Sunsets for Dawn

By Lachlan Ellis

A Moorabool netball association has thanked a legend of the local netball scene, who has retired after serving for 45 years.

Dawn Lewin first became involved with Bacchus Marsh netball through her two young daughters in 1970, who played on Saturdays across Bacchus Marsh and Melton districts.

Ms Lewin told the Moorabool News she had loved every minute of being the BMNA’s Treasurer, and though she had “wanted to go for 50 years”, it was time to have a rest and pass the role on to someone new.

“I love being at the netball…when I first went there in the 70s, it was only on the weekends, there was no Monday or Wednesday games. There was no indoor stadium either, they played in the cold and the rain…it’s gone leaps and bounds since then,” she said.

She assisted with game day set-ups before becoming the Treasurer of the Bacchus Marsh Netball Association (BMNA) in 1977, a role she filled until November this year.

Dawn and her husband Fred also helped with all the behind-the-scenes tasks that make netball possible, including keeping ice packs cold, providing food for umpires and committee members, keeping an eye on little ones while their parents were playing, and washing an endless number of bibs.

Dawn and her family, including her sister Ruth Tudball, played a huge role in getting indoor netball courts built in Bacchus Marsh, with fundraising beginning in 1985.

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in the 14 December 2021 edition
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