About Port Lincoln Hockey

The Port Lincoln Hockey Association was formed in 1965 with a Men’s team, which competed against three High School teams, Marauders, Flinders and Panthers, which had been formed at the High School in 1964 by Mr Hannaford.

In 1967 it was decided that for the competition to be even the men would be divided amongst the boys teams. The outcome of this was a formation or a new team called Wanderers.

Hockey moved from the High School to Ravendale in 1974 and had a small green shed as its clubhouse, the new Ravendale Community Sports Centre today stands where the shed stood.

In 1977 the Port Lincoln Women’s Hockey club, which had been running for many years joined the Men’s association. The Association today has four clubs which each field Hockey under 9s, 11, 15, 17 Boys and Girls, Women’s A and B and Men’s A and B grades.

We also run a Minkey program with children as young as 5 being able to try hockey in a fun atmosphere. The Association has had some very talented players who have represented Port Lincoln in many teams at State and State Country level and now with a world class facility look forward to many more young people being able reach their full potential in the sport.

The Port Lincoln Hockey Association 2019 Board

Ravendale Community Sports Centre with Tasman Football Club and the Port Lincoln Hockey Association

After viewing the sporting facilities at Mount Gambier, the Port Lincoln City Council decided to investigate the possibility of creating such a centre a the ‘run down’ Ravendale Ovals. The only permanent sporting club at Ravendale was The Port Lincoln Hockey Association.

Although the ovals were used for football, cricket and by the Show Society. Ideas were thrown about, and expressions of interest were sort. The Hockey Association wanted to improve their facilities, but needed a partner to create a social club building. The Tasman Football Club was looking at ways to ensure it’s future and had it’s clubrooms on the market to consolidate their finances. Tasman’s jumped at the chance to be involved in the new project and looked forward to having clubrooms situated at an oval for the first time. A steering committee was formed by The Port Lincoln Hockey Association and The Tasman Football Club with it’s first official meeting being held on the 14th October, 2002. Within three months The Ravendale Community Sports Centre was formed and work began in earnest to get the project under way. Despite many stumbling blocks, everything went ahead and the premises opened on the 2nd June, 2006 with the financial assistance of the Federal, State and Local government authorities.