New Hockey Player Information
Anyone and everyone is welcome to join the Altona Hockey Club. For playing members we offer Hookin2Hockey for children just starting out, through to U18 in juniors, and then a range of senior teams in both men’s and women’s competitions for beginners the whole way through to Premier League – the top competition within Victoria.
For any questions or if you are interested in joining please contact us via the form below.
The AHC has a vibrant social scene including BBQ’s on match days, theme nights and family days as well as our formal presentation night and Fundraising Gala at season’s end. Being a member of Altona Hockey Club is like being part of a family.
The AHC prides itself on providing quality coaches and training equipment along with numerous other member benefits. We strive to make membership affordable to encourage participation by all members of the community.
Our facilities in Sugargum Drive Altona are just 15km west of the Melbourne CBD and feature a large clubroom with well equipped kitchen and bar. We take pride in the facilities we’re able to offer to the Victorian Hockey community.
- To view training times & player information, click here – mens, womens, juniors.
- For information on this season including Membership Fee – check out the key winter season information.
- To view our location, visit contacts.
Browse our website and social media to get a feel for the AHC culture and get in touch if you have any questions.
Contact us via the form below and we will get back to you ASAP:
Read the latest Altona Hockey Club news:
Powerhouse overcomes fast finishing Altona
Altona will be glad to see the back of Powerhouse for the remainder of the season, after the team from St. Kilda beat the boys in blue and gold for the second time in seven days. Altona started the brighter...
Mixed Results Against Waverley
After a stellar start to the season, where the side won the first seven matches, Altona's Mens Premier League side has had a less successful couple of matches. The fixture has seen Altona with two midweek matches in this fortnight, meaning they play four matches over...
Premier League in Ballarat – WIN News Report
Check out the news report from WIN following our game in Ballarat!
Premier League Take on the Bombers
Altona Hockey Club's Mens Premier League side continued their stellar star to the season with a sixth straight win over Essendon on Saturday. The A's had a strong start, dominating possession early, probing several times into the Essendon defence, testing their...
Altona take down ‘Burra in Ballarat
Altona Hockey Club's Mens Premier League Side remains undefeated, recording their fifth straight win, against another undefeated team, Greensborough, at Ballarat on Saturday. In veteran defender, Mathew Higgins' 300th Premier League match, Altona and Greensborough...
Premier League in Ballarat & Mat Higgins’ 300th Game
This weekend is a huge one for the AHC! Our Premier League teams are taking top-level hockey to Ballarat, playing their home games against Greensborough at the Ballarat Hockey Centre. The AHC has a proud tradition of country players, as well as playing home games in...
Mixed Results at Mentone
Altona's Premier League Men side travelled to Mentone, the biggest road trip in the competition, chock full of confidence after a brilliant start to the season. Heading to the "Sand Pit" with three wins under their belt, the Seagulls were raging hot favourites against...
Premier League Take Points at Home
A big home crowd was on hand to see Altona record victories in both Premier League matches on Saturday afternoon. The men side recorded its third win of the season, holding off a determined Southern United, while the young Womens squad beat Toorak-East Malvern in a...
Taking Premier League Hockey to Ballarat
The Altona Hockey Club is taking it's Round 3 Premier League home games against Greensborough Hockey Club to the Ballarat Hockey Centre on the 10th of May. This is a great initiative from our club to take Premier League Hockey to the country. We have many country...
A catch-up with our new recruits
By Chris Porter. Due to the European hockey season running at the opposite time of year to the Australian leagues, teams in the Southern hemisphere often pick up a few ‘internationals’ to help them throughout the year. Here at Altona we have been lucky to have had...
Men’s Premier League v Footscray Highlights
Check out some highlights of the Western Derby!
Premier League Women take down Powerhouse
A mid-week tussle at the State Netball Hockey Centre has seen Altona's Premier League Women take down a spirited Powerhouse/St. Kilda side 4-1. Altona got off to a flying start with Anisha Kidd taking advantage of a short corner breakdown to give the A's an early...
Premier League travel to Hawthorn
Altona's Mens Premier League side travelled to Hawthorn chock full of confidence after an opening round win against local rivals Footscray last week in the West End Riot. They could not have dreamed of a better start. A foray forward in the first thirty seconds saw...
Malaysia Tour Diary by Matt Guest
As a Canadian athlete you represent each and every citizen every time you wear the maple leaf on your sleeve. To represent Canada as a member of this team is an honour we all take great pride in. For 70 minutes we battle against athletes who represent a different...
Congratulations Andrew Scanlon
Andrew Scanlon has helped Australia qualify for the Youth Olympics, following the qualification tournament Port Vila, Vanuatu. Andrew scored his first goal in his first game for Australia, finishing with a hat-trick against Vanuatu and two against Fiji in big wins. In...
Registration Now Open for 2014
All members are required to register online for the 2014 season. The link to register is on the home page of the Altona Hockey Club web site or can be accessed by clicking here or on the link in the sidebar. If you played with Altona in 2013, click Login. You...
