Career Achievements


CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

	2011 Netball Host/Commentator - Network 10/ONEHD 2010 Netball Host/Commentator - Network 10/ONEHD Host - 2010 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Commentator - 2010 Commonwealth Games Host of ANZ Ladies Masters and Australian Open Golf Tournaments 2009 Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to netball and the encouragement of women in sport and to the community through support for a range of charitable organisations 2008 Introduction of the Liz Ellis Diamond - Awarded to Australia's Most Outstanding Netballer Australian of the Year (NSW Finalist) Inducted into the NSW Institue of Sport Hall of Fame Appointed to the Board, Australian Sports Commission Appointed to the Board, Sydney Olympic Park Authority Record attendance at the 2008 AVON Liz Ellis Netball Clinics (2,500 participants) Host Commentator, Network TEN Netball Coverage 10th place in the Fiat Celebrity Challenge, Melbourne Grand Prix 2007 Captain- Australian Netball Team (Defeated New Zealand at World Championships 42-38) Captain - Sydney TAB Swifts (Premiers - defeated Melbourne Phoenix 45-37) Most capped Commonwealth Bank Trophy player in history - 173 Commonwealth Bank Trophy Matches (September 6 2007) Only player to have represented the Sydney TAB Swifts in every year of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy since the competition's inception Captain - Australian Netball Team Most capped Australian Netball Player of all time - 117 Test Matches (August 2007) 2006 Captain - Sydney TAB Swifts (Premiers - defeated Adelaide Thunderbirds 65-36) Sydney TAB Swifts Player of the Year Commonwealth Bank Most Valued Player Award Margaret Pewtress Team of the Year (GK) Player of the CBT Grand Final 150 Commonwealth Bank Trophy Matches (June 9 2006) Co-Captain - Australian Netball Team 2006 AVON Liz Ellis Netball Clinics - 11 Clinics scheduled to run throughout NSW 2005 Captain - Australian Netball Team Captain - Sydney TAB Swifts (Runners Up) Most capped Australian Netball player in history - 105 Test Matches (October 29th 2005) Hosting 15 netball camps and an All Girls Multi Sport Roadshow with Macquarie Bank 2005 AVON Liz Ellis Netball Clinics - 11 Clinics run throughout NSW 2004 Captain - Australian Netball Team Captain - Sydney TAB Swifts (Premiers - defeated Melbourne Phoenix 52-51) Hosting 15 netball camps and an All Girls Multi Sport Roadshow with Macquarie Bank 2004 AVON Liz Ellis Netball Clinics - 10 Clinics run throughout NSW 2003 Vice Captain - Australian Netball Team Captain - Sydney TAB Swifts (Runners Up) Silver Medal - 2003 Netball World Championships (Jamaica) Hosted 17 netball camps and an All Girls' Multi Sport Roadshow with Macquarie Bank Participant in the 2003 Australian Grand Prix Mini Celebrity Challenge - 10th place 2003 AVON Liz Ellis Netball Clinics - 8 Clinics run throughout NSW 2002 Awarded Commonwealth Bank Trophy Most Valued Player Award Awarded Target Players' Player Award Awarded Margaret Pewtress Goal Keeper of the Year Award Vice Captain - Australian Netball Team 2002 Commonwealth Games Gold Medal Winner - Manchester, UK Captain - Sydney TAB Swifts (3rd Place) Board Member - Australian Sports Drug Agency Board Member - State Sports Centre Trust Board Member - NSW Institute of Sport Board Member - Institute of Sport Management 2002 Liz Ellis Netball Clinics - 10 Clinics run throughout NSW - record numbers Opened Cold Rock Icecreamery - Manly, NSW 2001 Vice Captain - Australian Netball Team Captain - Sydney TAB Swifts (Premiers) Player of the Grand Final - Commonwealth Bank Trophy Board Member - Australian Sports Drug Agency Board Member - State Sports Centre Trust Board Member - NSW Institute of Sport (Appointed October 2001) Board Member - Institute of Sport Management 2001 Kellogg's Corn Flakes Liz Ellis Netball Clinics - 11 Clinics run through NSW 2000 Captain - Sydney Swifts Vice Captain - Australian Netball Team Third Place - Australian Netballer of the Year Board Member - Greater West Sports Foundation Australia Day Ambassador Board Member - State Sports Centre Trust Board Member - Institute of