The Dairy Farmers State League is the state netball competition in Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The three-division competition plays a vital role in the development of the sport in the state, with many of the top players from the Championship Division going on to play for either of the state's two teams in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy

Commonwealth Bank Trophy

The Commonwealth Bank Trophy was the pre-eminent national netball competition in Australia from 1997 to 2007.It was established in 1997 as a true national league to replace the ailing, state club-based Mobil League. Designed from the beginning to be more marketable to the general public, it saw...

, the Melbourne Kestrels

Melbourne Kestrels

The Melbourne Kestrels were an Australian netball team. They were based out of the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne, Victoria and were one of two teams from the city to compete in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy, alongside the Melbourne Phoenix. The Kestrels were coached by Jane...

 and the Melbourne Phoenix

Melbourne Phoenix

The Melbourne Phoenix were an Australian netball team. They were one of two teams representing the city of Melbourne, Victoria in the national Commonwealth Bank Trophy. They have been replaced by the Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship...

, and the lower divisions, Division 1 and Division 2, aiding the grassroots development of the sport.

Championship Division teams

• Altona Lightning
• Ariels
• Boroondara Power
• Eastside Netball Club
  Eastside Netball Club
  Eastside Saints is a Melbourne-based netball club with several teams that compete in the Parkville Netball Competition located at the State Netball Hockey Centre...
  
  
• Hume City Falcons
• Knox
• Melbourne Central State League Netball Club
• Palladians Netball Club
• Peninsula State League Netball Club
• Victoria University Flames