Pickleball Association Queensland

Good luck to the 368 players competing at the QPT Hervey Bay this weekend!

Play hard, play fair, have fun, and enjoy every moment on court.

Wishing everyone great games, plenty of laughs, and an awesome weekend of pickleball!

What a fantastic morning at 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲!

We had the opportunity to 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝-𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝟏𝟕 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 — and what a great day it was!

Around 𝟔𝟎 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 joined us during the morning, filling the beautiful new courts with great games, plenty of laughter, friendly competition and lots of smiles.

A very big 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 for these amazing courts and for helping make this exciting new pickleball venue a reality.

Thank you also to 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 for allowing us the opportunity to go out and play. We certainly gave the courts a good workout!

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟𝐟, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲!

Thank you to everyone who came along and helped make the morning such a success. It was wonderful seeing so many people enjoying the courts for the very first time.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠… 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧. 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞!

Natalie Willcocks Councillor for Division 11
Australia

Good luck to the 150 players competing in the inaugural Queensland Pickleball Tour – Cairns tournament this weekend!

What an exciting milestone as the QPT makes its first visit to beautiful Cairns.

Play hard, play fair, make new friends, and most importantly... have fun!

Safe travels to everyone, and here's to a fantastic weekend of pickleball. 💙💛

𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫.

Last weekend I was truly humbled by the generosity, kindness and community spirit of our Queensland pickleball family.

I have been involved in many sporting events over the years, but I have never seen a community come together quite like this. Every raffle ticket purchased, every sausage sold, every donation made, every volunteer who gave up their time, every sponsor who stepped forward, and every player who entered the tournament helped make something extraordinary happen.

Today I am incredibly proud to say that every dollar raised have been distributed to our Queensland players representing Australia at the Pickleball World Cup in Vietnam.

Our players have expressed their sincere gratitude. They know this support comes from a community that believes in them and is proudly standing behind them as they wear the green and gold.

The tournament itself was everything pickleball should be. The courts were filled with laughter, great music, friendly competition, plenty of chasing after pickleballs, and smiles wherever you looked. It wasn't about DUPR points or medals. It was about friendship, community and supporting a fantastic cause.

A huge thank you to our incredible sponsors and donors:
• Stace Muir – Pickled Pink supporter shirts
• Nicola Schoeman - Private lesson and Paddle donation (Ramsports)
• Dave Abrey - Joola pickleballs
• Stephen Klibbe – Bottlemart
• Six Zero
• Roan Van Graan – Morgan's Seafood
• Merse Wellness Spa
• Jill Sharaga - giant jar of lollies
• The Komo Hotel Redcliffe
• Shelley Gooch - delicious cupcakes and cookies
• Graeme Clemett - Hustle paddle
• Chris Novic - donated the use of the facility, tournament balls, a Volair pickleball bag and a Joola Kosmos paddle.
• Caroline Roets - organising the tournament & raffles (aka making it happened)

Thank you to our amazing referees, volunteers, medics and Focus Pickleball Staff.

Finally, thank you to every player, supporter, raffle ticket buyer, BBQ customer, donor and spectator. You all played a part in making this happen.

This weekend reminded me why I love this sport so much. Pickleball is about far more than what happens on the court. It is about people looking after people, supporting one another, and achieving something together that none of us could do alone.

From the bottom of QPC heart, thank you for believing in our Queensland players and for showing them what this incredible pickleball community is all about.

Good luck to our Queensland representatives in Vietnam. Know that an entire community is behind you, cheering you on every step of the way.

Applications are now OPEN to host the 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕.

Be part of one of Queensland's premier pickleball events and showcase your club and community as part of an incredible tour around the state.

This year we approved 𝟏𝟎 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 across Queensland. For 2027, we are considering 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.

If your club or venue would like to be considered, we'd love to hear from you.

To apply or to get more information, please contact:
𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
[email protected]

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞: 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟏𝟔 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

Don't miss this opportunity to be part of the 2027 Queensland Pickleball Tour.
Get your application in early!

𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝!

An incredible 12 Queenslanders — making up 40% of the Australian team — have been selected to represent Australia at the Pickleball World Cup in Da Nang, Vietnam!

Congratulations to our Queensland representatives:

🏆 Open
• Harrison Brown
• Robert Stirling
• Nicola Schoeman
• Sarah Burr

🏆 50+
• Tony Field

🏆 Masters 60+
• Graeme Clemett
• Martin Simpkins
• Karen Denman

🏆 18U
• Lachlan Donnelly
• Indi Heather Pereira

🏆 U14
• Oliver Novic
• Joshua Davey

What an incredible achievement for these athletes and for Queensland pickleball!

