Our History

The late Ruth McPhee founded Kilburn Netball Club in 1970, and we proudly acknowledged our 50th anniversary in 2020. In the early 70s teams were made up of players from Collegiate Old Scholars. Our name comes from Kilburn House which housed the Collegiate Sisters at Collegiate School. The foundations of the club were successfully built on an ethos of honesty, loyalty and commitment. This ethos was quickly adopted and has been carried through to players and officials today. Kilburn has a strong sense of history with many long-serving members including 42 life members, several of whom hold similar honours with STNA and are still a part of Kilburn today! 

The club has been one of the dominant forces in the STNA over 50 years fielding teams in the Tasmanian Netball League right through to under 9s. Player numbers have increased over the years from the initial six teams through to the current season where we have a record 38 teams that will compete in the 2024 STNA Winter Roster. Currently, Kilburn has a membership of close to 400 members! Throughout the years there have been several changes in the style of playing uniforms, but Kilburn’s club colours have always been royal and sky blue.

Kilburn is proud to have fielded STNA’s first-ever all-boys team in the 2022 spring roster. 2023 saw the inaugural boy’s division as part of the STNA winter roster, in which Kilburn was one of the four teams to take part in the roster. 2024 will see the inclusion of a Men’s division, which Kilburn is excited to be involved in. Additionally, Kilburn participated in STNA’s first ever under 9s division in 2023. We are looking forward to watching these new divisions develop over the coming years. 2024 also sees Kilburn partnering with several other Hobart based clubs to feed into a ‘Hobart Heart’ Tasmanian Netball League Team. This year will see the introduction of development squads, which will feed into the TNL team in the coming years.