North Queensland Sports Foundation

Making physical activity the easiest option for our communities

Since 1983 we've been active from the Torres Strait, down through to Sarina, West out to the border and everywhere in between promoting and supporting sport and active recreation to improve the health and liveability of our ~25 Local Government Area Councils

NQ Games Participants

Free Events

Years Running

LGA Members

Our Four Pillars.

Since being founded as a non-profit in 1983 we’ve been involved in too many initiatives to count! Currently, we put a heavy focus into our four pillar projects:

The NQ Games
Like a mini Olympics! Held every 2 years since 1984, we bring the NQ Games, it's competitors, stakeholders and sponsors to a different regional town every cycle. The Games promotes both grassroots participation, and regional competitiveness to foster sporting growth.
The NQ Sportstar Awards
Established 1991, and the longest running annual sports awards in regional Queensland, we bring an annual gala event to a different town every year to celebrate sporting achievements in categories including youth, masters, coaching, team success and more!
Move It NQ
Initially a partnership between ourselves, the NQPHN and the WQPHN, we directly invested $1 Million Dollars of fund into regional service providers to enable 5,200 free sports and recreation classes or events between 2018 and 2024. From 2025, we're launching the MINQ app which will allow communities to link to their local sports clubs and available activities, with the power of AI.
The North Queensland Sports Hall of Fame
As custodians of the NQ Sports Hall of Fame, we have the privilege of inducting worthy athletes, coaches and administrators into legend.