💚 Show your support by registering for our World Cup Fundraising Tournament.

📅 Saturday, 1 August 2026
📍 Redcliffe

Every registration helps our Queensland players with the costs of representing Australia on the world stage.

👉 Register here:
https://pickleballtournaments.com/tournaments/fundraising-queensland-world-cup-players

🤝 We’re looking for businesses and individuals who would like to partner with us as sponsors for our Fundraising Queensland World Cup Pickleball Tournament.

This event is about more than winning—it’s about helping our Queensland athletes represent Australia at the 2026 Pickleball World Cup in Da Nang, Vietnam. Every dollar raised will help ease the financial burden of getting our players to the world stage.

As a sponsor, you’ll have the opportunity to:
✅ Showcase your business to the growing pickleball community
✅ Support local athletes chasing their dreams
✅ Be recognised across our event and social media platforms
✅ Make a genuine difference to our Queensland representatives

Whether you can contribute cash, products, vouchers, or services for prizes, we’d love to hear from you.
If you’d like to become a sponsor or know a business that may be interested, please send us a message.

❤️ Reach out. Show your love. Back our Queenslanders.

Let's send them to the World Cup knowing the entire Queensland pickleball community is behind them.

💚💛 Go Team Australia... and Go Queensland!

𝐐𝐏𝐓 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐧𝐬

⏰ Only 4 days to go!

The countdown is on for QPT Cairns 2026 and registrations are closing fast!

If you've been thinking about entering... this is your sign! 🌴

Come and experience an incredible weekend of pickleball in Tropical North Queensland. Great competition, great people, and plenty of fun both on and off the court.

🚨 Don't be the player saying, "I should have registered."

📅 Registrations close Saturday, 25 July at 8:00 pm.

✅ Be quick. Register now and we'll see you in Cairns!

https://pickleballtournaments.com/tournaments/queensland-pickleball-tour-cairns-2026

🔥 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦!

We are 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 of the Queensland players who have been selected to represent Australia at the 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩
in 𝐃𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐧𝐠, 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐧𝐚𝐦, from 𝟑–𝟔 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

🎉 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦

𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧
TBC

𝟔𝟎+
⭐ Graeme Clemett
⭐ Karen Denman

𝟓𝟎 +
⭐ Tony Field

𝟏𝟖 +
⭐ Lachlan Donnelly
⭐ Indiana Heather-Pereira

𝟏𝟒 +
⭐ Joshua Davey
⭐ Oliver Novic

Representing your country is a huge honour, but it also comes with significant travel costs.

To help our Queensland players get to Vietnam, we're hosting a
𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Best of all, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐔𝐏𝐑, so it's all about enjoying the day, supporting a great cause, and celebrating our pickleball community.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩:
✅ Register to play in the tournament
✅ Volunteer to help on the day
✅ Make a donation (email [email protected])

A huge thank you to those making this event possible:
👏 Chris and the team at Focus Tennis & Pickleball Centre for generously providing the courts.
👏 Pickleball Australia for sanctioning the tournament and waiving the sanctioning fees.
👏 Caroline Roets - Tournament Organiser for volunteering her time

Every registration, every volunteer, and every donation helps our Queensland athletes proudly wear the green and gold on the world stage.

💚𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝… 𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭!

Date: 1 Aug 2026
Place: Focus Pickleball Redcliffe

Hope to see you there
Rykie Louw
Tournament Director

Fundraising Queensland: World Cup Players Pickleball Tournament in Redcliffe. Register at PickleballTournaments.com

Referee appreciation post!

Thank you to all our amazing referees who dedicate their time to ensure all players and games are safe, fair, respectful, and of course fun!

𝐐𝐏𝐓 𝐘𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐧

The QPT Yeppoon is just around the corner, and they can't wait to welcome 376 players from across Australia for what promises to be an incredible few days of pickleball! 🎉

Whether you're chasing a medal, a personal best, or simply enjoying time on the courts with friends, you're in for a fantastic tournament.

Play hard, play fair, support your fellow competitors, and most importantly... have fun!

A huge thank you to the organisers, volunteers, referees and sponsors who make events like this possible. We appreciate everything you do.

Safe travels to everyone heading to the beautiful Capricorn Coast.

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