Steph Gracie Cup & Snake Pit Challenge
by Brian Fanning. Despite the searing heat, the YC/YS and OC sides took to the field and played some entertaining hockey on Saturday evening. As most expected, the Young Sheilas took out the first game 4-1 and the Young Crew took out the mens game 3-1. While the Old...
2013 Hockey Victoria Stakeholder Survey
Once again Hockey Victoria is seeking all members’ feedback about the 2013 season. Hockey Victoria invites its members to reflect on the past year and have a say in the future programs and processes for 2014. This year’s survey is linked to the new strategic plan...
Season 2013 Review
Thank-you all for another great season! Check out the AHC end of season review below or via our YouTube channel.
Notice of 2013 AGM
ALTONA HOCKEY CLUB INC. A397 Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Members of the Altona Hockey Club Inc. will be held at: The Altona Hockey Clubrooms Wednesday 13th November, 2013 7:30pm Start Sugargum Drive Altona PLEASE...
Zone Challenge teams announced
Congratulations to all Altona players selected for the inaugural Zone Challenge! The inaugural Zone Challenge is a four round competition played from October 18 until November 23. All 10 zones will have representative players in under 12, 14 and 16 teams, playing each...
Two Seagulls Future Stars in the Making
Two young, talented, Altona Premier League players have been chosen in Hockey Australia and Hockey Victoria talent identification programs. Andrew Scanlon and Jessica Brennan have been selected in Futures Squads to try and develop young talent to eventually...
ABC Grandstand – Fair go, Sport!
Last night ABC Grandstand did a special on Fair go, sport! The story starts about the 7 min 40 mark. A great example of our sport leading the way on a very important issue.
2014 Women’s Premier League Coaching Announcement
I am pleased to announce that the Board has appointed Greg Drake as the Women's Premier League coach for season 2014. Greg has an impressive coaching and playing record and is a highly sought after coach due to his knowledge and experience. The club believes Greg is...
2013 Finals match reports
The Blue and Gold army were out in force on a glorious Saturday for the second weekend of Hockey Victoria finals. The Under 12 Pennant (North West) side played brilliantly to win the premiership in front of a big crowd of both Altona and Footscray parents, friends and...
the prez sez…
Join us for another edition of the Prez Sez... featuring our internationals Chris Porter and Neel Marí Garcia!
Seagulls Girls do it for their Hockeyroo
Altona's Womens Premier League side honoured its first home-grown Hockeyroo in a milestone game on Saturday, recording its third victory of the season over Toorak-East Malvern at Grant Reserve. Danielle Schubach playing in her 100th premier league match was dominant...
Premier League Double Header Weekend
To round out the Premier League season our men and women will be playing a double header at home. It will be a huge weekend at the Snakepit with the chance for both teams to sign off in style after many ups and downs throughout the year. Saturday also marks Danielle...
Altona make it count against Powerhouse
The Altona Women's Premier League side came out breathing fire on Sunday night at the Hockey Centre in the game that had been dubbed the battle for relegation. With just one win for the year, the side has struggled this year after losing key players, and needed to...
Altona come out firing against Southern
Altona bounced back after last week's disappointing performance in the Western Derby, with a comfortable 5-1 win over Southern United. Altona had been embarrassed by the team from Moorabbin earlier in the year, so were keen to atone for that debacle, and came out...
Premier League has nightmare at Footscray
Altona Hockey Club had a nightmare Saturday against local rival, Footscray, losing both Premier League matches convincingly. A cold, wet and windy day saw the Men lose 3-0 in a spiteful encounter, while the Women were smashed early, to lose 9-2 to a much more...
Altona Celebrates Fair Go, Sport! Round
Last weekend we celebrated Fair Go, Sport! Round when our Premier League women and men competed against Doncaster. The day was a final celebration following a build up of activity which included a club video feat. Cr Tony Briffa and David Burns as well as a poster...
Altona take on Doncaster for Fair Go, Sport! Round
Fair Go round turned out to be a tough day for the Seagulls on Saturday at their Grant Reserve home ground. A round to celebrate diversity and inclusiveness in sport, which saw the CEO of Hockey Victoria and representatives from Fair Go Victoria in attendance, saw a...
Premier League take on Greensborough at home
Women's Premier League face tough task Altona faced the daunting task of coming up against a tough and experienced Greensborough side in the first match of Hockey Victoria's double header weekend. As expected Greensborough started strong in the first half turning...
2013 U18 tournament updates
We have received updates from some of our AHC representatives at the U18 national tournaments on how they are going so far. Josh Horton and Andrew Scanlon are currently playing with the U18 men, while Jess Brennan is playing, and Marc Richardson coaching the U18...
Wildcats reports: AHC at the JSC
There was a huge Altona representation at the recent Junior State championships, read the reports below to see how they went; U13 Girls With 4 strong Altona players and 2 excellent Altona coaches, the under 13 girls Western Wildcats were always going to be a force to...