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Redcliffe to Host Oceania Under 21 Hockey World Cup Qualifier

The Oceania Hockey Federation has announced Redcliffe as the host of its 2026 Under 21 Junior World Cup Qualifier, with elite junior national teams from across the Pacific set to compete at Mary Nairn Fields.

The tournament will run from 28 September to 4 October and will feature leading junior national teams from across the Pacific, including Australia and New Zealand, competing in an 11-a-side format for qualification to the FIH Junior World Cup. It is the region’s most significant junior hockey event and one of the few pathways through which Oceania nations can earn a place at the sport’s global showpiece.

Delivered in partnership with Redcliffe Hockey Club and City of Moreton Bay, the tournament marks a major milestone as an international hockey event for the Moreton Bay region.

A qualifying path that produces serious talent

The Oceania Under 21 Junior World Cup Qualifier is the competition through which Australia and New Zealand determine who represents the region at the FIH Junior World Cup.

The most recent edition was held in Auckland in January and February 2025, where New Zealand edged Australia to win the men’s qualifier in a shootout. Both nations qualified for the 2025 FIH Hockey Junior World Cup held in Tamil Nadu, India.

The 2026 qualifier at Redcliffe represents the next cycle in that pathway. Under-21 players competing this October are the generation building toward the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, where hockey will feature on the full program.

OHF CEO Craig Gribble described the tournament as a foundational step for emerging athletes. “This tournament is a vital pathway for emerging athletes aiming to compete on the world stage as we build towards Brisbane 2032,” he said. “Hosting the qualifiers in Redcliffe provides a unique platform for high-performance competition while also strengthening hockey across Oceania.”

A venue with more than 50 years behind it

Mary Nairn Fields at Oxley Avenue is home to the Redcliffe Hockey Club, which has been a fixture of the Moreton Bay sports landscape since its foundation in 1970. The club runs both men’s and women’s competitions across multiple grades, and the Oxley Avenue grounds have hosted Queensland-level competition for decades.

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The event reinforces City of Moreton Bay’s growing reputation for hosting high-performance international sport and highlights the city as a destination for major events. Players, officials and supporters from across Oceania are expected to make the trip to Redcliffe for the week-long tournament.

Tournament details and schedule

Match schedules, team confirmations and ticketing details will be announced in the coming months as the tournament takes shape. The format is 11-a-side across the full week, with qualifying matches building toward a final that decides Oceania’s representatives at the FIH Junior World Cup.

For the Redcliffe community, the tournament represents a rare opportunity to watch elite international sport at a local venue, with players who will, in many cases, go on to represent their countries at Olympic level.

Further information will be available through the Oceania Hockey Federation’s website and Redcliffe Hockey Club’s channels as the event draws closer.

Published 8-June-2026

Redcliffe Pink Snapdragons Share Dragon Boating With Locals in Kippa-Ring

Photo Credit: Redcliffe Pink Snapdragons Breast Cancer Dragon Boat Club Inc./Facebook

Redcliffe Pink Snapdragons Breast Cancer Dragon Boat Club Inc. is giving locals a closer look at its paddling community through a Come and Try Dragon Boating event in Kippa-Ring.

Redcliffe Pink Snapdragons Welcome Locals to the Water

Redcliffe Pink Snapdragons Breast Cancer Dragon Boat Club Inc. is holding a Come and Try Dragon Boating event for non-members interested in learning more about the club and its paddling community.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, 13 June 2026, from 9:00 am to 11:30 am at the Redcliffe Red Dragon Boat Club in Kippa-Ring. Participants are asked to be at the Redcliffe Red Dragons and Pink Snapdragons shed by 9:00 am.

The session is set to begin with a warm-up and coach briefing before the group aims to be on the water from 9:30 am. Registration is required so coaches can prepare crews before the session starts.

Participants are also asked to follow hygiene practices, including washing down boats, club paddles and the sweep oar after the event, and not attending if unwell.

Kippa-Ring dragon boating session — *Photo Credit: CrSandraRuck/Facebook*

A Redcliffe Peninsula Club Built on Support

The Redcliffe Pink Snapdragons are a not-for-profit dragon boat club for breast cancer survivors and supporters. The club is based at Talobilla Park in Kippa-Ring and paddles across Moreton Bay.

