Gwen Benzie

Gwen Benzie held influential positions of the International Federation of Netball as Vice-President and Honorary General Secretary through the 1960s and 70s.

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Radiating warmth and smile, she was a popular figure in netball, the game she loved. Her vision was to grow the game across the nations and help develop netball wherever it had taken a foothold.

Diminutive but dynamic, Gwen Benzie influenced netball at domestic and international levels and was inducted into the Netball Australia Hall of Fame in 2009 – and was awarded the Netball Australia Service Award in 1965. Here is why:

International Netball Federation Service Award (1983)
Australian Team Manager in the 1960s decade.
Australian delegate to inaugural conference in Ceylon (Sri Lanka): 1960
Australian Liaison Officer: 1960 – 1978
International Netball Federation (Honorary) General Secretary: 1963 – 1967
International Netball Federation Vice-President: 1971 – 1975
Australian Delegate 3rd World Conference, Jamaica: 1971

Radiating great warmth and smile, she was a popular figure in netball, the game she loved. She lived and breathed netball through that passion.

Her vision was to grow the game across the nations and help develop netball wherever it had taken a foothold.

She led the international body with a deft intellect, clarity of purpose and great energy, enabling women at all levels to utilise their influence.

It is worthy to note the sheer duration of her service to the sport at all levels.