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Water Polo: A family sport

You could say that water polo was somewhat of a family tradition for Brett Foster. Originally from South Africa, Brett’s grandfather Richard was known as Rhodesia’s* “Mr Water Polo” and represented the nation 102 times …

GoTry: Sailing

Looking for a new activity that gets you away from the desk and into the elements, but isn’t too demanding on the body and has a healthy social element? Well step aboard and discover sailing. …

What is Hatha Yoga?

Thanks to Vicki Salisbury from Yoga in the Parlour for sharing this article. Yoga is proven to bring plenty of physical and emotional benefits such as increased strength, flexibility, energy, and emotional balance. Modern day …

Go Walk: Paluma Dam to Paradise Waterhole

Location: Starts at Paluma Dam, finishes at Paradise Waterhole (Mutarnee). Distance of walk: 15km. Highlights and main features of the walk: Hiking on formed marked tracks in the Wet Tropics rainforest of Paluma Range National …

Go Walking: Mount Halifax

Location: Rollingstone, approx 50km north of Townsville. Distance of walk: 10km return, one day. Allow 10 to 12 hours to complete. Please note that this is a very steep unmarked walk and should only be …

Active things to do in Port Douglas

So you’re heading up to Port Douglas for a well-earned break? Here are some active things to liven up your trip — some are free, but the rest are relatively low cost adventures and tours …

Challenge Carnival sees junior netballers shine

While Townsville’s netball season wrapped up with the exciting action of the Suzuki Challenge Carnival, which drew 1140 junior players to Townsville last weekend; the senior summer series is just weeks away from firing up; …

Cowboys: Finals a “whole different ball game”

After defeating the Gold Coast Titans 32-16 on home turf last night and securing fourth position, the North Queensland Cowboys are welcoming a home finals berth, conceding there is still a lot of work to …

Rob Saunders: Gearing up for Hotrock24

It’s that time again when keen mountain bikers make the decision about how sleep deprived they’d like to be — do the full 24-hours solo of the Hotrock24, or join up with some mates and …