Ditchy's Off-road Duathlon 2026
2026-07-19 07:30 - 10:30 UTC | QUEENSLAND
Did you enjoy the LHRF Trail Run? Do you like running and riding?
🏃‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️
If so, this event might be for you.
Named after the legend and suggester of the event, Ditchy, the inaugural Off-road Duathlon will be held on the 19th July 2026.
The event starts at the Barolin Reserve end of Hughes Rd in Tom Whalley Park.
The run course is currently planned to be around the edge of the adjoining vacant land (this may change to a course inside Barolin Reserve for the run & ride), the cycle route will be inside Barolin Reserve.
Some of the course is gravel, some of its grass, some of it is concrete and other parts are asphalt.
Bring your mountain or gravel bike.
Distance are:
Adult 16yo+: 3km Run (2 laps), 15km Ride (2 laps), 3km Run (2 laps)
Give it a Try (GIAT)13yo+: 1.5km Run (1 lap), 7.5km Ride (1 lap),1.5km Run (1 lap)

Juniors: 🏃‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️
Turtles (10-12yo): 1km Run, 3km Ride, 1km Run
Milbi’s (7 – 9yo): 500m Run, 2km Ride, 500m Run
Hatchlings (3-6yo): 0.250km Run, 1km Ride, 0.250km Run
Registration Open:

Just Us Realty Multisport Festival 2026
2026-08-02 06:00 - 12:00 | Crawford Park, Crawford Park, Bargara QLD, Bundaberg, QUEENSLAND, 4670, Australia
🏊‍♂️🚴‍♀️🏃‍♀️ Just Us Realty Multisport Festival 2026
Get ready for an unforgettable day of fitness, fun, and community spirit at the Just Us Realty Multisport Festival 2025! 🌴☀️
Held in a stunning coastal location with idyllic ocean conditions 🌊 and semi-closed roads 🚧, this festival has something for everyone — from elite athletes 🏆 to first-timers 🙌, juniors 🧒, and our amazing volunteers 💛!

🥇 Finisher Rewards & Trophies
🏅 Every finisher receives a medal — including our awesome volunteers!🏆 Trophies awarded for 1st to 3rd place (male & female) in each race type.⚡ Spots are limited — register early to secure your place!

🏁 The Races
🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️ Triathlon & Multisport Events
🏅 Standard Triathlon (Individual & Team): 1500m swim / 40km bike / 10km run
🚴‍♀️ Standard Aquabike: 1500m swim / 40km bike (no run)
🏃‍♂️ Standard Duathlon: 10km run / 40km bike / 5km run
🏃‍♂️ Sprint Duathlon: 5km run / 20km bike / 2.5km run
⚡ Sprint Triathlon: 750m swim / 20km bike / 5km run
💪 Give It A Tri: 400m swim / 10km bike / 2.5km run

🏃‍♀️ Run Events
🎉 5km Fun Run
🔥 10km Run Challenge

🌊 Swim Event
🏊‍♂️1500m Open Water Swim

🧒 Junior & All Abilities Events
Open to kids of all experience levels — designed to be safe, inclusive, and fun! 🤗
💫 All Abilities (2–14yrs): 50m wade / 2km cycle / 300m run
🐣 Hatchlings (3–6yrs): 30m wade / 1km cycle / 150m run
🐳 Milbis (7–9yrs): 100m swim / 2km cycle / 300m run
🐢Turtles (10–12yrs): 200m swim / 3km cycle / 500m run

📝 Registration Info
👉 Athletes Guide — View it Here
👉 Registration — Open Now
👉 Volunteer Registrations — Open now

