Sport

21 August 2024

Celebrate QLD Olympic and Paralympic stars

On Saturday 14 September, Queenslanders are invited to South Bank to celebrate the achievements of the homegrown sporting talent who captured the hearts of our nation. The official proceedings will commence with the athlete’s arrival at 10am at the C...

16 August 2024

Community Engagement Program helps local projects

Since its launch in October 2023, Diamond Donations has supported 9 local projects with the help of its shoppers. For every $40 spent in-store, shoppers can vote for a local project that they would like to receive $1,500. The projects coming in Runne...

14 August 2024

Snakes Open Women Grand Final

It was an epic rematch of last year’s Open Women grand final, where the Dolphins won last year as well, 14-4. Caboolture Snakes president, Natasha Field, said the women played a hard game and was proud of the team for finishing runners up. “They play...

13 August 2024

Our Kaylee flag bearer for closing ceremony

At just 23-years-old, McKeown made a splash in the Olympic pool at the Paris Games, winning a gold medal in the 100m and 200m backstroke. She also won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay, and a bronze medal in the mixed 4x100m medley relay and ...

9 August 2024

Footwork shines at nationals

The dance studio got to send nine of their students to Adelaide to participate in the national championship, following their impressive performance at the State Championships earlier this year. Charlotte Celere (second in Sub Junior Hip Hop), Esther ...

8 August 2024

$205M sports facility for Moreton Bay

The Moreton Bay Indoor Sports Centre has been approved by both the Australian and Queensland governments, with a Project Validation Report (PVR) completed and procurement now underway. The facility will feature 12 multi-sport courts, spread across tw...

7 August 2024

Backstroke queen defends gold in Paris

Kaylee became the first person in the history of the Games to defend the titles in a stunning meet, which included a 4 x 100m medley relay silver and two bronze medals for the 200m medley and 4x100m mixed medley. The Redcliffe-born 23-year-old, now h...

6 August 2024

Kilcoy local jumps high in Mexico comp

The 18-year-old placed fourth in her class out of 80 competitors, calling the experience ‘surreal’ because the expectation wasn’t to win. “They told us when we got there, ‘You’re not going to beat these guys’,” she said. “I just did my best to do rig...

1 August 2024

Dressage dreams come true for youth

Nearly 70 competitors from Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia rode into Moreton Bay, ranging from ages eight to 25. Event Director Anita Barton said one of the highlights of the weekend was watching the next generation of dressage riders...