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About the club

The Altona Lacrosse Club was founded in 1964.  The first clubrooms were located behind Altona Gate Shopping Centre at A.W. Bond Reserve.  The Club moved to its current location at Paisley Park in 1984. 

Altona Lacrosse Club is unique in that it is the only Lacrosse Club in Victoria that has full use of its facilities 12 months of the year.  The Club has four lacrosse specific playing fields, one of which can be used for night games, and a box lacrosse court that also has floodlights. 

Our grounds are among the best in the State and our commitment to the lacrosse community is demonstrated in our willingness to provide our training facilities for the use of Victorian and Australian representative sides. 

Altona Lacrosse Club has Level 2 Good Sports accreditation.  This accreditation recognises that the Club promotes a responsible attitude towards alcohol and that it provides a safe environment for players, members, families and supporters.  The Good Sports program is an initiative of the Australian Drug Foundation.    

This season the Club will field 3 Senior Men’s teams and Boys teams in Under 18’s, Under 16’s and Under 14’s.  The Club also has 2 Senior Women’s sides and Girls teams in Under 15’s and Under 13’s.  We also field two mixed Under 12’s sides.   

Our canteen is open on Saturdays from 8.30 am.  A healthy evening meal is also provided most Saturday nights at a very reasonable price.  All club members and their families and friends are welcome.  The Club has a TV with DVD and a large screen data projector, a video game system, stereo system and an air hockey/pool table for everyone to enjoy.   

In order to retain access to our grounds all year, we pay substantial fees for our lights and ground rental from the Council (over $6,000 per annum).  Despite the outlays, our player fees are among the cheapest in Victoria.  To keep fees low, fund raising within and outside of the Club is needed.  Many club members have donated numerous items for raffles, and others have given up their spare time to help run tournaments and organise functions.  These activities contribute to Club revenue.  The workload is heavy but enjoyable and volunteers are always welcome.  All Club members are expected to support Club functions.