Founded in 2005, the club brings together paddlers from across the Redcliffe Peninsula, including Scarborough, Margate, Kippa-Ring, Woody Point and Clontarf, along with the wider Moreton Bay and Brisbane region.

Its activities include regular dragon boat training, regional regattas, breast cancer awareness fundraising and social events. The club is part of Dragons Abreast Australia, where it is known as DA Moreton Bay.

Paddlers training on Moreton Bay — *Photo Credit: Redcliffe Pink Snapdragons Breast Cancer Dragon Boat Club Inc./Facebook*

What New Paddlers Can Expect

The Come and Try event gives visitors a chance to see where the club trains, meet members and experience a paddling session in a supportive setting.

No previous dragon boating experience is needed. The club provides paddles and life jackets, and newcomers are guided through the activity.

The club welcomes breast cancer survivors and supporters, regardless of fitness level or paddling background. It presents dragon boating as a way to stay active, enjoy Moreton Bay and connect with others through a shared team activity.

Redcliffe Pink Snapdragons dragon boat team — *Photo Credit: Redcliffe Pink Snapdragons Breast Cancer Dragon Boat Club Inc./Facebook*

The Story Behind the Pink Snapdragons

The Redcliffe Pink Snapdragons were founded after Jayne Coe, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer at 31 and later with a lung secondary in 2001, was inspired by breast cancer paddlers she met at the National Dragon Boat Regatta in Canberra in 2003.

After returning to Redcliffe, she worked towards forming a local club. Redcliffe Pink Snapdragons was established in 2005 with support from Dragons Abreast Australia and the local community. Jayne served as the club’s first president until her death in 2007.

In 2025, the club marked 20 years of paddling, friendship and survivorship. It recorded more than 50 active members and more than 100 events attended.

The Come and Try event continues that local story, offering Redcliffe residents a way to understand the club’s work, its history and the role dragon boating plays in bringing survivors and supporters together on Moreton Bay.

Published 8-June-2026

Meet the 12 Young Voices Shaping Redcliffe’s Future

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The Redcliffe Youth Advisory Council (RYAC) has selected 12 students from across the peninsula for its 2026 program, kicking off with a workshop where members identified the issues they believe matter most to young people in the region.

The group, drawn from schools, homeschool settings and university, spent their first session brainstorming the challenges and opportunities they want the program to address. Topics raised included poor behaviour in schools, career pathway information, financial literacy, environmental volunteering, access to mental health services and bullying.

It is the kind of list that reflects the range of perspectives in the room: practical, personal and community-minded in roughly equal parts.

The 2026 members

This year’s council brings together students aged 14 to 21 from across the Redcliffe peninsula.

The 2026 cohort includes:

Jake Dunne, 17, School Captain at Clontarf Beach State High School
Isabelle Brymner, 14, from Mueller College
Charlie Buchanan, 16, Clontarf Beach State High School
Lucielle Kokot, 15, Southern Cross Catholic College
Gabbi Lennox, 15, Clontarf Beach State High School
Grace Elfverson, 16, North Lakes College
Zhalee Brackstone, 18, Youth Director of Redcliffe Musical Theatre
Chloe Keepa, 17, Clontarf Beach State High School
Harriett Peters Kingshott, 16, home educated
Lucy Mather, 18, university student
Eden Bielby, 14, Grace Lutheran College
Daniel Harlow, 17, from Redcliffe State High School

*Photo Credit: @kerriannedooleymp/Instagram*

Members were nominated by schools, self-nominated, or recommended by parents and teachers. Eligibility requires students to live in the Redcliffe area and be aged between 14 and 21.

A nine-month program with real-world experiences

RYAC runs across four workshops from now through to November. In July, members will take part in a personal development session on DISC profiling facilitated by Action Coach Brad Flynn. In September, the group visits Parliament House for a tour, a meeting with the Premier and the chance to watch Question Time in session.

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The program wraps up in November with a family and carer morning tea, where members receive certificates of completion and celebrate their year’s work with the people who supported them through it.

For young Redcliffe residents interested in future programs, participants must live in the Redcliffe area and be aged between 14 and 21. More information is available by emailing redcliffe@parliament.qld.gov.au or by following the council on Instagram.

