The 2025 QWAย Awardsย function held on the 17th January 2026 at Rydge’s Southbank really was a wonderful glittery start to a new year. 142 members and supporters joined as a community to celebrate the achievements of 2025.
Special thanks to the organising committee of: Jade Sharp, Jemma Cowper, Fraser Harrison & Bonney Douglas, without their hundreds of volunteer hours the event would not have been possible. Special on the night thanks to Moni Kami MC extraordinaire, photographer Paulie Eaborn, and guest speaker Jade Sharp.
QWA Best Lifter Awards.
๐ค๐ช๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
Nya Hayman
๐ค๐ช๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ M๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
Rory Scott
๐จ๐ญ๐ฑ
Women: Destiny Uera
Men: Atticus Manz
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐ต
Women: Yasmin Aziz
Men: Sam Honeywood
๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ
Women: Nya Hayman
Men: Sam Honeywood
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ
Women: Nya Hayman
Men: Rory Scott
๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
Women 30-34 Winner: Darcy Kay
Men 30-34 Winner: Brandon Wakeling
Women 35-39 Winner: Ebony Gorincu
Men 35-39 Winner: Sotiri Karageorgiou
Women 40-44 Winner: Penny Tudberry
Men 40-44 Winner: Justin Connor
Women 45-49 Winner: Rachelle Young
Men 45-49 Winner: Ignatius Papenga
Women 50-54 Winner: Malgorzata Soroka
Men 50-54 Winner: Alan Slack
Women 55-59 Winner: Marne Jakins
Men 55-59 Winner: Dion Walmsley
Women 60-64 Winner: Bronwyn Hitchener
Men 60-64 Winner: Tim Redhead
Women 65-69 Winner: Maree Davidson
Men 65-69 Winner: Greg Hobl
Women 70-74 Winner: Meg Emerton
Men 75-79 Winner: Ludek Prokes
Men 80+ Winner: Raymond Louden
Australian representatives
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐ต
Samuel Honeywood
Sienna Lambert
Yasmin Aziz
Saige Groves
๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ
Chloe Perkins
Nya Hayman
Chloe Saliba
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐
Nya Hayman
Olivia Kelly
Rory Scott
๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
Julie Davis
Red Windle
Althea Mackie
Michael O’Connor
Meg Emerton
Dash Newington
Malgorzata Soroka
Gerard Nelson
Diana Loy
Olivia Forrest
Queensland Representatives
Adrienne Karniewicz
Alexis Smith
Bec Akdemir
Ben Trousdell
Blayze Sherry
Brayden Williams
Bronte Maund
Caroline Jones
Chloe Perkins
Cooper Lydement
Ella Naidoo-Golledge
Gabriel Intal
Georgia Sadler
Isabel OโCallaghan
James Norman
Joshua Swanepoel
Josiah Baumgartner
Julie Davis
Kara-Mea Jo Thompson
Kathleen Byrne
Kayla Miller-Gorce
Kaysie Florance
Lauryn Bromhead
Lee-Anne Spinks
Levi Davidson
Malgorzata Soroka
Meg Emerton
Melissa Hitchcock
Michael OโConnor
Millicent Lee
Olive Harvey
Olivia Forrest
Paul Walters
Poppy Forrest
Poppy Priestley
Rebecca Wright
Red Windle
Rixen Eaborn
Sadie Hayman
Saige Groves
Samuel Honeywood
Susan Edwards
Tait Stuart
Tiare Kami
Tyson Eaborn
Yasmin Aziz
Senior (Athlete) Coach of the Year
Nominees: Miles Wydall, Callum Hannay
Winner: Miles Wydall
Youth (Athlete) Coach of the Year
Nominees: Scott Robinson, Dale Donoghue, Miles Wydall, Cooper Lydement
Winner: Scott Robinson
Club of the Year
Nominees: Cougars, Burleigh Barbell, AKWL Gold Coast, North Brisbane Weightlifting Association
Winner: Cougars
New Club of the Year
Nominees: Rebels, AKWL Gold Coast, Mettle Barbell, NorthWest Powerhouse
Winner: Rebels
The QWA Community Awards.
๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
Nominees: Kayla Miller-Gorce, Moni Kami
Winner: Moni Kami
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ
Nominees: Michael O’Connor, Lilliana Kendall, Vivita Lee
Winner: Lilliana Kendall
๐๐น๐๐ฏ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ
Nominees: Burleigh Barbell Club, Rebel Rollers, Noosa Bush Turkeys
Winner: Burleigh Barbell Club
๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
Winner: Brayden Williams
๐๐น๐น ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
Nominees: Paul Walters, Julie Davis, Fraser Harrison, Luke Gardner, Scott Robinson
Winner: Julie Davis
๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
Nominees: Yasmin Aziz, Ella Naidoo-Golledge, Isabelle Farthing, Levi Davidson
Winner: Levi Davidson
๐๐๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
Red Windle, Ella Naidoo-Golledge, Eli Frew, Kayla Miller-Gorce
Winner: Red Windle
๐๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
Nominees: Christian Hopper, Jemma Cowper, Jade Sharp
Winner: Jade Sharp
๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐๐ต ๐ข๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ
Winner: Mahalia Davidson
Lesley Moyle Volunteer of the Year Award.
Nominees: Gabby Snowden, Meg Emerton, Althea Mackie, Skip Tinkham Vongphrachanh, Moni Kami, Sonia Stenhouse
Winner: Sonia Stenhouse
Lifetime Service Awards.
Awarded to Greg Hobl and Barry Harden for their many years of service to the Queensland Weightlifting community.