⏰ Event Schedule
🏁 Transition Opens: 6:00am🚪 Transition Closes: 6:45am
🌅 Wave Starts:
7:00am — 👨‍🦱 Males (Standard, 1.5k Swim, AquaBike) 14yrs+ & All Teams
7:00am — 👨‍🦳 10k Run 14yrs+ (all categories, Standard Duathlon)
7:05am — 👩 Females (Standard, 1.5k Swim, AquaBike) 14yrs+
7:05am — 👩‍🦳 5k Run 14yrs+ (all categories, Sprint Duathlon)
7:15am — ⚡Sprint 14yrs+ (all categories)
7:30am — ⚡ Super Sprint (all categories)
👧 Junior Races (after adult bike leg):
9:15am — 🐣 Hatchlings
9:10am — 🐳 Milbis & 💫 All Abilities
9:05am — 🐢 Turtles

Whether you’re racing solo 🏃, teaming up with friends 🤝, or cheering from the sidelines 🎉, the Just Us Realty Multisport Festival promises a vibrant atmosphere, community pride, and a day to remember! 🌟💙

Bargara by Night 18hr Backyard Ultra 2026
2026-08-29 12:00 - 2026-08-30 06:00 | Neilsons Beach, Fred Courtice Ave, Bargara, QLD, 4670, Australia
🌕🏃‍♂️ Bargara by Night – 18hr Backyard Ultra 2026
Get ready to run through the daylight and then under the glow of a full moon!The Bargara by Night Backyard Ultra challenges runners with 6.7km loops, starting on the hour, every hour, for up to 18 hours.
Yes…the 12hr Backyard Ultra is changing in 2026. You’ll be able to choose 6, 12, or 18 hours 😄.
All distances start at noon on 29/08/2026. The first 6 hours is on gravel trials in Barolin Reserve. Minimum age is 14 years (for the first 6 hours only).

🕛 Event Start
📅 Saturday 29 August🕒 Starts at 12pm (noon)📍 Neilsons Beach Park
You’ll kick off with 6 daylight loops on beautiful bush trails…Before tackling the real test: running through the night 🌙✨

🌞 Daytime Running (Noon to 6pm)
Noon start for all runners (6hr, 12hr & 18hr). See course map below
This will be on a majority gravel trail (some concrete and asphalt leading to the trail) within Barolin ReserveAll runners must be 14yo+.
If more than one male and female (registered for 6hrs) completed the 6hrs, the winner (1st, 2nd, 3rd) is decided by fastest overall time ⏱️
If you survive the daytime loops (and are registered for the 12 or 18hr events), you’ll take on the full-moon night challenge along the 6.7km path 🌕🏞️
🌙 Night Running (6pm to 6am)
Headlamps required! 🔦All night runners must be 18+.
See course map below
If you survived the daytime loops (and are registered for the 12 or 18hr events), you’ll take on the full-moon night challenge along the 6.7km path 🌕🏞️
The 12hr runners will finish at Midnight. If more than one male and female (registered for 12hrs) completed the 12hrs, the winner (1st, 2nd, 3rd) is decided by fastest overall time ⏱️
💀 The Midnight Grind
After 80km, the 18-hour athletes push into the final 6 hours — another 40.2km — to the finish.If more than one male and female remains, the winner is decided by fastest overall time ⏱️

📘 Notes & Info
📄 Daytime running notes — coming soon🌙 Night-time notes – Click here📜 Rules & Regs — Click here

🧢 Registration, Pack Pickup & Gazebos
🎒 Pack Pickup:📍 Registration Tent — Neilsons Park🕙 Saturday 29 August, 10:30am–11:30am
🏕️ Gazebo Spaces:Assigned at registration — no squatting on spots 😉Bring weights only; nothing can be pegged into the ground due to underground irrigation. Damage = your cost 💸Gazebos must be removed by 7am Sunday 30 August.
📝 Registration Open: Online registration closes 9pm Thursday 27 August.After this, on-the-day entries are available at the original price + $30.
🎂 Age Limits:• 6-hour race: 14+• 12 & 18-hour races: 18+
🏷️ Event Cap & Name Badge:Hang these on the line after collecting them — this shows you’re still competing (the Number Marshal also tracks official laps).
⏱️ Timing by the Timing Wizards ✨

🚀 We’ll See You at the Start Line
Saturday 29 AugustDaytime & Night course maps see below

