![Tireless service: Dorothy Lockwood at her spiritual home - a netball court. She was posthumously awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) on Monday. Tireless service: Dorothy Lockwood at her spiritual home - a netball court. She was posthumously awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) on Monday.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/3FRrb3AuBjKJGNhBeTSDxy/0b8398be-9ee2-4881-834d-150217874af9.jpg/r0_55_458_378_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
DOROTHY Lockwood was the face of netball in Tamworth for decades up until her passing last year.
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Now, her service to the sport in the region has been honoured posthumously with an Order of Australia Medal (OAM).
Mrs Lockwood was a life member of the Tamworth Netball Association, and the incumbent president, up until her death in 2017.
She was a towering figure in the sport, and according to those that knew her best, her family, Mrs Lockwood was a humble person who valued fair play and good sportsmanship above being the best.
Mrs Lockwood was 83.
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