AS history goes with the Bonnie Doon Football Netball Club over the 122 years since it was officially formed that there has always been a strong band of supporters, sponsors and spectators.

At home games in more recent times, the number of spectators and supporters have grown – especially since the recreation reserve hall extended its upstairs to include a verandah, giving great viewing from up high and shelter for spectators underneath when the weather is not so good.

There have been many businesses and individuals who have given countless hours in supporting the club, particularly when major renovations commenced around 2006.

But it is always the families that have stuck to the club over more than one hundred years – just to name a few, the Evans, Arbuthnot, Lockhart, Kipping, Brond, Dale, Mitchell, Darby, Friday, Redfern, Sonnberg and Fox family families.

They are just a few of the traditional family names that go back right to the beginning in the 1880s.

Some of these familiar names are from the early settler families of the Doon district whose descendants still support the club to this day.

Club officials are grateful for the deep and heart-felt support it receives and in turn believes that retaining and giving back to families through its social aspects shows that appreciation.