Published 2-June-2026

Redcliffe Whale Watching Season Marks 30 Years On Moreton Bay

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Redcliffe is preparing for the return of whale watching season, as Brisbane Whale Watching marks its 30th season taking passengers onto Moreton Bay to see humpbacks during their annual migration.

For nearly three decades, the winter migration of humpback whales has brought passengers to Redcliffe Jetty and out across Moreton Bay aboard Brisbane Whale Watching’s Eye Spy.

That seasonal rhythm is set to continue when Brisbane Whale Watching launches its 30th season on Saturday, 6 June, marking a milestone for one of the area’s long-running marine tourism experiences.

The locally operated business departs from Redcliffe aboard Eye Spy, taking locals and visitors onto Moreton Bay during the annual humpback migration. Daily tours are scheduled to operate through winter until October.

The milestone season gives the return of whale watching added significance for Redcliffe, where the business has become closely associated with winter on the peninsula and the movement of whales through Moreton Bay.

A Business Shaped by Moreton Bay’s Whales

Brisbane Whale Watching was founded by Captain Kerry Lopez, whose path to whale watching began with a whale sighting in Moreton Bay in 1990.

After securing one of the original whale watching permits issued for Moreton Bay, Captain Kerry launched the business in 1996. Since then, more than 300,000 guests from around the world have taken part in its tours.

The 30th season also reflects the broader story of humpback whales along the east coast. Captain Kerry has linked the business’s history with the recovery of the East Coast humpback population, referring to a rise from about 100 whales to more than 50,000 now passing through Moreton Bay Marine Park.

That change has helped make whale watching a regular winter experience from Redcliffe, with each season bringing new passengers onto the bay and returning guests back to the water.

Eye Spy Remains Part Of The Redcliffe Experience

The tours operate aboard Eye Spy, a multi-million dollar, high-speed catamaran built locally by South Pacific Marine in Brisbane.

The vessel includes multiple outdoor viewing areas, walk-around access across lower and upper decks, air-conditioned cabins, large windows, five toilets and wheelchair-friendly lower deck access. It also carries onboard technology including an underwater microphone and an underwater GoPro.

Eye Spy has low-noise propellers and a hull design intended to reduce wash. The vessel is supported by Sky Spy, a small Cessna 172 aircraft used to help locate whales and provide position details to the boat, reducing travel time to sighting areas.

For passengers, the season offers several ways to join the tours, including standard, premium and VIP whale watching experiences. General admission is listed from AUD $185, with Brisbane CBD transfer options and a 2026 season pass also available.

*Photo Credit: Brisbane Whale Watching/Facebook*

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A Milestone Season Amid Rising Costs

The 30th season arrives as tourism operators continue to face pressure from rising operating costs.

Fuel costs remain a concern because they affect several parts of the operation, including coach transfers and onboard catering. Those pressures can affect ticket pricing while operators continue to maintain passenger numbers through the season.

Despite those challenges, the upcoming season remains centred on the return of the whales and the long-running Redcliffe operation built around them.

Brisbane Whale Watching has also received recent recognition, including Best of Queensland GOLD status for 2026 and induction into the Moreton Bay Business Awards Tourism Business Excellence Hall of Fame in 2025.

As the new season begins, the milestone places the focus on how far the business has come since the whale sighting in 1990 that helped shape its direction. From Redcliffe Jetty to the waters of Moreton Bay, Brisbane Whale Watching’s 30th season marks both a return to the bay and a significant chapter in the area’s winter whale watching story.

Published 1-June-2026

“It Makes Me Feel Human”: Inside the Redcliffe Hub Helping People Get Back on Their Feet

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Every week at the Peninsula Support Hub, a volunteer team runs five meal services, hands out food hampers and opens the doors to showers, laundry facilities and internet access for people who need them.

The Breakfast Club has been doing this work since 2017, starting from a small shopfront with limited space and limited reach. The move to the purpose-built hub, which opened in July 2025, changed the scale of what was possible. The first breakfast service at the new hub fed 35 guests. Attendance has since doubled.

Since opening, the club has served 4,646 meals, distributed 1,081 food hampers, provided 714 showers and completed 401 loads of laundry for people experiencing homelessness or financial hardship.

