Monaro Hockey Club
Building on a proud and successful history
2025 Registration Portals
Our Scene
MHC is a Queanbeyan-based field hockey club, with teams participating in all facets of the Hockey ACT local competition, including mixed Hookin2 Hockey, junior girl's and senior women's and men's competitions.
Juniors
Most Junior girls and boys teams play on Saturday mornings on turf fields located in South Jerrabomberra and Canberra and depending on the number of teams in the competition some are played on Friday nights.
Seniors
The Capital and State Leagues Men's games are played on Saturdays and women's on Sundays on turf fields at the MHC home ground at South Jerrabomberra, the National Hockey Centre, Lyneham and the Tuggeranong Hockey Park, Tuggeranong. This year we will field teams in:
SL1 Mens
SL2 Mens
SL4 Mens
SL5 Mens
SL3 Womens
SL4 Womens
Twilight
MHC also has teams competing in the summer twilight (mixed men and women).
ACT Masters
ACT Masters Hockey fosters hockey as a vigorous team based sport that can be enjoyed well into one's senior years. This age group commences at 34 years to a less defined focus on the upper-bound.
Regular Monday evening competition is organised throughout the year and the number of teams involved varies depending on the season. Games are played at the National Hockey Centre, Lyneham or the Tuggeranong Hockey Park at either 7:30pm or 8:30pm.
MHC has two teams (Bulls and Phoenix) participating in this competition this year.
President’s Perspective
Dear Members and Supporters,
As we close the chapter on our first full season of competition on our home field, I am thrilled to reflect on what has been an extraordinary year for our club. With your unwavering support and commitment, we ended the year in a healthy financial position, a feat greatly supported by the fundraising efforts during our home games. Thank you to everyone who contributed!
One of the most exciting developments this year was the rise in the number of players participating in our club. We saw fantastic growth, especially in our junior side, which is a testament to the hard work and enthusiasm of our coaches and players alike.
Our three men's teams had commendable seasons, with SL3 finishing 7th, SL2 reaching 5th place, and SL5 making it to the semifinals—although we unfortunately missed out on the final. Our women's teams, on the other hand, had an outstanding season! Both SL3 and SL4 made it to the Grand Finals, with SL3 victorious in a thrilling shootout, while SL4 came in as runners-up. Congratulations to all our teams for their hard work and dedication!
This year also marked a significant milestone: we entered our first junior U10s side in eight years and put together our inaugural indoor hockey team. It’s exciting to see our club expanding in new directions!
Our Presentation Night at the Royal Hotel in Queanbeyan was a resounding success, with 68 attendees celebrating the achievements of our members. Congratulations to all the team award winners, and a special shout-out to our Junior Club Person, Charlese Vandeven. Her incredible work umpiring the U10s and supporting the Hin2H program, along with her efforts promoting the club on Instagram, has not gone unnoticed.
I would also like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to our Senior Club Persons, Cindy Woods and Mark Unwin. Their tireless dedication to our club has been invaluable, with Cindy also championing the Hin2H program.
Furthermore, I am proud to acknowledge Cindy, Megan, and April for their nominations for Australia Hockey's Hin2H Coordinators of the Year. It’s wonderful to see our members recognized for their efforts on a national stage!
A big thank you to our sponsors, Royal Hotel Queanbeyan, Guimonster, and The Tap Doctor. Your support plays a vital role in our club’s success.
Lastly, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the committee members for all the hard work they put in throughout the season. Your commitment and passion make a world of difference to our club.
Here’s to another great year ahead!
Mark Unwin
President,
Monaro Hockey Club
Code of Conduct
Monaro Hockey Club (MHC) is committed to the wellbeing, protection and safety of all its members, officials, administrators, volunteers and supporters.
Hockey involves a sporting contest that is relished and where winners are respected. The pursuit of victory is an essential element of the sport, but more important is the spirit of participation and enjoyment.
This code has been developed to assist MHC to promote fair play and appropriate conduct by members, officials, administrators, volunteers and supporters, and to encourage the positive behaviour and attitude of all concerned. This code also sets out the legal and ethical rights and responsibilities of MHC members.
This code is endorsed by the MHC Committee and may be subject to change from time to time by resolution of the Committee. Copies of this code can be obtained upon request to the Committee.
“Play by the rules. But be ferocious.”
Home Turf
Monaro Hockey Ground enjoys its own home ground as part of the Regional Sports Complex that is currently being constructed at South Jerrabomberra off Tompsitt Drive. The Regional Sports Complex will initially include one water based synthetic surface Hockey Field and provide a very convenient playing and training ground for both Queanbeyan / Palerang and south Canberra hockey players.
New players and teams welcome; bring your whole team to a strong and growing club, we will work with you to keep your team together and yours will be a founding team of the club.
Our Sponsors
The Royal hotel’s site was first built in 1850 then rebuilt and opened as the Royal Hotel in 1926. This historic and now an award winning pub after its ”re-establishment” in 2012 is widely renowned for its' beautiful and comfortable fit out, huge bar selection including cocktails and high quality food.
With the Royal Hotel QBN's "re-establishment" came the major face-lift that can be seen a mile away, located on the corner of Monaro and Crawford Streets in Queanbeyan, and winner of the Best Redeveloped Country Hotel in both NSW and Australia.
Patrons will not be dissappointed when choosing the Royal for pub dinning and entertainment.
GUI Monster is a software development company with a primary focus on graphical user interface design and development. This forte encompasses application GUIs for desktop, device apps and the web environment.
We have supported the Queanbeyan United Hockey Club and now the Monaro Hockey Club for over nineteen years and will continue sponsoring into the future. Our support include providing all website and mail hosting, development and maintenance services.
Support also extend to sponsoring playing shirts for Bulls and patron of the 'Spirit of Masters' and 'Club Hotshot' perpetual trophies.
