But the international and Dunedin-based umpire Jono Bredin has also cautioned against ignoring the rest of the catchment area.
Bredin chaired the working party which has spent the last six months preparing for the expected merger between Netball Southland and Netball Otago, and the committee's recommendation is for the new body to set up camp in Invercargill.
That amalgamation got the go ahead when Netball New Zealand members agreed to switch to a zone-based structure late last week.
Netball South will replace Netball Southland and Netball Otago, much in the same way as the Steel replaced the Otago Rebels and Southern Sting.
Netball South's board should be in place by early October.
Netball New Zealand is managing the application process and a panel is in place to make the initial appointments.
The board's inaugural meeting is pencilled in for October 17 and one of its first priorities will be to consider the recommendations made by the working party.
"Our recommendation to have the headquarters based in Invercargill is first and foremost just that. It is a recommendation to the new board based on the information we had to hand," Bredin said.
"Obviously, the Invercargill Licensing Trust is the major supporter of netball in our zone.
"They provide funding which has to be spent in a certain way and we've got processes in place to manage that. But they are also a major sponsor of the franchise team and the money they provide is just like any other sponsorship arrangement."
The ILT's constitution stipulates it can only provide funding for organisations based in Invercargill. The Steel, being a combined Otago and Southland team, has had tread carefully so as not to jeopardise that revenue stream. Netball South will face the same awful dilemma.
There must be a concern Invercargill teams will be well-funded while the remaining funding will be spread too thinly across the rest of catchment area.
Bredin said the working party will recommend a commercial director be based in Dunedin to help improve the level of funding sourced in the city and Otago region.
"If we are successful in doing that, it may reflect in our operational structure," he said.
"Netball Otago has always operated with a very small staff and there has not been a dedicated person in the Otago market solely charged with going out and seeing what sponsorship opportunities may be within Dunedin and the wider Otago region. We've said, as the zone working party, it is important that we explore all the avenues to raise funds and we can't expect that to be done without anyone on the ground here."
Bredin believes it is in the best interest of netball in Otago and Southland to establish the base in Invercargill.
"We can't ignore that, under this new structure, we have a franchise to be responsible for, so we have had to make some decisions based around that.
"But certainly the driving force has been to enhance the delivery of netball to our members out in the community. I'm confident what we propose will achieve that."
