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The North Queensland Sports Foundation is proud to continue its long-standing partnership with the 1956 Torchbearers Club, the association of runners who carried the Olympic flame during the historic 1956…

The 2026 North Queensland Games officially got underway on Friday 1 May 2026, with a huge Opening Ceremony at Great Barrier Reef Arena that brought together athletes, families and the…

North Queensland Sports Foundation is set to host the NQ Games Opening Ceremony.  This ceremony will be staged on Friday 1st May from 6pm until 9pm at Harrup Park – one of Mackay’s top leisure and sporting facilities.   An exciting program…

The 2026 North Queensland Games will officially kick off with a spectacular Opening Ceremony, bringing the community together for a vibrant celebration of sport, culture and regional pride. Held on…

The North Queensland Games have announced a new partnership with PEAK^ (peak.app), the performance and wellbeing platform founded by North Queensland Olympian and Heptathlete Tori West, ahead of the 2026…

Get ready to gear up and show your Games spirit! We have everything you need including basketball singlets, shirts, shorts, polos, bucket hats, socks and drink bottles. Simply select the…

Mackay is set to host regional Australia’s largest and most iconic multi-sport event, with the 2026 Mackay North Queensland Games to be held from May 1 to May 4, 2026.…

After receiving over 80 entries and nearly 400 votes across 3 weeks, the drawing of Pedro the Playtpus, from the mind of 11-year old Georgia from Marian has won the…

The 2026 Mackay NQ Games is just 1 year away! The North Queensland Sports Foundation has been hard at work overhauling it’s web and digital content, upgrading registration platforms, creating…

Whilst hard at work on the 2026 iteration of the NQ Games, we stumbled across these photographs sent in from the community of the original NQ Games; the motorcade, the…

Last night the 2024 NQ Games was officially opened at Cairns’ Fogarty Park – the rain just barely impacting and estimated 1,500 in the athletes march and another couple thousand…

Michael Healy, The Queensland State Government’s Minister for Tourism and Sport was in Cairns at the NQ Games Registration Hub today ahead of the Opening on Friday. Speaking with media,…

Michael Healy, The Queensland State Government’s Minister for Tourism and Sport was in Cairns at the NQ Games Registration Hub today ahead of the Opening on Friday. Speaking with media,…

Time is running out to secure your spot in the 2024 NQ Games! With more than 3,000 participants expected across 24 sports, the 2024 NQ Games promises to be the…

After a false start during COVID in 2020, the Townsville NQ Games were more than a solid hit out! From the 4 days across April 29th to May 2nd 2022,…