Clubs and Associations

The memory of champion racehorse will not be forgotten but his statue won't quite make full scale as a dedicated country turf club member pushes on with a hometown tribute.

The number of women and girls playing football has surged since the Matildas' incredible feats at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. But aiming for the top when you're from a regional area comes with added challenges.

Harley Reid is officially heading to West Coast after selecting the Tongala young gun with the first pick of the 2023 AFL Draft, with some surprising draft picks creating some memorable scenes later on.

Know how to bait a hook and sweep a line? In regional Victoria, teenagers want mentors to teach them how to do it.

Works for the Olympics have already claimed a historic school in Brisbane. Now some residents in regional Queensland are anxious their beloved 123-year-old sports club is under threat.

More than 1,000 signatures have been added to call for a strip club to be stopped from opening in the heart of Albury. But its would-be proprietor says the town "really needs one".

A GoFundMe page has raised $90,000 for the Fish Creek Football Netball Club, as police investigate the cause of the suspicious weekend blaze.

"Dancing is ageless", says Diane Lucas, Grey Panthers dancer.

In the last decade, ukulele clubs have sprung up around the country with over 100 clubs across every state and territory.

In a feat that would be pretty much impossible today, a group of water skiers strode onto the Cairns navy base nearly 40 years ago to execute an audacious plan to get into the Guinness Book of World Records.

Young netballers from Junee in New South Wales are collecting sports uniforms for Fiji players after an eye-opening overseas carnival.

A clash of the nation's most dedicated "throwers" will take place this weekend, in the tiny Victorian town of Coleraine, four hours west of Melbourne. 

In north-east Victoria lies a gem of country football. But if you want the best seat in the house to watch the action on grand final day at Sandy Creek Recreation Reserve, you'll have to get in early and bring the best seat you can find.

A Croatian soccer team in Canberra removed social media posts of players unwittingly posing underneath a portrait of Croatian fascist Ante Pavelić, who was responsible for war crimes, including genocide, during World War II.

A cross between tennis, badminton and table tennis, pickleball emerged out of the US in the 1960s and continues to go from strength to strength in Australia.

Documents have revealed the top 10 worst pubs and clubs for suspected money laundering, where millions of dollars were "washed" through pokies in just 7 weeks.

The suburban venues, located mostly in Western Sydney, were suspected of having "distinct organised groups undertaking suspicious activity" who were contributing to "large-scale money laundering", documents reveal.

The local commission has said it's considering creating a new league to run alongside the current Bendigo, Heathcote and Loddon Valley football and netball leagues.

A new curator is found for a historic Eyre Peninsula cricket pitch just in time for the upcoming season, taking the pressure off the Port Lincoln Cricket Association.

A new triathlon club based in Port Lincoln is looking to give people of all ages a chance to reconnect with their fitness and partake in training.

The Strathalbyn Strikers in South Australia have 180 players — but no toilets, despite years of lobbying for funds. There are concerns it's putting girls off the game, and a local MP says if a city club were in the same position "there would be an outcry".

Belinda Downes was born with a facial cleft and her mum had a gambling addiction. She says the latter impacts her more to this day. 

Grant O'Brien, who started as a shelf-stacker for Woolworths and rose to become its national head, is given the task of ensuring Tasmania is ready to play in the AFL in 2028.

Netball is no longer "just a girls' sport" say young boys who are joining the ranks of Australia's third most popular team game.

Bendigo could become the second regional area to join the Victorian Netball League with an application to form a new club lodged with organisers.