More than just a meal service

The numbers are striking, but the feedback from guests puts a different kind of weight on them.

“It means I don’t feel like a refugee. It makes me feel human,” one guest said. Another described a first shower after months without access: “After a couple of months without a shower, having a hot shower made me feel alive and refreshed.”

*Photo Credit: The Breakfast Club Redcliffe Inc*

For Breakfast Club President Michelle Gilchrist, that response is exactly what the service is designed to produce. “It provides a space where the community can come together and care for others,” she says. “People know they are welcome, whether they need support or simply have something they want to share.”

The hub sits within a broader support ecosystem run by the Salvation Army, which manages the facility and connects guests with housing advice, financial counselling, legal assistance, mental health support and family programs. In the hub’s first six months, 996 people received support, with 380 seeking help with housing and 219 seeking financial assistance or advice.

The partnerships that keep it running

The Breakfast Club relies on community organisations to maintain and expand what it offers. Orange Sky Australia sends volunteers each week to provide laundry services and helped fund upgrades to the hub’s drying facilities, a practical detail that makes a significant difference for guests trying to maintain clean clothes without a home.

*Photo Credit: The Breakfast Club Redcliffe Inc/Facebook*

Community Bank Samford, through its community grants program, recently funded a new commercial fridge that doubled the club’s cold food storage. The same grant covered computers for guests needing internet access and printing, as well as equipment for the administrative team.

Mandy Bell, Senior Branch Manager at Community Bank Samford, described The Breakfast Club as “a community pillar for the past nine years.”

“Recently, funding from our community grants program enabled them to buy a new fridge, doubling food storage for daily meal services and food hampers, which are distributed twice weekly to those in need,” Bell said.

A hub that feels like a neighbourhood

The Peninsula Support Hub was built as more than a service delivery point, and in practice it works that way. On any given day the building fills with conversation, volunteers preparing meals and guests who return regularly enough to feel ownership over the space.

Many guests help out with small tasks around the hub, contributing to the atmosphere rather than simply receiving from it. That dynamic, where people experiencing hardship also contribute to the community around them, reflects what the Breakfast Club has always aimed for.

The Breakfast Club operates from the Peninsula Support Hub at Oxley Avenue, Redcliffe. Volunteers and donors are always welcome. To get in touch or find out how to support the service, visit their site or contact the Salvation Army Redcliffe on (07) 3883 3200.

Published 29-May-2026

Queues Wrap Redcliffe Esplanade As The Lullaby Club Opens Debut Boutique

The Lullaby Club

The Lullaby Club, the women’s clothing brand started by Moreton Bay mother and daughter Kevina and Marisa Taschke, has opened its first stand-alone store at Redcliffe, with queues stretching along the esplanade from early morning.

The opening on 29 May drew mums with prams, friends and loyal customers who had followed the brand online for years, lining up opposite the Redcliffe Jetty for what the founders have described as a homecoming rather than a launch. Sunny Side Cafe handed out free canned coffees and matchas to the first 50 through the door.

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For a brand that grew because Redcliffe women wore it, talked about it and shared it before it had a name anyone outside the peninsula recognised, opening here first was never really a question.

How it all began in pregnancy

Marisa Taschke was pregnant with her second child when the idea for The Lullaby Club first took shape. She and her mother Kevina, both born in the Moreton Bay region and raised at Redcliffe, saw a gap that the existing fashion market wasn’t filling: clothing that was beautiful and practical at the same time, designed for women who were pregnant, breastfeeding or simply navigating the pace of everyday life without wanting to sacrifice how they looked doing it.

What started as a home business has grown into a national fashion brand stocking sizes 6 to 26, built largely through community word-of-mouth. The Taschkes are now based in Burpengary, but the brand’s roots have always been in Redcliffe.

“The Lullaby Club started from our shared love of fashion and a desire to create something that really supported women, especially mothers,” Marisa says.

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“We saw a gap in the market for pieces that were both beautiful and practical, something you could feel confident in while also being comfortable, whether you’re pregnant, breastfeeding, or just navigating everyday life.”

A deliberate return to Redcliffe

The store sits directly opposite the Redcliffe Jetty on the esplanade, one of the most recognisable stretches of the Moreton Bay waterfront. Street parking is available out front.

