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BALLARAT POLOCROSSE CLUB HISTORY

Ballarat is the oldest registered club in Victoria starting in 1948.
 
Bill Burke and Keith Saltmarsh leased a plot of land in Gillies St Ballarat, they subsequently cleared it and the grounds became the premier site for Polocrosse in Victoria.  The first Interstate Championships (the forerunner to the Nationals as we know them) was held in March 1953 at Ballarat between New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.  This was an annual event  for the next three years.
 
The Burke Family are  the first 4th Generation players to be registered and are of course still actively involved in the Club.
Ballarat for many years held the Victorian Championships annually, it was also  the venue for many International matches including the Bi-Centennial  Test Series in 1988.
In 1990 the club shifted from the grounds in Gillies St to the new complex at the Ballarat Airport.  A move that has seen the club expand it’s facilities, we now have 7 fields, 300 yards a newly refurbished club rooms and ample camping space.
 
We look forward to bright future as our membership grows and we continue to upgrade and develop our grounds.