500 people participated in Brisbane’s Long Walk, trekking the 2.3km from the Wheel of Brisbane to the Gabba, where they cheered on the Brisbane Lions in their game against Hawthorn. The Walk was established 15 years ago by Michael Long,…
Across the country, Sir Doug Nicholls Round was celebrated to recognise and celebrate the contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the game of Australian Rules football. Here is how clubs and competitions across Queensland celebrated Sir Doug…
By Ant Wingard Over a dozen young, African women will have the opportunity to develop their leadership and life skills through the joint Young Emerging African Leaders Program (YEAL). AFL Queensland has partnered with the South Brisbane District Police, Yeronga…
Two of Queensland’s most gifted Indigenous and Multicultural footballers will have the opportunity to learn alongside some of the best in the country in a fortnight’s time. Queensland pair Austin Harris and Cody Harrison will make the trip to Darwin…
By Ant Wingard Australian International Islamic College Brisbane has taken out the 2018 Bachar Houli Cup. The competition was hosted by AFL Queensland at Leyshon Park, Yeronga, last Friday, August 10, with over 50 Islamic school students participating. The Bachar…
By Ant Wingard @AntWingard This Saturday, August 19, AFL Queensland has again been nominated for a prestigious award at the Queensland Government 2018 Queensland Multicultural Awards. We are among four organisations in the running for the Multicultural Queensland Ambassador Award…
By Larissa Mouttou AFL Queensland today launched the organisation’s Multicultural Action Plan as part of Queensland Multicultural Month celebrations. A driving strategy for the AFL Queensland Diversity Board, the purpose of the Multicultural Action Plan is to work with community…
By Ant Wingard The Bachar Houli Cup will return to Leyshon Park in 2018 with games commencing tomorrow, August 10. In 2018, the competition will engage more than 5000 Islamic school students ages 12-17 across Australia. An initiative between the…
By Ant Wingard @AntWingard The Gold Coast SUNS are committed to engaging with the next generation this Queensland Multicultural Month through their Multicultural Schools Program. The Multicultural Schools Program encourages social cohesion through the themes of leadership, teamwork, encouragement and…
This August we celebrate Queensland Multicultural Month, the state’s largest multicultural celebration bringing together people from across the state to perform, share, taste, listen learn and acknowledge that, while we may come from different cultures, we all love living…
By Mark Ensor AFL Queensland has been selected as a Multicultural Queensland Ambassador finalist for the 2018 Queensland Multicultural Awards. Following the success of winning the 2017 Queensland Multicultural Community Sector award (AFLQ Diversity Employment Program – Click Here), AFLQ…
By Ant Wingard @AntWingard Two Queensland representative teams have today been announced for the 2018 Under 15 Boys squads to compete in the Male Diversity Championships taking place from April 13-19 in Blacktown, New South Wales. The National Diversity Championships…
Delegates from the Japanese city Miyakonojo toured the Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex at Burpengary on Wednesday afternoon, as part of a sister city arrangement with the Moreton Bay Regional Council. The visitors toured the 13 million dollar facilities, looking…
Now in its third year, the AFL Queensland World Fiesta is a unique event that celebrates cultural diversity through Australian Football, food and family entertainment. AFLQ World Fiesta 2017 will be held at Leyshon Park, Yeronga on Friday July 28.…
Indigenous Round is always a significant time of year for silky Mt Gravatt midfielder Jesse Green. To Jesse, it’s special that there’s a time to showcase the incredible contribution that Indigenous culture has made to the game of Aussie rules.…
Barry Anderson went overseas hoping to develop a love for AFL in young Indonesians, but he got more than he ever expected when Indonesia won the inaugural All-Asia Cup. When Barry and his family packed up their Brisbane home for…
GRAND FINAL Nauru Stars 4-3-27 Def Fiji Jnr Tribe 3-3-21 What a fantastic, tough game of football both these teams played. The match was played at a fierce pace with the Fiji team taking it right up to the reigning…
Young Brisbane Lions footballer Reuben William and his family are the focus of the second of a series of three short films celebrating cultural diversity in Australian Football. Reuben’s story, produced by independent filmmaker Amie Batalibasi, explores the 18-year-old’s journey…
For PNG, competing in the 2016 AFL Queensland Youth Girls State Championships was about much more than wins or losses. It was about the journey. This is how their weekend unfolded.
The 2016 Female Diversity Championships was not only a week of standout Queensland performances by our two teams, but also the individuals. 10 Queenslanders were selected across two national talent programs for 2017, following their performances during the week. The…
Last week, AFL Fiji embarked on four days of education. On the agenda were the issues not just AFL Fiji staff, but community members deal with head on in their day-to-day lives. The aim of the week was to help…
Her journey may have started in Scotland, but Jemma Abbott is hoping it ends up on the Gabba. Abbot, 17, a member of the Queensland Youth Girl’s Academy and Maroochydore QWAFA player, was born and lived in Scotland until she…
When it comes to multicultural influences in the QAFL, UQ young-gun Jonathan Macanawai ticks all the boxes. On the field, Macanawai, 18, is in the conversation as one of the best young players in the league. Off the field, he…
From playing Auskick and club footy, to captaining the AFL Under 16 World Team, Toara Marango has had an eventful start to his football journey. A product of the AFL Queensland Diversity Talent Pathway, his family are Australian Football fans,…
It all began with the kicking of a ball for Finlay Blacklock, one of AFL Queensland’s Australia Post AFL Multicultural Community Ambassadors. Born in Edinburgh, to a Scottish mother and an Australian father, his family decided to pack everything up…
The AFL officially launched the 2016 Toyota AFL Multicultural Round today at the Female Orphan School in the Parramatta campus of Western Sydney University. The Toyota AFL Multicultural Round highlights the contribution different communities have made to Australian Football, while…
Wide Bay’s Bruce Reville has been awarded the 2016 Troy Clarke Scholarship, named after the former Brisbane Bears player and respected AFL Queensland Game Development Manager who passed away in 2013 at just 44 years of age. The scholarship is…
By Wesley Hull Under the lights on a beautiful, mild Townsville night, the 2016 National Diversity Championships got under way with an opening ceremony at Tony Ireland Stadium. With a cooling light breeze to welcome the event, an enthusiastic crowd,…
The Under 15 AFL National Diversity Championships will begin this Sunday April 3 at Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville, the traditional land of the Bindal and Wulgurukaba people. Currently in its third year, the AFL National Diversity Championships has been developed…
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