Our Team

President

Belinda Griffiths
Employer: Glen Eira City Council, Recreation Facilities Co-ordinator
bgriffiths@handballvictoria.org.au

Belinda has twice represented Australia at World Championship level (Croatia 2005 & Russia 2007), as well as international events in Sweden, Denmark, Thailand, Germany and Holland. Her daily interaction with local sports administrators through her work in local government brings great balance and awareness to the team. Belinda is an experienced Handball Referee having officiated at local, national and international levels.



Vice President

Tien Ha
Employer: Eaton
Role: Sales & Marketing Coordinator

Tha@handballvictoria.org.au

Tien is new to the sport of handball. However she has had many years of experience in playing and administration from a variety of other sports including cricket, basketball and football. Tien is keen to help increase the awareness and participation of handball in Victoria and hope to develop her own skills along way.



Treasurer

Vera Ignjatovic
(B. Sc. (Hons), PhD)
Employer: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Senior Research Fellow
The University of Melbourne, senior Research Fellow (Honorary)

verai@unimelb.edu.au

Vera has been involved in handball in Australia since 1996 and has represented Australia at the Olympic Games in Sydney 2000, twice at the World Championship level (Norway 1999 and Croatia 2003), as well as International Events in Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Slovenia, Germany, Denmark, Holland and Thailand. As a representative of the Victorian Team, she was a National Champion on 10 occasions/years. Vera is the best female goalkeeper that Australia has produced to date and has stayed in this position for the past 12 years.



Secretary

Luisa Antonucci
Full time Student

lantonucci@handballvictoria.org.au

Luisa is relatively new to the world of handball. Coming from a wide variety of sporting backgrounds including soccer and netball she has quickly risen to the challenges of handball to become a member of the winning 2009 Victorian handball team. She is currently a full time university student studying politics and peace studies.