The location was chosen deliberately. “This is the community that supported me from the very beginning,” Marisa says. “It felt right that this is where our doors open first.”

The brand’s opening weekend included a series of promotions and celebrations, with local businesses brought in alongside The Lullaby Club to mark what the Taschkes have treated as a community event rather than a retail opening.

Find the store

The Lullaby Club at 177 Redcliffe Parade is open now. Further details on trading hours and the current collection are available here.

Published 1-June-2026

Performing Robots To Make Redcliffe Show Debut

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The Redcliffe Show will add a new sight to its familiar showground setting this year, with a humanoid robot and robotic dog set to appear among the country-style attractions at Redcliffe Showgrounds.

Robotics Joins The Redcliffe Show Ring

The 78th Redcliffe Show will run from June 26 to 28, bringing locals and visitors back to Redcliffe Showgrounds for three days of family activities, farm skills, show jumping, pig racing and other show attractions.

On opening day, the program will include a robotics display operated by UniSC staff. A humanoid robot and a robotic dog are expected to be among the major attractions, introducing visitors to technology usually seen far from a traditional show ring.

The display will show how robots can be used in farming-related demonstrations. The robotic dog will help herd ducks as part of a hands-on activity, giving visitors a closer look at how smart technology can be programmed to assist with animal movement in a showground setting.

*Photo Credit: Redcliffe Show Society/Facebook*

Robotic Dog To Show Farming Technology

The robotic dog display will also introduce the Herding in a Box project, which involves students teaching robotic dogs to respond to voice commands in a way that resembles the work of farm dogs.

Sheep-herding robotic dogs have formed part of a mechatronics engineering project, with students involved in programming the robots. The Redcliffe appearance will place that work in front of a public audience, using a live demonstration rather than a classroom or laboratory setting.

For children and families, the display is intended to make robotics easier to understand. Visitors will be able to see the machines in action, ask questions and learn how robotics can connect with farming tasks in a practical and accessible way.

Country Spirit Meets New Technology

The Redcliffe Show has been described as a family-friendly event that brings a country atmosphere to the bayside town. Its program continues to include familiar show features, including farm skills and animal-based attractions.

The arrival of performing robots adds a technology feature to that setting. Redcliffe Show Vice President Barbara Mapp, who has been associated with the show for many years, has described the display as part of keeping the event in step with modern life and future technology.

The result is a show attraction built around contrast: a robotic dog working through a farming-style demonstration at an event known for country traditions.

Redcliffe Show Runs Across Three Days

The Redcliffe Show will be held at Redcliffe Showgrounds from June 26 to 28. Gates open at 8:30 am each day.

The event is scheduled to run from 8:30 am to 9:00 pm on Friday and Saturday, and from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm on Sunday. Tickets are still listed as to be confirmed.

With the robotic dog and humanoid display set for opening day, the show will give visitors a first look at how farming demonstrations and robotics can share the same arena.

Published 22-May-2026

Redcliffe Gets Ready For Moreton Bay’s First Bee Gees Kazoo Flash Mob

At Bee Gees Way in Redcliffe, the familiar songs of one of the world’s best-known musical groups are set to return in an unexpected form, as the public is invited to join Moreton Bay’s first Bee Gees kazoo flash mob.

A Kazoo Chorus For Bee Gees Way

Redcliffe’s Bee Gees Way is preparing for a musical moment with a difference, as residents and visitors are invited to become part of Moreton Bay’s first Bee Gees kazoo flash mob.

The free public performance will be held from 9:30am to 10:00am on Sunday, 21 June 2026, at Bee Gees Way on Redcliffe Parade. Open to all ages, the event is aimed at everyone from experienced kazoo players to people who simply want to try something new.

Rather than presenting the Bee Gees’ music as a traditional concert, the flash mob will turn the public space into a temporary kazoo orchestra. Participants will perform familiar Bee Gees classics using one of the most accessible instruments, creating a light-hearted tribute in a location already closely connected with the group’s story.

Those joining the flash mob are encouraged to bring their own kazoo, as instruments may not be available on the day.

Redcliffe’s Bee Gees Connection Takes Centre Stage

Bee Gees Way has long served as a Redcliffe tribute to the Bee Gees. Established along the Redcliffe foreshore in 2013, the laneway gives residents and visitors a place to revisit the group’s connection to the area.