🎽 Choose Your Challenge
⏱️ 6 Hours – $60🌕 12 Hours – $120🌌 18 Hours – $180
🏅 Finish at least 1 lap to earn your medal! Noon – 6pm Map 6pm – 6am Map

Click here to volunteer

Australia Day Aquathlon 2027
2027-01-26 06:00 - 10:00 | Norville Pool, 148 Enterprise Street, Bundaberg, QUEENSLAND, 4670, Australia
🏊‍♂️ Australia Day Aquathlon 2027 🏊‍♂️
Celebrate Australia Day with a fun and challenging swim–run event at Bundaberg’s beautiful Norville Pool! 💦☀️
Enjoy a flat, fast run course, followed by lane-to-lane 50m pool swims, with multiple run–swim transitions to truly test your endurance! 🏃‍♂️➡️🏊‍♂️➡️🏃‍♂️

📅 26 January 2027
📍 Norville Pool, QLD

📝 Registration Info
✅ Registrations open soon
Registrations close 24th of January at 5pm. Registrations on the day will incur a late fee of $25 for Adults, Teams and Families and + $10 for Kids (12 and under)

🏃‍♂️ Sprint Aquathlon (Ages 14+)
👤 Individual or Team3km run / 400m swim / 3km run / 400m swim / 2km run

💪 Give It a Try Aquathlon (Ages 13+)
👤 Individual3km run / 400m swim / 3km run

🐢 Junior Aquathlon
💫 All Abilities (2–14yrs):300m run / 50m wade or swim / 300m run
🐣 Hatchlings (3–6yrs):40m wade / 200m run
🐳 Milbis (7–9yrs):500m run / 100m swim / 500m run
🐢 Turtle Aquathlon (10–12yrs):1km run / 100m swim / 1km run / 100m swim / 50m run
⏰ Event Schedule
🌅 Wave Starts:
7:00am —🏃‍♂️Sprint + Teams
7:30am — 💪 Give It a Try
👧 Junior Races:
9:00am — 🐣 Hatchlings
9:10am — 🐳 Milbis & 💫 All Abilities
9:20am — 🐢 Turtles

Pub2Club 2027
2027-05-01 06:00 - 10:00 | Bundaberg Surf Life Saving Club, 2 Fred Courtice Ave, Bargara QLD 4670, Bargara, QLD, 4670
🌊🏊‍♂️ PUB2CLUB 2027
Dive into an unforgettable open-water adventure along the stunning Bargara coastline! 💙🐠
Perfect for swimmers aged 17+, PUB2CLUB offers a breathtaking 1-mile or 2-mile ocean swim through crystal-clear waters and fresh coastal air.
Whether you’re a seasoned swimmer or taking on your first ocean challenge, this event is the perfect mix of fun, fitness, and community spirit. 🌞🌊

🗺️ Course Details
🏁 1 Mile – 7.20am start
Go to registration at the SLSC and hear the race brief before moving to the Boat Ramp.Start at the Bargara Boat Ramp → swim north along the coastline → finish at Bundaberg SLSC (Nielson Beach)Buoys stay on your left, through the 2 pink buoys then to the finish
🏁 2 Mile – 7.00am startStart at Bundaberg SLSC (Nielson Beach) → swim south to the Bargara Boat Ramp (buoys left) →turn and swim north back to Bundaberg SLSC
Go through the 2 pink buoys.gate, then all buoys on your left, through the 2 pink bouys then to the finish
📍 Swim maps:

📝 Registrations open soon
👉 Volunteer Registrations — Open now

Sprint Triathlon 2027
2027-05-02 06:00 - 11:00 | Crawford Park, Crawford Park, Bargara QLD, Bundaberg, QUEENSLAND, 4670, Australia
🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️ Sprint Triathlon 2027
📅 Sunday, 02 May 2027 · 6:00am – 11:00am📍 Bargara, QLD
Get ready to race, splash, spin, and sprint your way through one of Queensland’s favourite community triathlons — the Sprint Triathlon! 🌴☀️
This iconic event attracts competitors from all over Australia.Enjoy a tropical ocean swim 🏖️, a closed-road cycle 🚴, and a scenic coastal run 🏃‍♀️ along the stunning Bargara foreshore.
We will have the Aqua Bike category — perfect for those who love to swim and ride but prefer to skip the run!
Or simply do the 5km run.

