NSW had a strong presence at the Intermediate/Advanced Referee course run in conjunction with the senior Australian Handball Championships in October. Alex Gavrilovic, Richard Ridley, Adrian van Bessel and Robert Ridley, along with administrator Bronwyn Thompson, represented NSW. The IHF supplied Swiss referee and trainer Felix Raetz to run the course. The course was made possible by a Solidarity grant via the AOC, Felix’s travel by a Handball SA grant and by participants themselves.