The kazoo flash mob adds a participatory twist to that setting. Instead of simply visiting the tribute site, the public will be able to help fill it with music, turning Bee Gees Way into a shared performance space for the morning.

The event also coincides with Make Music Day, an international celebration where free live music is performed in public places across 120 countries.

Redcliffe Bee Gees flash mob — *Photo Credit: Supplied*

Workshops Will Help Participants Tune In

A series of kazoo workshops will be held across Moreton Bay before the Redcliffe performance, giving participants a chance to learn the basics, practise performance cues and work through a medley of Bee Gees songs.

The workshops begin at Albany Creek Library on Saturday, 06 June 2026, from 11:30am to 1:30pm, followed by Strathpine Library on Tuesday, 09 June 2026, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

Further sessions will be held at Burpengary Library on Saturday, 13 June 2026, from 11:00am to 12:30pm; Redcliffe Library on Friday, 19 June 2026, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm; Caboolture Regional Art Gallery on Saturday, 20 June 2026, from 10:30am to 12:30pm; and Bribie Island Seaside Museum on Saturday, 20 June 2026, from 1:00pm to 2:30pm.

The workshops are designed to help participants build confidence before the flash mob. Attendees may bring their own kazoo, while some instruments will be available at the workshops on a first-come, first-served basis.

Part Of A Wider Month Of Music

The Redcliffe kazoo flash mob is part of Make Music Month, a June program featuring free events, live performances, workshops, jam sessions and music activities across galleries, museums, libraries and other venues.

The program spans a wide mix of styles and experiences, from rock, reggae, jazz and folk to hip hop, R&B, classical and contemporary music. It also includes songwriting workshops, interactive children’s sessions, choir performances, library concerts and gallery-based music experiences.

Redcliffe is among the locations hosting several music activities during the month, including events at Redcliffe Library, Redcliffe Museum, Redcliffe Art Gallery and Redcliffe Entertainment Centre.

The flash mob brings the focus back to the group that helped shape the site’s identity. With kazoos in hand, participants will help transform the laneway into a brief, playful and public celebration of music, place and community participation.

Published 21-May-2026

Redcliffe’s Liam Adcock Earns Long-Awaited Commonwealth Games Debut

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Liam Adcock, who grew up competing at Redcliffe Little Athletics and attended Redcliffe State High School, has secured selection in the Australian team for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The selection marks his first Commonwealth Games call-up, arriving 12 years after he first took up long jump and eight years after narrowly missing out on the 2018 squad.

The 29-year-old heads to Glasgow as one of Australia’s most credentialled squad members. He returns from a breakout 2025 season where he secured bronze at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, won the Rome Diamond League meeting with a personal best of 8.34 metres, and finished the year ranked fifth in the world.

A Redcliffe story that started in a backyard

Adcock was born in Paddington, New South Wales, but grew up in Redcliffe, attending Scarborough State School and Redcliffe State High School before his family settled into the bayside suburb. He began competing at Redlands Little Athletics, before returning to Redcliffe Little Athletics and later training at Deception Bay.

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His entry into jumping events was unconventional. After an injury at age 16 forced a rethink about his sporting goals, Adcock and his stepbrother turned their focus specifically to triple jump. They built a makeshift sandpit in their backyard with a 20-metre run-up, and Adcock registered with Athletics Queensland during Year 12.

An external coach soon advised him to switch to long jump, and the results quickly followed. He won Queensland state titles and reached the national podium in 2017 and 2018. Despite finishing second at the national selection trials, he missed a spot on the 2018 Commonwealth Games team. Following that omission, Adcock took a six-month break from the sport before joining a new training squad.

A succession of severe injuries followed, including major ankle surgery on his take-off leg, keeping him off the national championships circuit through 2019, 2020, and 2021.

The comeback to world-class ranks

Adcock returned to competitive action in 2022, travelling to Europe and jumping within three centimetres of his personal best. His 2023 season delivered a major competitive breakthrough.

*Photo Credit: Track Athletes/Fred Etter*

He cleared the eight-metre barrier for the first time in Auckland, won the 2023 Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane with a leap of 8.06 metres, and earned selection for the World Championships in Budapest. In Budapest, his 7.99-metre jump missed the final by one centimetre, a distance that ultimately placed seventh in the final round.

