24/03/2023

 1500 Athletes on the Gold Coast For Volleyslam 2023 Beach Volleyball Festival

Volleyslam has returned to the Gold Coast today, with over 1,500 athletes set to compete on Coolangatta Beach for the 10-day Beach Volleyball festival. Volleyslam 2023 brings together four marquee events from Volleyball Australia that includes the premier Australian Beach Volleyball Championships, the Scape Australian Youth Beach Volleyball Championships, the Scape Australian Beach Volleyball Schools Cup, and the Volleyball World…

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23/03/2023

National titles up for grabs on Coolangatta Beach for Tour Finals

The coveted Volleyslam festival returns to the Gold Coast this week for 10-days of thrilling beach volleyball action on Coolangatta Beach. The event will start with the 2023 Australian Beach Volleyball Championships, where national champions will be crowned and the overall Australian Beach Volleyball Tour (ABVT) leaders will be decided during the last event of the 2022/23 summer. After winning…

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22/03/2023

Aussie teams primed for Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 in Mexico 

Four Australian teams will be lining up for the first Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 event of the season this week in Tepic, Mexico. Olympic silver medallists Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar take their place as fourth seeds in the women’s draw, with two Australian men’s teams attempting to qualify for the men’s event. Chris McHugh…

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15/03/2023

Nicolaidis and Carracher Ready to Backup Breakthrough Beach Pro Tour Year

Mark Nicolaidis and Izac Carracher were familiar faces on the Australian Beach Volleyball Tour leading into 2021/2022 – having podiumed at a number of the national events – however they were relatively unknown on the international circuit. That all changed in the summer of 2022 when the youngsters burst onto the international scene at the Gold Coast Beach Pro Tour…

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12/03/2023

Tour winners crowned in Wollongong

Queensland pair Bryce Poland and Christopher Blake have won their first Australian Beach Volleyball Tour title, while a pair of Chinese Olympians also claimed victory in Wollongong. More than 100 teams took part in Wollongong as part of the third stop of the Australian Beach Volleyball Tour. In the elite men’s competition, Poland and Blake defeated round two winners Mateusz…

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09/03/2023

Locals taste glory on home sand

Three local players have relished competing at home and taken victory at the Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Tour in Wollongong today. Adax Brienen hails from Woonona, just 15 minutes up the road from North Wollongong Beach, and along with partner Adam Fejes (NSW) entered the tournament as favourites after winning the last Tour event in Brisbane. The top seeds made…

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09/03/2023

Wollongong ready for top class action

North Wollongong Beach is set to play host to some of the best players in the country when the Australian Beach Volleyball Tour (ABVT) hits town from Friday. Following successful events in Torquay and Canberra in 2022/23, the Tour heads to NSW with many players making their first appearance in the Illawarra region. “I’m looking forward to heading to Wollongong,”…

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07/03/2023

Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Tour touches down in Wollongong

The third and final leg of the Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Tour hits Wollongong on Wednesday with some of the best young players in the country vying for glory. Western Australia’s Cassie Dodd will be aiming to make it three straight women’s under 21 tournament victories, having claimed the opening leg in Canberra alongside Lizzie Alchin (WA), before winning in…

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01/03/2023

Nominations Open for State & National Beach Volleyball Events

We are well into the massive summer of beach volleyball, with athletes taking to sand right across Australia. We encourage all participants to keep an eye on event entries open near them, and to nominate before entries close. See what events are coming up in your local state below. National Events Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Tour Wollongong8 – 9 March Event Information:…

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01/03/2023

VA forms Disability Working Group

Volleyball Australia is proud to announce the formation of the Disability Working Group. The group will provide transparent direction and technical advice to VA with respect to all matters relating to the provision of participation opportunities for the disability community.  The working group will: “Volleyball Australia recognises that volleyball is a sport for all abilities, and is committed to supporting…

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