Financial assistance is available to individual sportspeople up to 25 years of age competing in sporting events at national or international level.
The Foundation was established by Gladstone's Late Mayor, Col Brown to provide financial support to the Region's young sports people selected for either state or national representation. Eligible People
To be eligible, sportspeople must be 25 years of age or under at the time of the event for which they are applying and permanent residents of the Gladstone Region Local Government area. The Trust w
14/02/2026
https://gladstonesportsfoundation.com.au/jenna-gaunt-gymnastics/
Jenna Gaunt (Gymnastics) - Gladstone District Sports Foundation Trust Jenna had a great year, with her talent securing her selection in the Australian team to contest the Rose Gold Classic USA 2025 Gymnastics in Sacremento, California USA Unfortunately Jenna was injured in her last training session before the competition, but attended to support her gymnastics collegu...
14/02/2026
Hannah Balisnomo, Grace Wright and Leah Burge (Acro Gymnastics World Cup) - Gladstone District Sports Foundation Trust In June, three Gladstone Gymnastics had the adventure of a lifetime to compete in Europe at the International Acro World Cup, providing them the opportunity to represent their country and gain international competition experience. LIMES-JUNIORS-CUP - Aalen, Germany (19-21 June 2025)Balance Routine 6...
14/02/2026
https://gladstonesportsfoundation.com.au/clayton-and-rex-walker-bull-riding/
Clayton and Rex Walker (Bull Riding) - Gladstone District Sports Foundation Trust Gladstone District Sports Foundation Trust is always excited to support those excelling in non-traditional sports, which in the case for the Walker brothers, who contested the PBR Origin 2025 event across Newcastle, Brisbane, and Sydney. Rex contested all 3 junior bull events, helping his Queensland...
14/02/2026
https://gladstonesportsfoundation.com.au/kai-craig-8-ball/
Kai Craig - 8 Ball - Gladstone District Sports Foundation Trust In January 2025 Kai took part in the Australian Eight Ball Junior National Championship, finishing 6th in the singles and team runner up. From starting off learning from his dad in their garage Kai was excited to get the opportunity to represent his state and go on to represent Australia.…
14/02/2026
https://gladstonesportsfoundation.com.au/elisha-orr-softball/
Elisha Orr - Softball - Gladstone District Sports Foundation Trust In January Elisha took part in the U18s Men's National Championships in Blacktown NSW. Out of 6 pitchers for Queensland performed to become starting pitcher in the final. He also pitched against New South Wales (NSW) and Western Australia (WA), and played outfieldand short stop in 5 other games. Fro...
14/02/2026
https://gladstonesportsfoundation.com.au/milly-sharpe-athletics-2/
Milly Sharpe (Athletics) - Gladstone District Sports Foundation Trust Great to see Milly continuing her excellent result from her events last year. Milly won gold (National Champion) in the U18 women's 5,000m race walk in a time of 24:39.70 having lapped all bar second in the race.She followed that up with a bronze in the women's U20 10,000m race…
14/02/2026
Foundation recipients recognised in Gladstone Australia Day Awards 2026 - Gladstone District Sports Foundation Trust The Gladstone and District Sports Foundation Trust was proud to see several of our recipients being nominated in the Gladstone Regional Council's Australia Day Awards for Young Peoples Sport and Recreation Award. Gymnastic Tri of Hannah Balisnomo, Leah Burge and Grace Wright and Athletics star Milly...