The Stawell Gift is Australia’s oldest athletics event, highlighted by 120m gift races for men and women taking place annually on Easter Monday. The event features handicapped races from 70m to 3200m. The main 120m Gift heats are traditionally conducted on Easter Saturday, with the semi-final and final held on Easter Monday. The winning male and female athletes each take Read more…
The Australian Athletics Championships will be held in Sydney from 9-12 April 2026. The meet accrues Category A points for World Athletics Rankings in the open events. Entry to the meet is open to athletes who better the qualifying standard set annually by Athletics Australia. The 2026 Australian Championships will be the 103rd edition of the event, which dates back Read more…
The inaugural hosting of a joint event as athletics in Australia moves towards unity: April 12 – 14, 2026 – Australian Little Athletics Championships (ALAC) April 15 – 20, 2026 – Australian Athletics Junior Championships (AAJC) For the first time, Australian Athletics (AA) and Little Athletics Australia (LAA) will align their premier junior events, creating a unified celebration of the Read more…
Dwyer Oval is located at Warwick Farm in Sydney’s western suburbs. The venue features a grass athletics track with three synthetic grass long jump runways. During the athletics off-season it is used for Rugby Union. The venue is managed by Liverpool City Council. Read more…
Holsworthy Army Barracks Physical Fitness Facility features a four lane synthetic track approximately 580m in length. The track was installed in 2015 as part of an upgrade to the physical fitness facilities at the base. The venue is not available for public use. However, in the 1990s Athletics NSW regularly hosted the NSW Road Championship at the base, utilising the Read more…