Membership data from January 1 FYI
REMINDER REGARDING NEW WEIGH-IN RULE – 250G TO BE DEDUCTED FROM ALL ATHLETES WEIGHT AS DISPLAYED ON SCALES BEFORE ENTERING THAT INFORMATION INTO THE COMPETITION PAPERWORK.
Reminder: Exemption requests for State Championships are charged at the same rate as athletes competing at the event. https://www.qwamembers.org/UserArea/RequestExemption
The big guns visit Bribie Island Weightlifting!
16/06/2025, Bribie Island Weightlifting Club welcomed Queensland Premier David Crisafulli and Minister for Sport, Racing and Olympic and Paralympic Games Tim Mander, for a visit and discussion around the previously announced funding for our new Bribie Island Weightlifting facility.
This investment will help us deliver accessible strength and movement programs to the broader community while also hosting premier competitions for the QLD weightlifting community in this new space.
We’re proud to see grassroots sport and community health recognised at this level, big things are coming for Bribie. Bribie Island Weightlifting Club.
Weekend Wrap-up
A huge weekend of Weightlifting activities was delivered at Rebels Weightlifting Club, Capalaba on the weekend. The day began with an Oly Voly Workshop (sponsored by Bendigo Bank) and the rollout of the Oly Voly Passports.
Followed by the QWA AGM
Appointed MC Members:
President – James Mildren
Vice President – Fraser Harrison
Secretary – Liam Saxby
Treasurer – Paul Walters
Appointment of Athlete Commission member – TBA
Committee Members (3) Bonney Douglas, Jacqui Kami, + 1 (to be appointed by MC)
Thank you to outgoing committee members Jemma Cowper and Sonia Stenhouse for all their hard work over the past few years. Annual Report can be found here: QWA 2024 Annual Report
The day concluded with a Youth Workshop – with funding from the Queensland Government making this possible.
Backing up the following day for the Rebels Weightlifting Club Challenge Round 2 event gave attendees at the Oly Voly Workshop a chance to consolidate what they had learnt the day before. Australian Weightlifting Federation > Competition > STATISTICS > COMPETITIONS > RESULTS Fantastic to see Maddy Power back on the platform – breaking records!!
International Representative Team announced.
Congratulations to the following Queensland athletes selected to represent Australia at the 2025 Commonwealth Championships.
Senior Women
69kg Nya Hayman
77kg Olivia Shelton
Reserves: Darcy Kay, Kayla Miller-Gorce
Senior Men
79kg Rory Scott
Junior Women
53kg Chloe Perkins
63kg Chloe Saliba
69kg Nya Hayman
Reserve: Kimberley Dunn
Youth Women
63kg Yasmin Aziz
This Australian Weightlifting Team’s participation in the Commonwealth Championships will be fully supported with funding provided by the Australian Sports Commission.
National Masters reminder about eligibility to enter:
Usually to compete at National Masters you need to have either competed at State Masters or registered for an exemption. However this year the dates of the Nationals were pushed out till October.
Because of this we are allowing lifters to enter Nationals if they have competed in an event in the qualifying period (1 July 2024 and 1 August 2025) and requiring them to pay an additional $75 levy on top of the entry fee (the same fee State competitors and those applying for exemptions paid). You will find more information about the National Masters here: National Masters information
AWF Level 1 coaching Course in Queensland
The next course scheduled for Queensland will be held 26-27 July 2025 at cougars Weightlifting Club. Find more information here:
Australian Weightlifting Federation > EDUCATION > COACHES
Office News
I will be on leave from Monday 23rd June – Monday 7th July. Emails will be checked over this period for any queries regarding the State U12/U15 & Youth Championships – entries close Sunday 29th June and the competition schedule and request for volunteers will be published in the days following the closure of entries.