Category North Queensland Sports Foundation

Mount Isa, a city that constantly faces logistical challenges due to their remote western location, has stepped up as a leader in promoting health and wellbeing to their community with the Move It Mount Isa program. With an average of…

Middlemount residents are encouraged to take their fitness in stride and become a jog-gernaut in a free 10-week program. Keep the good times jogging in the Move It NQ program as the free initiative will take participants through their paces…

The NQ games launched in true North Queensland style with Townsville sprinter Jake Doran challenging Cowboys superstar Matty Bowen to a race amongst a mass of sporting hosts and media at The Ville Resort and Casino. Townsville is set to…

Move It NQ have started 2022 with an impressive line-up of new programs and renewed contracts in Northern and Western Queensland. Move It NQ continues to partner with councils who are committed to ensuring their region promotes positive lifelong health…

Taking out the 2021 Rugby League Battle of the Gulf in an electrifying win over Kowanyama in an outstanding display of skills was pretty special however capping it off by winning the NQ Sportstar of the year Sporting Excellence award…

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…