Netball Queensland is excited to announce the commencement of our four Delivery Network Leads on Monday 13th January.
Laura Rathgeber
After completing a Bachelor of Business, Sport and Leisure Management at La Trobe University Melbourne and working for Sporting Organisations including JUMP Media, Marketing and Events, Australian University Sport and Australian Open, I relocated to London for travel and experience where I was lucky enough to be involved with Wimbledon and the London 2012 Olympic Games. Returning to the Gold Coast after falling in love with the beach culture and lifestyle, I returned to UniGames before settling in at Events Management Queensland overseeing the Gold Coast Marathon and Pac Pacific Masters Games. During this time I was lucky enough to be seconded to 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and later moving to Darwin for the return of the 2019 Arafura Games. I play netball, I love netball and am excited by the opportunity to combine my work with my personal passion.
Contact Laura – 0451 262 331 laura.rathgeber@netballq.org.au
Paula Toonen
I have had a life-long love of Netball and have both coached and held various Committee positions. I have a strong belief and work background in the Vocational Education & Training sector. Through both my working and volunteer history I have developed a love of meeting people and watching them achieve goals through development and training.
Contact Paula – 0408 838 662 paula.toonen@netballq.org.au
Deb Eastlake
I am a passionate netballer who has coached, played, umpired, and been on committees in Townsville, Moranbah and Gladstone. I am currently based in Townsville, where I still coach and am heavily involved in my local community. I have a degree in Business and Commerce (Leadership and Management) and am currently studying my Masters in Sports Management, and I’m really excited to be involved in this next chapter of our sport.
Contact Deb – 0405 825 849 deb.eastlake@netballq.org.au
Tanya Ward
After a youth spent competing in individual sports, I followed my daughters into Netball. I have been involved in bringing Moreton Bay College back into club netball and then joined the Mayfield club coaching the younger teams. I am excited to bring my passion for youth sport to this role and am looking forward to leading changes that will help our community be more active through the great sport of Netball.
Contact Tanya – 0410 673 777 tanya.ward@netballq.org.au
See which areas each of DNL looks after here.
