Volleyball Australia December Events Calendar

The Australian Beach Volleyball season is in full swing! With countless domestic events scheduled for the summer, Volleyball Australia is pleased to provide a collated list of the major state beach volleyball events around the country this month. Australian Capital Territory ACT Beach Series (Round 4) Lyneham Beach Facility 9 December Nominations close 5 December Register Here: https://www.volleyballact.com.au/events/202961/  New South…

Volleyball Australia’s Largest Participation Event Taking Place on Gold Coast

Volleyball Australia is pleased to partner with Tourism and Events Queensland and Experience Gold Coast to host the 2023 Australian Volleyball Schools Cup on the Gold Coast from December 3-9, 2023. The record-breaking 2023 Australian Volleyball Schools Cup, at which 5,500 students from 150 schools are competing over six days of competition, is currently taking place across four venues in…

Join the Volleyball Australia Team – Emerging Talent Program Head Coach

The Volleyball Australia Emerging Talent Program is currently recruiting for a Head Coach, to be based in Brisbane, Queensland. The purpose of the role is to lead the delivery and direction of the well-established Volleyball Australia Emerging Talent Program in Queensland (with over 500 athletes and 20 casual coaches), in collaboration with the Queensland Academy of Sport, Volleyball Australia coaches,…

Brisbane Bayside State College proud to wear student-designed Indigenous jersey

Competition at the iconic Australian Volleyball Schools Cup began today on the Gold Coast, with more than 5,500 students from 150 schools set to compete over the six-day competition.  Alongside the many returning jerseys, there is a new kit worn by defending champions, Brisbane Bayside State College that is making its debut at the 2023 Australian Volleyball Schools Cup.  Designed…

Week-Long Australian Volleyball Schools Cup Set to Shake up Gold Coast

The much loved Australian Volleyball Schools Cup will return to the Gold Coast in Queensland this week, with the six-day competition to kick off from Monday following the official opening ceremony on Sunday afternoon. The Australian Volleyball Schools Cup is the marquee junior participation event in the national events portfolio, bringing together hundreds of teams annually in December to enjoy…

In-form Aussies looking to shine in the Philippines

The final Beach Pro Tour Challenge event for 2023 is in the Philippines this week with three Australian teams competing in Nuvali. Georgia Johnson and Jasmine Fleming will take to qualifying later today, as will Mark Nicolaidis and Izac Carracher. They will be hoping to win their way through to join Zac Schubert and Tom Hodges who are already in…

Going for gold at XVII Pacific Games

The beach volleyball competition at the XVII Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands starts tomorrow with two Australian teams going for gold. Ben Hood (QLD) and D’Artagnan Potts (SA) line up in the men’s event while Jana Milutinovic (SA) and Stefie Fejes (NSW) have been selected for the women’s draw. Both teams played together at Geelong Beach Volleyfest earlier this…

Double gold for Aussies at Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour 

Australia has finished on top of the ladder in the men’s and women’s finals of the Beach Pro Tour in Geelong today. In the men’s, Birmingham Commonwealth Games gold medalist Paul Bunnett (SA) took home his first Beach Pro Tour gold medal, with new teammate Jack Pearse (SA). They defeated New Zealand’s Thomas Reid & John McManaway in straight sets 2:0…

Super Sunday thriller set to bring the heat to Geelong 

The stage is set for a thrilling Super Sunday of the World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour in Geelong, with tomorrow’s semi finals line up decided.  Birmingham Commonwealth Games gold medalist Paul Burnett has teamed up with Jack Pearse for this event, with the duo winning the first of the quarter finals to put them through to tomorrow’s semi finals.  Coming…

Local teams ready to rock Geelong this weekend

Pool matches wrapped up at the Beach Pro Tour on Rippleside Beach today as Geelong Beach Volleyfest continued to build towards the final weekend. Twelve teams remain in each draw going into Saturday, with Australian teams certain to make their presence felt in both the men’s and women’s draws. Men’s No.2 seeds Jack Pearse and Paul Burnett are straight through…