Lacrosse Australia


Lacrosse Australia is the governing body for the sport of Lacrosse in Australia.
WWW lacrosse.com.au

History

Lacrosse in Australia has a rich and celebrated history, and can trace its beginnings back to a letter to the editor that was sent from Lambton Mount to The Australasian newspaper and published on 8 April 1876. In his letter, Mount announced that he was calling a meeting the following week with respect to the formation of the "Melbourne La Crosse Club", and four days later, the club was formed.
Lacrosse soon spread around the continent, and by the time of federation in 1901, lacrosse was being played in every state in Australia.
Proposals for a national governing body for lacrosse were reported as early as 1903, with the Australasian Lacrosse Union formed after the national Lacrosse Conference in 1904, however disagreements between member associations led to its demise by 1908.
The need for a national body persisted, and while discussions of forming one were reported in 1923, it took eight more years before the Australian Lacrosse Council was finally formed.
The Australian Women's Lacrosse Council was formed in 1962 soon after women's lacrosse had been restarted in Victoria and South Australia.
Up until 2007, men's and women's lacrosse in Australia were administered by separate governing bodies: Lacrosse Australia and Women's Lacrosse Australia. These organisations merged in 2008 to form the Australian Lacrosse Association. In 2021, the ALA rebranded as Lacrosse Australia and remains the single governing body for all formats of lacrosse in Australia.