Natalie Ann Allison Avellino (born 15 December 1970)[1] is a retired Australian netballer, and current assistant coach of the Southern Steel netball team in the ANZ Championship. She made the Australia national netball team from 1994–1995 and again from 2004-2006 which included key competitions like one world championships and oneCommonwealth Games. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. On 14 July 2000, Avellino was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for contributions to netball as player.