teams in every State age division. That is, over 40's/45's/50's/55's/60's/65's and 70s. WA Country are now recognized by the Australian Veterans Hockey Council as an entity in its own right and have the same rights as the other States. In 2002 WA Country ran the Championships in Bunbury and Busselton and again in 2010. WA Country have made a huge contribution to the Australian Veterans Hockey Council since 1980 in the fields of administration, selecting and managing Australian Teams and providing players, umpires and medical support staff. The AVHC has five life members and three of those are from WA Country. They are Ted Jones, Bill Baldwin and David Horsley. The WA Country Masters Hockey Association has gone from strength to strength and is the envy of many other States.

17/08/2026
Great turnout for WAC training session in Mandurah, beautiful day for some hard running and great comradery.Special reco...
17/08/2026

Great turnout for WAC training session in Mandurah, beautiful day for some hard running and great comradery.
Special recognition for the people who travel from the Esperance, Great Southern and South West your commitment to the teams are recognised and appreciated.
Also thanks to Kim, Teresa and Brett at that Mandurah Hockey Stadium for making us all very welcome.

13/08/2026

No training session in Bunbury tomorrow. See you next Friday 21st August ready to go at 11am 🏑🤩

04/08/2026

The Hockey Australia Masters Committee are calling for nominations for selectors for the 2027 Australian Masters Trans Tasman teams to be selected at the 2026 Nationals for both men and women.

Information for each relevant tournament and the link to nominate follows:

2026 Australian Womens Masters Selector Nomination (T1) - https://www.revolutionise.com.au/hamasters/events/372786

2026 Australian Men's Masters Selector Nomination (T2 & T3) - https://www.revolutionise.com.au/hamasters/events/371551

Nominations close 31st August, 2026.

03/08/2026

WAC NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES.

Congratulations to all the following WAC members selected to represent Australia and the Southern Cross in the World Cup and International Masters Cup.

World Cup

Over 40s – Ed Welch - Gold Medal 🏅

Over 45s – Michael Sewell and (Coach) Troy Williamson - Gold Medal 🏅

Over 65s – Paul Murray

Over 80s – Peter Eastlake

IMC- Australia 2

Over 35s – Paul Brandis

Over 45s – Wade Wood Gold Medal 🏅

Over 60s – Scott Angwin (Manager) Blakely Paynter

IMC - Southern Cross

65s – Robert Baker, Kevin Taylor, Ivan Vidot, Tony Watkins.

70s – John McIvor, George Nalor, Shane Williams, Leonard Welton, Steve Farrar.

75s – Mike Jenkins, Glen Mihala, Brian Thomas, Mike Robinson, Ian Evans.

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