Netball Australia has pledged to be debt free by 2027 thanks to the financial uplift from hosting that year’s World Cup, as it sets out a 10-year plan to ensure it remains the country’s most popular team sport for women and girls amid increasing competition from football.
The organisation reported a surplus of $0.65m for 2024 – up from $0.26m in 2023, and its highest since 2012 – and long-term debt of $3m, a decrease of $1.2m on the previous year.
Netball Australia chief executive officer Stacey West said the result was due to strong attendances for Diamonds matches and Super Netball, which attracted more spectators in a single season than any previous Australian women’s competition and “showed why it is the world’s biggest and best netball league”.