Following the passing of his long-time coach Gary Bourne in late 2023, Adcock relocated to Sydney. He adapted his preparation to a self-coached program, utilizing the track and gym frameworks of coach Andrew Murphy at the Sydney University Athletics Club.

Coach Gary Bourne. *Photo Credit: Australian Athletics*

His subsequent 2025 campaign yielded elite international results. He claimed a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing with a leap of 8.28 metres, and won the Rome Diamond League event, producing a lifetime best of 8.34 metres on his final jump to defeat Olympic champion Miltiádis Tentóglou.

He closed out his international circuit by placing third at the Diamond League Final in Zurich with 8.24 metres, ending the year ranked fifth in the world with the top four Australian long jump performances of the season.

Glasgow and the debut milestone

While the Paris 2024 Olympics was a primary career goal, injury hampered his performance. Adcock slipped on the take-off board in a warm-up meet prior to the Olympics, aggravating a pre-existing hamstring tendinopathy in his take-off leg. The injury limited his power output in Paris, where he finished the qualification round in 27th place with a best mark of 7.56 metres.

He responded with a strong domestic season, culminating in a dominant victory at the 2026 Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney with a jump of 8.26 metres. This performance locked in his automatic selection for Glasgow.

The 2026 Commonwealth Games will mark Adcock’s debut at the event, entering the competition sitting equal fourth on the Australian all-time long jump list. For the Moreton Bay community that watched him record his early jumps at the local track, the Glasgow selection rewards 12 years of competitive persistence.

To track Liam Adcock’s progress in Glasgow, visit athletics.com.au or commonwealthgames.com.au.

Published 20-May-2026

Redcliffe Hospital Expansion To Bring More Parking, Beds And Services

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Redcliffe Hospital is set for a more visible period of construction as work ramps up on a $1.1 billion expansion that will reshape parts of the Anzac Avenue campus and increase healthcare capacity for the growing Moreton Bay region.

Construction To Become More Visible At Redcliffe Hospital

Early works are underway on a $36 million upgrade of the hospital’s existing multi-storey car park, with construction activity expected to increase in the coming weeks.

The upgrade will add more than 530 parking spaces through a three-level extension, including disability parking bays and motorcycle parking bays. Richard Crooks Construction is expected to begin main works on the car park in July, with completion expected by the end of 2027.

The car park expansion is aimed at meeting current and future parking demand at the hospital campus, where growth in local health services is expected to place further pressure on access and movement around the site.

More Beds And Clinical Services For Redcliffe

Beyond the car park, the wider Redcliffe Hospital expansion will deliver at least 210 new overnight beds. The first beds are expected from late 2027, with full completion expected in 2032.

The redevelopment also includes expanded maternity, endoscopy and operating theatre services. The hospital’s re-design went to tender in March, with a construction partner for the main hospital works expected to be appointed in coming months.

The project is also focused on better use of the site, improved service delivery and design that supports the safety of nurses, doctors and healthcare workers.

Growing Demand Across Moreton Bay

Redcliffe Hospital serves the Redcliffe peninsula and nearby suburbs including Deception Bay, North Lakes, Murrumba Downs, Kallangur and Brighton.

Its catchment currently covers about 190,000 residents, with that population expected to reach 275,000 by 2046. The wider Moreton Bay region is home to more than half a million people, making the hospital a key health facility for one of Queensland’s fastest-growing areas.

The expansion is intended to increase clinical capacity and support more care closer to home as demand continues to rise across the region.

car park expansion — *Photo Credit: QLD Gov*

Several early works have already been completed across the hospital campus, including modular office accommodation, pedestrian and shuttle bus pathways, Recreation Street pathway works, new logistics pathways, a new Pharmacy Store and Confidential Waste works.

The hospital is located on the traditional lands of the Kabi Kabi people. The expansion is planned to avoid impact to the culturally significant tree on site.

As the car park works become more visible, the Redcliffe Hospital expansion is moving from planning and early works into a stage residents are more likely to notice on the ground. The larger changes will unfold over several years, with new beds, expanded services and additional parking forming the core of the hospital’s long-term upgrade.

Published 20-May-2026