📝 Registration Info
👉 2026 Athletes Guide (dates will vary)— View Here
👉 Registration is Open

👉 Volunteer Registrations — Open now
👉 Volunteer Guide — coming soon

🧒 Events Include
🐣 Hatchlings (3–6yrs): 30m wade / 1km bike / 150m run
🐳 Milbis (7–9yrs): 100m swim / 2km bike / 300m run
🐢Turtles (10–12yrs): 200m swim / 3km bike / 500m run
⚡ GIAT 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️(13yrs+, Individuals): 400m swim / 10km bike / 2.5km run
🏅 Sprint Triathlon 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️ (14yrs+, Individual or Teams (Members can do individual legs): 750m swim / 20km bike / 5km run
🚴‍♀️ Aqua Bike 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️ (14yrs+): 750m swim / 20km bike (no run segment)
💫 All Abilities (3–14yrs): 50m wade/swim / 2km bike / 300m run
🏃‍♂️5km Run (14yrs+)

⏰ Event Schedule
🏁 Transition Opens: 6:00am🚪 Transition Closes: 6:30am
🌅 Wave Starts:
6:40am — 👨‍🦱👩 Race Brief near Finish Chute
7.00am — 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️ Individuals + All Teams (1st member of Sprint Relay Team)
7.00am — 🏃‍♂️5km Runners Start
7.00am — 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️ Aqua Bike
7:30am — 🏊‍♂️🚴‍♂️🏃‍♂️ GIAT
👧 Junior Races (after adult bike leg):
🏁 Junior Transition Opens: 8:30am
Please queue to enter Junior transition from the grass/bike entry side and remain off the footpath as Adult runners may still be finishing.
🚪 Transition Closes: 8:50am
8:55am — Race Brief near transition Hatchlings
9:00am — 🐣 Hatchlings
9:05am — Race Brief near transition Milbis & All Abilities
9:10am — 🐳 Milbis & 💫 All Abilities
9:15am — Race Brief near transition Turtles
9:20am — 🐢 Turtles
🕒 Kids will wear timing chips but receive a total time only.

Lighthouse Running Festival 2027
2027-05-30 06:00 - 13:30 | Christsen Park, Christsen Park, Esplanade, Bargara, QLD, 4670
🏃‍♀️ Lighthouse Run 2027 🌅
We love the iconic Burnett Heads Lighthouse so much that we created a race celebrating both the old and the new lighthouses! 💡
Sponsors for the 2027 Lighthouse Running Festival are:
Club Bargara (Bargara Golf Club)
& Gladstone Ports Corporation (Custodians of the Lighthouse at Burnett Heads)
Run along the stunning Bargara oceanfront, following the Turtle Trail past the Surf Lifesaving Club, Nielson Beach, and through the beautiful Mon Repos Turtle Reserve (42.2 & 21.1 km distances) — home of the famous nesting turtles. 🐢
Choose your challenge:
🏅 Full Marathon – 42.2km
🥈 Half Marathon – 21.1km
💪 16km Trail Run (starts and finishes on paths, with trails through Barolin Nature Reserve)

🚶‍♀️ 8km Run/Walk
🧒 Junior Dash – 2 & 4km
An unforgettable coastal adventure combining scenery, community spirit, and endurance. 🌊✨
📝 Registration Info
👉 Registrations open soon
👉 You can check out the course maps and race details here — 2026 Athletes Guide (dates will vary)
👉 Volunteer Registrations — Open now
📝 Event Singlets

New Medals for 2027.

You can purchase an event singlet (Design will Vary) while registering for $25 (limited to 150 singlets) or at pack pickup or on race day for $40.
