Softball Victoria - Life Member   (Click to expand)

Life membership is awarded to members who have been active in the sport of softball at an administrative level for the State for a period of at least ten (10) years, and over that time has rendered exceptional service to the State as an administrator, with demonstrated evidence of significant improvement to softball in Victoria as a result of the service, and has made a contribution to softball in Victoria of such value that there is a desire by the Association to retain a lifetime association with that person.


1946    Jack OWENS *

1946    William NEWSOME *

1947    Irene BURROWES *

1948    Lorraine MICHAEL *

1949    Jack FRANKLIN *

1950    William MUIR *

1951    Roy BARTLETT *

1952    Frances CRAIG *

1953    Dorothy LUMSDEN*

1954    Judy THOMPSON *

1954    Gwen HOOPELL

1955    Thomas DOBSON *

1956    Esther DEASON MBE *

1963    Glory BAIN *

1964    Elizabeth DORNAN *

1968    Myrtle EDWARDS *

1971    Merle SHORT *

1975    Marjorie DWYER *

1977    Lorraine IRELAND (nee CADMAN) *

1979    Pauline CAREW *

1980    Midge NELSON BEM

1984    Arthur ALLSOPP *

1986    Elaine DUYVESTYN OAM

1988    Aubrey KOTZ *

1989    Betty McGUIRE

1996    Margo KOSKELAINEN OAM

1998    John BYRNE *

1999    Lyn BISHOP

1999    Lorraine DAVIES

1999    Vivienne TRIPLETT *

2001    Des SMITH*

2003    Bill GOBBART *

2006    George JAMES

2009    Kevin BROOMHALL

2009    Leigh EVANS

2010    Dot BOURKE

2010    Rhonda SCAMMELL

2012    Esther LIGHTOWLER

2014    Debbie GROVE AM

2015    Helen EDWARDS

2017    Kerrie MADDERN

2017    Mary WALKINSHAW

2018    John LARTER OAM

2018    Debbie KEOGH OAM

2019    Greg BROWN

2019    Bryan EDWARDS

2021    Angela BROADBENT

2021    Ray CARTER

2021    Kerry FRANKLIN OAM

*Member Deceased