Water Partners Senior Country Championships Wrap Up

The City of Greater Bendigo played host to the 2025 Water Partners Senior Country Championships over the June long weekend. Thirty-one teams descending on the Bendigo Hockey Centre for three action packed days of hockey!

Despite plenty of rain, the atmosphere was brilliant and there was some incredible hockey played across the 95 matches.

Medallists

Congratulations to all the teams that competed in this years Water Partners Senior Country Championships, but a special mention to the following teams for winning medals:

Results and Stats

You can view all the results, ladders and stats by clicking here or you can download the new Hockey Victoria app through the links below:

Google Play Store - click here

Apple App Store - click here

Officials

A huge thank you to the team of Tournament Directors and Umpire Managers that worked tirelessly across the three days to deliver a great experience for all involved.

Thank you must also go to all the umpires that officiated and the volunteers from each of the competing teams that assisted with the Tech Bench during the Event.

Congratulations to the following umpires that received appointments to the Gold Medal Matches:

Live Streaming & Match Replays

In a first for the SCC, every match played in Bendigo during the Water Partners Senior Country Championships was live streamed.

If you missed the action live and want to catch up, you can do so with one of the following options.

Tournament Pass (to view every match played) – just $11.00 (inc. GST)
Single Game Pay Per View – $6.60 (inc. GST)

Subscribe now at www.livehockey.com.au/vic

Partner Acknowledgement

Water Partners

Hockey Victoria are incredibly thankful of the generous support provided by Water Partners, the naming rights partner of this year’s Event.

Water Partners provides expert advice on integrating water trading into your business operation as well as 24/7 access to water trading platforms displaying current market prices. As a not-for-profit built by farmers, we understand the vital role sport plays in rural and regional communities and are proud to support the Senior Country Championships.

Visit their website by clicking here or call one of their client specialists directly on (03) 5853 2333 to discover the best options for your business.

Special thank you to Stephen Cooke from Water Partners for attending the final day of the Event.

City of Greater Bendigo

A huge thank you to the City of Greater Bendigo for make it possible to bring this Event to Regional Victoria. Their continued support of HV’s Events is greatly appreciated.

Thank you to Mayor Cr Andrea Metcalf who attended the final day of the Event to assist with medal presentations.

Hockey Central Victoria

As they always do, HCV did a wonderful job hosting the Event. A massive thank you to their team of volunteers for everything they did to make it possible, in particular Ross Evans and Stu McCleary.

Finally, thank you to the following individuals and organisations for their support:

• James Pettit for capturing some photographs over the 3 days (full photo album to come)
• Phoenix First Aid for their coverage of the Event
• Just Hockey for setting up a pop-up shop
• Sportway for making the live streaming possible
• All the volunteers from the regional Associations that made it possible to get the 31 teams out on the pitch!

We look forward to an even bigger and better Water Partners Senior Country Championships in 2026!