Julie-Ann Coney MBE (née Townsend; born 4 April 1960) is a former netball player who played for New Zealand on 37 occasions and was its 14th captain.

She later became a television commentator on netball matches and a corporate hospitality organizer for sporting events.

Coney was born Julie-Ann Townsend on 4 April 1960 in Dunedin, and was educated at Dunstan High School in Alexandra.

She was a member of the team in the 1987 World Netball Championships, held in Glasgow, Scotland, often sharing WD responsibilities with the captain Leigh Gibbs.

[4][5][6][7][8][9] In the 1991 New Year Honours, Townsend was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to netball.