Gippsland Umpires Association

16/09/2026

Major Raffle Results
Once again, our major raffle was a huge success. Drawn on Saturday night, there was much anticipation in the room to see who would take out the grand prize of the Crossfire ERC1500 Electric Mini Dirt Bike from and to everyone's delight, the Barnes family won! Merv Sr and Merv Jr had a great time checking it out.

Here is the complete list of winners:

1st Prize: Crossfire ERC1500 Electric Mini Dirt Bike
Winner: Jess Barnes

2nd prize: TCL 75" 4K UHD Colour Television
Winner: Steve Goodie

3rd Prize: $1000 Fuel Voucher from John Duff & Co Fuels and Lubricants
Winner: Max hudson

4th Prize: Dune 4WD Frontier 50L Single Zone Fridge/Freezer
Winner: Aaron Bliss

5th Prize: Garmin Forerunner 55 Running Smartwatch
Winner: Trevor Hobson

6th Prize: Two Nights at the Novotel Glen Waverley
Winner: Pete Hunter

7th Prize: Meat Tray from Meat the Farmer!
Winner: Jarrod Reid

8th Prize: Gumbuya World Gift Voucher
Winner: Matt Johnson

Congratulations to all our winners and huge thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket to help support our association.

15/09/2026

A huge congratulations to former GUA umpire Josh Hickman who has been selected as the emergency goal umpire for this weekend’s VFL Grand Final. Well done Josh, we are all super proud of you

14/09/2026

And just like that, another season of Ellinbank & District Football Netball League is in the books. Mother Nature turned on a beautiful day yesterday at Trafalgar and there was some fantastic football played. Congratulations to Longwarry Football Netball Club, Buln Buln Football and Netball Club & Bunyip Football Club for their wins.

To our umpires who officiated yesterday - this was the reward for all the hard work and dedication you have shown throughout the season. You should all be super proud of your achievement whether this is your first grand final or your 20th! To those that missed out, come back next year and keep working hard and your efforts will be rewarded.

We will still be training Tuesday and Thursday this week as we prepare for the Gippsland League Under 18s Grand Final next Saturday so come on down and support your teammates.

11/09/2026

Ellinbank & District Football Netball League Grand Finals are here!!

Good luck to all teams competing a grand final and well done to all umpires who have been chosen to officiate a game. This is the culmination of a long season of hard work and determination for players and umpires alike.

Longwarry Football Netball Club
Trafalgar Football Netball Club
Lang Lang Football Club
Ellinbank Eagles Fnc
Buln Buln Football and Netball Club
Bunyip Football Club
Nilma Darnum Football/Netball Club

11/09/2026

Life Members Dinner and Grand Final Appointment Night
What a fantastic night last night as we celebrated our wonderful life members.

Congratulations to our newest life member, Al Bliss.

Congratulations to Laurie Milner for being recognised for his exemplary service to the GUA as the recipient of the Harold 'H' Mitchell award.

Congratulations to Indie Hayes for winning the Ray Barwick memorial award.

Happy 90th birthday to life member Jim Alger

A big shout out to all our umpires who were appointed to grand finals over the next two weekends. It is a reward for all your hard work and dedication.

Also a shout out to Dipper for coming down and entertaining us with stories about his life and career - definitely a highlight of the evening

09/09/2026

As our season winds down, we wanted to give a huge shout out to The Royal Hotel Drouin for providing wonderful meals every Thursday night for our members. From Chicken Parmas to Lasagna, every meal was fantastic and really helped create a wonderful team atmosphere each Thursday night.

If you are looking for a great meal, head down to The Royal Hotel Drouin!

07/09/2026

07/09/2026

Prelim Final Day ⛈🌧🌈☀

What a wild ride we had on Saturday at Nilma Darnum for the Ellinbank & District Football Netball League Preliminary Finals. Mother Nature didn't seem to be in a good mood - a lightning delay in the reserves, a thunderstorm, rain, mud, sunshine and rainbows. It was very much four seasons in one day.

Through it all, our umpires worked together and did an amazing job all day. A huge thanks to everyone who came down to support our umpires throughout the day and to those umpires who were their all day, we hope your shoes aren't too caked in mud.

Onto Grand Finals this weekend 🏆here is hoping the weather is kinder to us!!

06/09/2026

A very Happy Father's Day to all our GUA dads!

Umpiring is such a rewarding hobby by itself but when you get to do it with your child, it makes it even better