This year’s tournament, due to take place at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne on October 28 and 29, will be Moloney's third Fast5 series representing Australia.

Leading the Australian team at the Fast5 Netball World Series caps off a momentous year for the 24-year-old, who captained the Melbourne Vixens to the Suncorp Super Netball Minor Premiership and made her debut for the Australian Diamonds in last week’s third Constellation Cup test in Adelaide.

Moloney is excited to lead the Australian side in her hometown.

“I’m honoured to be named captain of the Australian Fast5 team," said Moloney.

"It’s such a young, up and coming group and I can’t wait for everyone to see some new names on the world stage.

“It’s so special being able to walk out in front of a home crowd and really feed off their energy, especially in such a lively tournament.

“Our eyes are on the prize, we’d love to take out the title in front of the home crowd.”

The annual two-day event, established in 2012, sees the top six international netball teams in the world compete in the modified version of the game, featuring five players-a-side, shortened quarters, multiple point shots and double point power plays.

Moloney will lead Australia as they take on New Zealand, England, Jamaica, Malawi and South Africa.

“I’m so excited to have Kate leading the Australian Fast5 team after such an impressive year captaining the Vixens in a successful Suncorp Super Netball season, and making her debut for the Diamonds just last week," added Australian head coach Stacey Marinkovich.

“Her experience having played in the Fast5 Netball World Series for the last two years makes her a great leader for the young group we have.

“We can’t wait to have this team out there representing Australia, bringing flair to the court with some old and new faces.

"We’ve been planning and preparing to give us the best opportunity to make sure the trophy doesn’t go anywhere.”