Welcome to the latest edition of Inspire from the Queensland Government’s Sport and Recreation team in the North Coast region. This edition includes news on the recently-released Activate! Queensland strategy, funding opportunities and upcoming events. Everyone is welcome to subscribe and you are encouraged to share this email with your networks. Activate! Queensland Strategy released Activate! Queensland is the […]
Come support us at this exciting championship event and meet top athletes from all over Australia and whilst helping the event run smoothly. The 2019 National Wheelchair Basketball League (NWBL) Grand Finals will feature three (3) days of intense and hard-hitting competition as elite athletes from all over Australia showcase the elite skill and athleticism that makes wheelchair […]
State Government (Sport and Recreation) has been a Major Supporter of the Association for many years. In particular, State Government provide funding to support us to coordinate sport pathways from grassroots to elite level including support provided through the Qld Academy of Sport for our High Performance Program. State Government also provide support to Association members […]
We’ve been selected to participate in Local Matters at Grill’d Wintergarden this August! Local Matters is the Grill’d community donation program that sees each Grill’d restaurant donate $500 back into the community every month. The donation is split between 3 local community groups $300 / $100 / $100. HOW YOU CAN HELP? We’d love your […]
Hi everyone, my name is Meica! As a child, I played all types of sport, mostly with able-bodied athletes, and my biggest dream was to compete at the Olympics. I was always a very sporty child but being born with an Ocular Containous Albinism (vision impairment) I struggled to play sport outside due to the sun. […]
Twenty members of the Association’s 2019 Junior Development Program (JDP) enjoyed hard work and good times at the annual live in camp at Tallebudgera Leisure Centre on the Gold Coast in early July. The promising athletes aged 13-19 years came from across the state including Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Hervey Bay, Gladstone, Toowoomba, Townsville, […]
The Boccia Tri-Series is fast approaching and is always a great opportunity for both new players, looking to further develop their skills in a competition setting, and for players, ramp assistants, coaches, referees and volunteers to prepare for the Boccia Battle. Coming up we also have our 2019 Boccia Battle (Queensland Boccia Championships) which will incorporate the Boccia […]
THANK YOU to all our dedicated volunteers for your fantastic support and dedication with the BASH Wheelchair Rugby Championships 2019. Over the three day period just on one hundred and fifty (150) positions were supported to help this event run smoothly. Thank you all for your flexibility and just jumping in to help out when required because it’s people like you who give their time […]