Suncorp Super Shot helps netball clubs get back on the court after disasters
Netball clubs across Queensland and New South Wales are set to benefit from more than $72,000 in disaster relief funding to help repair and rebuild damaged courts in 2025.
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Australian Diamonds Head Coach and Suncorp Team Girls Ambassador Stacey Marinkovich with Siena College netball players Jasmine Airey, Evelyn Fairweather, Mikayla Fairweather, Amber Airey, Isla Dodunski and Sophie Rudd at the 2025 Junior State Age Championships, which took place at the Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex on the Sunshine Coast. Credit: Lachie Millard / Newspix
The funding boost comes from an ongoing partnership between Suncorp and the Confident Girls Foundation, a not-for-profit that helps girls from disadvantaged backgrounds through netball.
The funds are raised through a donation pool that increases by $100 every time a player in the Suncorp Super Netball scores a Suncorp Super Shot.
With an impressive 727 goals netted in 2024, the partnership has once again proven a winning formula for netball clubs impacted by severe weather.
Suncorp Chief Executive Consumer Insurance Lisa Harrison said for many regional towns, netball clubs were more than just sporting venues, they’re vital community hubs.
“When extreme weather happens, damaging courts and facilities, the impact ripples far beyond the players, the whole community is impacted,” she said.
Suncorp Chief Executive Consumer Insurance, Lisa Harrison
Raising funds through the Suncorp Super Shot not only allows Suncorp to give back to these communities, but it’s a way we can support local clubs doing important work for our young people.
“We know participation in sport is invaluable for building critical life skills, particularly among girls, such as resilience, confidence, support networks and more."
Former Aussie Diamond and Confident Girls Foundation Community Engagement Lead Laura Scherian said the collaboration with Suncorp helped netball clubs get back to the game sooner following a disaster.
“All funds raised directly help girls get access to a sport that empowers and fosters their growth by helping clubs rebuild after disaster,” she said.
Confident Girls Foundation Community Engagement Lead, Laura Scherian
You only have to spend a Saturday morning at a netball association and you’ll see the incredible impact our sport has on young lives.
The Suncorp Claims Support Team with Executive Manager, Group Sponsorships & Community, Jenny Hutchison, Queensland Firebirds netball player Lara Dunkley and Australian Diamonds Head Coach and Suncorp Team Girls Ambassador Stacey Marinkovich at the 2025 Junior State Age Championships.
"That’s why ensuring they have the facilities to play, grow and thrive in such a great sport is absolutely vital to individuals and their communities."
The Confident Girls Foundation champions girls from disadvantaged backgrounds through netball, offering equipment, counselling services, educational guidance and employment assistance.
Sunshine Coast Lightning netball player Ava Black and Suncorp Executive Manager, Group Sponsorships & Community, Jenny Hutchison at the 2025 Junior State Age Championships on the Sunshine Coast.
The latest injection of funds has so far benefitted clubs impacted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred in Downey Park, west Brisbane and Tamborine Mountain.
It has also helped several clubs hit hard by flooding in New South Wales, including Macleay, Manning Valley and Nambucca.
The funding helps netball clubs to rebuild following a disaster.
Since 2020, the partnership has seen substantial contributions to regional communities across Australia, with more than $250,000 donated through thousands of Suncorp Super Shots scored.
