Category North Queensland Sports Foundation

Congratulations to all our North Queensland Sportstar of the Year winners and runners up at this year’s 30th Annual NQ Sportstar Awards. Our event was hosted by Charters Towers Regional Council on Saturday 30th October at the Arthur Titley Centre in Charters Towers, the evening was truly a night to be remembered with the impressive line-up of VIP’s and Finalists.   The inaugural NQ Sportstar Awards took place in 1990…

Bynoe Move It officially launched on 9th November 2021 with 21 youths attending the first session. Which included fun fitness games such as basketball, Edor, a popular Indigenous game, and a fitness circuit. Taren Carr, from Bynoe said it’s been a great…

Applications for the 2022 CQUnicares North Queensland Sports Foundation Scholarship is now open. The scholarship provides recognition and financial assistance to an elite athlete or coach (recognised by the Elite Athlete Friendly University) who resides in our NQ Member Council footprint and is commencing…

Thanks to a CQUniCares North Queensland Sports Foundation Scholarship, Madeleine Prizeman is making a big splash in the sport of water polo – and her studies. The 18-year-old Townsville-based Bachelor of Science (Criminology and Psychology) student is gearing up to represent the Queensland…

The North Queensland Sports Foundation’s Move It NQ project, through support from the Northern Queensland PHN, has provided funding and support to the Charters Towers Regional Council to facilitate an after-school youth physical activity program. Running Tuesdays and Thursdays after…

The North Queensland Sports Foundation (NQSF) hosted the second Move It NQ workshop on Friday 23rd July 2021. The workshop was attended by 23 representatives from 12 Local Government Authorities, Queensland Sport and Recreation and project stakeholders, Northern Queensland PHN and…

Between May 17th and 20th, the North Queensland Sports Foundation (NQSF) travelled along the Overlander’s Way, meeting with each Council to discuss the Move It NQ project and Glencore Overlander’s Way Festival of Sport. During this time, they also attended and…

The North Queensland Sports Foundation  The North Queensland Sports Foundation (NQSF), developed in 1983, is backed by 24 North Queensland Local Government Authorities with the central aim of promoting a healthy lifestyle in North Queensland. Through supporting grassroots sporting organisations…

Congratulations to the following Volunteers selected as winners for the 2020 Strudys Sportstar Awards. The Awards celebrate the efforts of our regional volunteers particularly under these trying circumstances to support a return to sport and active recreation. Senior Service to…