The next NBL season is nearly upon us, and the new range of Melbourne Tigers merchandise has arrived!

Be sure to head in to the State Netball Hockey Centre to visit The Shop to check out the great range of products that are now on offer. There is a wide range of T-Shirts, complimented by a great Hoodie, and don't forget to pick up your Melbourne Tigers cap and drink bottle!

This years merchandise will make you feel proud to be a Melbourne Tigers supporter, so be sure to get your gear in time for the first home game of the season on Saturday 22nd September in The Cage at the State Netball Hockey Centre.

As you have probably realised by now, the State Netball Hockey Centre has launched its new web site, with an all new design and some long overdue content.

This newly designed web site will showcase the versitility and flexibility of the State Netball Hockey Centre's capabilities as well as featuring information about upcoming events and news about what is going on at the State Netball Hockey Centre.

After much anticipation, tickets to the three Melbourne matches between Australia's Hockeyroos and Japan's womens team went on sale late Friday. The matches are set to show off some of the best hockey talent in the country, while the matches will provide a great warm up for the Hockeyroos in the lead up to the Oceania Cup, where they hope to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The first of the matches is on Thursday 12th July at 7:30pm, the second is on Saturday 14th July at 7:30pm, and the final match will be played on Sunday 15th July at 3:00pm.

Series tickets are available for all three of the Melbourne matches. With tickets expected to sell fast make sure you get yours today.

Click here to go to the Ticketmaster web site, or call them on 136 100, or stop by the State Netball Hockey Centre's main reception desk to purchase your tickets.

Corporate packages are also available by contacting the State Netball Hockey Centre on 03 8379 4204.

Today places us three weeks out from what is sure to be some of the best Netball the State Netball Hockey Centre, and indeed Melbourne, has seen since the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Australia takes on Jamaica in what is set to be a spectacular match in the lead up to the World Championships later this year.

The match is scheduled for a 7:30pm start with doors opening at 6:30pm. Tickets to this match are a hot item, so make sure you don't miss out on getting your tickets by clicking here to visit the Ticketmaster web site, or call them on 136 100. Alternatively, tickets are also available from the State Netball Hockey Centre's main reception.

Arriving in the middle of last week was the State Netball Hockey Centre's brand new Hockey pitch sweeper all the way from Germany. The pitch sweeper's arrival is just in time to prepare the Hockey pitch surfaces for the three Hockey Internationals taking place in July, the Pitch sweeper is set to enhance the playing viability of the surfaces for numerous years to come.

The pitch sweeper effectively provides SNHC with a means for cleaning the pitch surfaces. The pitch sweeper is designed to pick up loose objects on the surface of the pitches, while at the same time slightly lifting the fibres of the surface. This in turn allows the pitches to hold water for longer periods of time, giving a better quality of play during Hockey matches.

During this week the State Netball Hockey Centre recieved and installed ten new bicycle racks out the front of SNHC. The new bicycle racks allow for the accommodation of the ever increasing number of patrons riding to SNHC.

As the State Netball Hockey Centre actively encourages the use of alternate forms of transport, including public transport and bicycles, it was seen as fitting for new bicycle racks to be installed. The new racks accomodate an additional twenty bicycles. The new bicycle racks are located out the front of SNHC just near the bottom of the entry ramp, adjacent to the roundabout.