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…
Jack Cook Memorial Park is located in the Brisbane suburb of Toowong and features a grass track. An athletics track has existed at the venue since at least 1918 and was previously known as Heroes Park until being renamed in 1984. A Little Athletics Centre was formed at the venue in 1982. The venue has a synthetic long jump runway Read more…
The UQ Sport Athletics Centre is located at the University of Queensland’s St Lucia campus. The venue was opened in 1998. The track was last resurfaced in 2011, following damage caused by flooding. The venue is currently closed for resurfacing, until May 2023. To fully accommodate a rugby field, the only field event facilities within the track perimeter are the Read more…
A new stadium is set to be built to host the athletics for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games, located in Victoria Park. Announced by the Queensland Government on 25 March following a 100 day review undertaken by the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority the new stadium replaces prior plans that the Games would be held at a refurbished Queensland Read more…
