Wests Illawarra Hockey Club is a non profit organisation incorporated in NSW to foster and promote the sport of hockey in the Western Suburbs of Illawarra. The club began in 1961 as St Mathews before changing to Western Suburbs in 1973 and then Wests Illawarra in 2003. We field teams in men’s, women’s, and junior competitions in the Illawarra region and cater for both male and female players of all ages and ability.

The club is run by an executive committee elected annually, comprising a President, Secretary, Treasurer, Junior Co-ordinator, Women’s Co-ordinator and Men’s Co-ordinator. The executive committee meets monthly to deal with club matters. The 3 co-ordinators head sub-committees to administer the operations of the various sections of the club. We need assistance on sub-committees so if you can help, contact the relevant co-ordinator. If you would like to nominate for the executive, elections take place in November/December each year at the Annual General Meeting, contact the Secretary for details. 

The Club’s home ground is the Lindsay Mayne fields at the Illawarra Hockey Centre, Waples Road, Unanderra with the majority of matches are played there. Some games may be played at the University of Wollongong and the Croome Rd complex at Albion Park. Junior training is at the Lindsay Mayne fields on Tuesdays from 5:00pm to 6:15pm, followed by senior training from 6:15pm to 7:30pm.

Men’s matches are usually played on Sundays from 10:00am to 7:00pm, however a small number of games are played on Friday nights. Women’s matches are played on Saturday’s from 12:00pm to 9:00pm. Junior under 9 to under 15 mixed competitions are played on Saturday mornings between 8:00am and 11:30am. Junior girls are played on Monday afternoons between 4:00pm and 7:00pm. Under 17 mixed is played on Wednesday nights from 6:00pm to 8:30pm.