The Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne is the premier invitational high performance athletics meet annually held in Melbourne. The meet is a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet which accrues Category A points for World Athletics Rankings. As a World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meet, the Melbourne Track Classic is the most prestigious one-day meet in Australia. This includes: A Read more…
The Victorian Milers Club was founded in 2005 and runs a series of middle distance meets in Melbourne each year. The club is modelled on the British Milers Club. Most meets are granted a World Athletics F permit by Australian Athletics for the A & B races, which allows performances to count towards qualification to competitions, including the World Athletics Read more…
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 Townsville Sports Reserve played host to the 2019 Oceania Championships. The track has a picturesque background dominated by Townsville’s Castle Hill. The venue is managed by the Queensland government. The track is a Spurtan BV and is a World Athletics Class 2 Certified Facility. Read more…
Barlow Park is located in Cairns and is the city’s premier football and athletics facility. The track is a Rekortan surface, last relaid in 2018. The venue hosted the 2018 Australian All School Championships. The long jump and pole vault runways are located adjacent to the first bend of the track, perpendicular to the direction of the straights. Barlow Park Read more…
The Mackay Aquatic & Recreation Complex was opened in March 2019 and features a Rekortan track. The venue is managed by Belgravia Leisure. The venue hosted the 2022 Oceania Championships. The track is a Spurtan BV surface and is a World Athletics Class 2 Certified Facility. Read more…