Sport Management Member, NSW Ministerial Women in Sport & Recreation Task Force 2000 Liz Ellis Netball Clinics - 16 Clinics run throughout NSW 1999 Member of Australian Netball Team - 1999 World Netball Champions Australian Netballer of the Year (1998) Commonwealth Bank Most Valuable Player Fisher & Paykel Plate v England (Player of the Match - Second Test) Fisher & Paykel International v South Africa Fisher & Paykel Cup v New Zealand Selected in Australian Team - 1999 World Netball Championships Appointed to Board - Greater West Sports Foundation Australia Day Ambassador Board Member, State Sports Centre Trust Member, NSW Ministerial Women in Sport & Recreation Task Force 1999 Liz Ellis Netball Clinics - 16 Clinics run throughout NSW 1998 Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist - Australian Netball Team 1999 World Netball Championships Squad Member - announced October, 1998 Fisher & Paykel Test Series v New Zealand & v The Americas Vice Captain, Sydney TAB Swifts (Runners Up) Vice Captain, NSW Open Netball Team Australia Day Ambassador Board Member, State Sports Centre Trust Member, NSW Ministerial Women in Sport & Recreation Task Force Vice - Captain, Sydney TAB Swifts (Runners Up) 1998 Liz Ellis Netball Clinics - 1147 participants across 12 Clinics run throughout NSW 1997 1997 Netballer of the Year - Variety Club of Australia Member of Australian Open Netball Team - Test Series v South Africa & New Zealand Member of NSW Open Netball Team - 1997 National Champions Finalist - Young Australian of the Year Vice Captain, Sydney TAB Swifts Winner of Most Valuable Player Award Australia Day Ambassador Admitted as a Solicitor to the Supreme Court of New South Wales 1997 Liz Ellis Netball Clinics - 7 Clinics run throughout NSW 1996 Australian Netballer of The Year - Norwich Netball Star Player Award Member of Australian Open Netball Team - Test Series v New Zealand Member of Australian Open Netball Team - Test Series v South Africa/New Zealand Player of the Match - Australia v New Zealand, Sydney Australia Day Ambassador Appointed as member of the NSW Sport and Recreation Women's Task Force Appointed as Board Member of the NSW Sports Centre Trust Vice - Captain, Sydney Cenovis Netball SuperLeague Team Hawkesbury Sportsperson of the Year Member of NSW Open Netball Team Member of Sydney Cenovis team, NSW State League Premiers Graduated from Macquarie University with Bachelor of Arts combined with Bachelor of Laws BA/LLB. 1995 Member of Australian Netball Team - 1995 World Netball Champions Vice - Captain, Sydney Cenovis Netball SuperLeague Team Vice Captain, Kuringai State League Team - NSW State League Premiers Member of NSW Open Netball Team Finalist - NSW Sportswomen of the Year 1994 Member of Australian Netball Team Milo Tests Series against New Zealand & Trinidad Tobago Member of NSW Open Netball Team - National Premiers 1993 Member of Australian Open Netball Team - 1993 World Games Champions Member of NSW Open Netball Team - National Premiers Member of Kuringai State League Team - NSW State League Runners Up Import Player - Brisbane Broncos Netball Team, Mobil SuperLeague Penrith Star Newspaper - Sports Star of the Year 1992 Captain, Australian Under 21 Netball Team - undefeated Tour of Canada Captain, Australian Under 21 Netball Team - Runners Up World Youth Cup Member of Australian Open Netball Squad Member of NSW Open Netball Team - National Premiers Australian Institute of Sport - Player of the Series, 1992 Mobil SuperLeague Australian Institute of Sport - Player of the Series, 1992 NSW State League Hawkesbury Young Citizen of the Year 1991 Captain, NSW Under 19 Netball Team Vice Captain of NSW Under 21 Netball Team Member of Australian Under 21 Squad Member of Australian Open Squad (the first Under Age player selected into the Open Squad) Australian Institute of Sport - Athlete of the Month (December1991) Vice Captain, Australian Institute of Sport Netball Team 1990 Vice Captain, NSW Under 19 Netball Team Member of Under 19 National Talent Squad Higher School Certificate - John Paul II Senior Catholic High School 1989 Captain, NSW Under 17 Netball Team Member of Under 17 National Talent Squad