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Click here to find out everything current about the Indoor Competition and Rep Teams. The Indoor Committee and Cairns Hockey are working to deliver great opportunities both locally and through the emerging pathways program. We look forward to a great season and thanks for all the great people interested in advancing Indoor across the region.

Trials will be held for Under 13 and Under 15 Boys and Girls wanting to play and represent Cairns at the 2019 State Indoor Championships. All trials will be at Indoor Pitch at Fretwell Park Saturday 14th September 2019 starting 10am for Under 15 Boys, Under 13 Boys 11am, Under 15 Girls 12noon and Under 13 Girls at 1pm . There will be more information on limiting costs discussed at the trails with parents and family.

The expanded $2m plus Aspire to be Deadly Funding required a detailed review of how Cairns Hockey would manage all aspects of hockey moving forward. This review identified that the expanded role of Aspire combined with existing and future responsibilities of the Operations manager role was more than 1 person could manage. The Board offered and Julie McNeil accepted a move from Operations Manager to a new role General Manager – Governance, Aspire and Community Support. This role will report directly to the Board and will focus on the expanded Aspire to be Deadly Program, Community Support, funding, stakeholder engagement and governance and will align with the funding agreement terms. This led to a new position – General Manager – Operations being created. This person will manage overall office and general operations of Cairns Hockey and is responsible for the effective and successful management of the office, facility, events, personnel, quality control and safety and risk measures across Cairns Hockey. This person will be expected to enhance the operational procedures, information flow with internal and external stakeholders, business processes, opportunities to expand revenue streams, and carry out supervisory responsibilities. With the collaborations and discussions around Recruitment and School Support Programs, the CHA Board is excited to announce that a new position Cairns Hockey Development Office will be created and advertised focusing on developing strong and sustaining relationships with school, community, club in the recruitment space – special focus on young people and school programs but will assist all formats of the game and assist in community level grass roots growth programs. Exciting times ahead for Cairns Hockey