Ipswich is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. Situated on the Bremer River, it is approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of the Brisbane central business district. The city is renowned for its architectural, natural and cultural heritage. Ipswich preserves and operates from many of its historical buildings, with more than 6000 heritage-listed sites and over 500 parks. Ipswich was founded in 1827 as a mining settlement.
Nambour is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Nambour had a population of 11,187 people.
The Western Suburbs Panthers, or the West Brisbane Panthers, or often simply referred to as Wests for short, are a rugby league club based in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The club is the oldest in the QRL and despite absences from the top grade in recent years and several name changes the club continued to operate. After leaving the Queensland Cup, they participated in the Brisbane A-Grade competition from 2005 until their senior sides disbanding in 2012. In 2013, the club entered a voluntary hiatus, but was announced to be part of the revived Brisbane Rugby League.
Scott Prince is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a halfback in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
Maroochydore is a coastal city in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
Barry Muir was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach. An Australian and Queensland representative halfback, he played in 22 Tests between 1959 and 1964, as captain on two occasions.
Australian rules football in Queensland was the first official football code played in 1866. The Colony of Queensland was the second after Victoria to adopt Australian rules football, just days after there rules were widely published. For two decades it was the most popular football code, however a strong desire for representative football success saw Queenslanders favour British football variants for more than a century. 120 years later in 1986 Queensland was the first state awarded a licence to have a club, the Brisbane Bears, in the national competition, also its first privately owned club. However the Gold Coast based Bears had a detrimental effect until the 1993 redevelopment of the Brisbane Cricket Ground (Gabba). In contrast the Bears transformation into a Brisbane and traditional membership based club resulted in enormous growth, and a tripling of average AFL attendances by 1996.
Brisbane Boys' College (BBC) is an independent, Presbyterian and Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Toowong, a suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Benjamin Hannant, also known by the nickname of "Polar Bear", is a former Australian rugby league footballer and boxer.
St Patrick's College is an independent Catholic primary and secondary day school for boys, located on the waterfront in Shorncliffe, north of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia. Established by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in 1952, the college currently enrols approximately 1,400 students across eight grades.
Wilston is a northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Wilston had a population of 3,937 people.
Nudgee is a north-eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Nudgee had a population of 3,578 people.
Rugby union in Queensland has traditionally been one of the most popular professional and recreational team sports in the state. Rugby union was introduced in the British colony's capital Brisbane in 1876. Initially it struggled to gain a foothold due to the popularity of Australian rules there until it got its break in 1882 with the first inter-colonial matches against New South Wales, and the formation of the Northern Rugby Union. Between 1885 and 1887 it became the dominant code after the leading schools association decided to play it exclusively and after 1890 spread virtually unopposed throughout the colony.
Catherine Kent is an Australian team handball goalkeeper. She was a long-term member of the Australia women's handball team, and participated in six World Championship campaigns for Australia.
The 2015 Queensland Handball League is a Brisbane based championship for Handball. It is a home and away structure conducted in April to July 2015, with the winning team qualifying for the National Club Championship.
The 2016 Queensland Handball League is a Brisbane based championship for Handball. It is a home and away structure conducted in April to July 2016, with the winning team qualifying for the National Club Championship. The competition was not held due to a combined Queensland team called the Brisbane Wolves competing in the 2016 Australian Handball Club Championship, 2016 Oceania Handball Champions Cup and the 2016 Australian Handball League.
Patrick Mago is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Wigan Warriors in the SL.
Patrick Carrigan is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a lock and prop for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League (NRL) and Australia at international level.
Caboolture Sports Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Burpengary, Queensland, Australia. Caboolture Sports plays in the Football Queensland Premier League, the second flight of Queensland football, following promotion from the third flight after winning the 2021 premiership. The club has a senior men, senior women and a variety of academy teams competing in Queensland competitions.
