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Melbourne Mavericks
Melbourne Mavericks is an netball in Australia, Australian professional netball team set to compete in Suncorp Super Netball (SSN) from the 2024 season. The club is operated by the Sports Entertainment Group (SEG) and is based at the Waverley Netball Centre in Glen Waverley, Victoria. The Mavericks hold the SSN license made vacant by the Collingwood Magpies (netball), Collingwood Magpies, who folded and withdrew from the league at the conclusion of the 2023 Suncorp Super Netball season, 2023 season. History Following the demise of the Collingwood Magpies (netball), Collingwood Magpies, speculation circled as to who would be awarded the eighth license for the 2024 Suncorp Super Netball season and beyond. Submissions for the new license closed on 20 June 2023, with as many as six initial bids being whittled down to two by the closing date, according to media reports. On 21 July 2023, the league announced that the Sports Entertainment Group (SEG), led by chief executive Craig Hutc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Waverley, Victoria
Glen Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Monash local government area. Glen Waverley recorded a population of 42,642 at the 2021 census. History The area was first settled in the mid nineteenth century and later developed as orchards and farming lands. The Post Office opened on 1 July 1885 as Black Flat in the area to the south of the railway line, was renamed 'Glen Waverley' in 1921, and Glen Waverley South in 1963 on the same day Glen Waverley North office (open since 1954) was renamed Glen Waverley (from 1994 The Glen). The name "Waverley" comes from a novel by Sir Walter Scott. Major development occurred in the 1950s to 1970s with rapid infilling of housing built to a generally high standard on large (typically 800m2) blocks. In particular Legend Park Estate was opened by Hooker Rex in 1971. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
