HISTORY OF THE KAROONDA DISTRITS FOOTBALL CLUB
Football started in Karoonda in the year 1914, two years after the town was settled. The first team was called Karoonda Football Club.
In 1977 Borrika Football club (situated 16 kms east of Karoonda) merged with Karoonda Football Club to be called Karoonda Borrika
Football Club.
In 1994 United (situated 12 kms south of Karoonda) and Wynarka (situated 15kms west of Karoonda) Football Clubs merged with
Karoonda Borrika Football Club to form Karoonda Districts Football Club.
Karoonda Districts Football Club plays in the Mallee Football League. The other teams in this league are Murrayville, Lameroo,
Pinnaroo, Peake and Borderdowns/Tintinara.
Karoonda Districts Netball Club has the same history as the Football Club through the years and plays in the same league and
at the same venues.
The fact that both Karoonda Districts Football and Netball Clubs play together means we are a very family orientated club with
some families having Mum, Dad and their kids all playing Football or Netball on any given Saturday in winter, somewhere in the
Mallee for Karoonda Districts.
On June 10th 2005 Karoonda was hit by a freak tornado which semi demolished our clubrooms.
With support from the local council and many community and regional people and businesses we rebuilt and improved our
clubrooms to the excellent standard they are now. All this was overseen by club volunteers, as was much of the work which we were able to help with.
Our club executive, canteen and bar are all run by local volunteers who work tirelessly to make our club the social centre
of the community through the winter months.