Shellharbour City Council has created a walking netball group for all ages and abilities. The social game is held Monday mornings and Wednesday evenings at Shellharbour City Stadium. Listen to netball player Barbara Laird explains the sport and what she enjoys about it. Video by Adam McLean
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00:00 I think I like the activity.
00:04 It's much easier to do, although you have to think,
00:07 I can't run, I can only hold the ball.
00:11 You know, you're still doing all those things
00:12 that you did in netball,
00:14 but it's certainly much easier on the body.
00:17 I enjoy the company of other people
00:19 because I've been in a setting
00:21 where I've had a lot of people around me all the time.
00:24 I said to the girls last week,
00:25 I feel like I've found my tribe again,
00:28 so that I've got other people a similar age.
00:31 We discuss all sorts of things,
00:33 so it's the company as well.