University of Newcastle Quadball Club

🔥 MIDWINTER IS BACK - JULY 20-21, NEWCASTLE NSW 🔥

The eleventh annual Midwinter Cup takes Australia's second biggest and most historic tournament into a second decade. It will be held on July 20-21 2024, once again at Empire Park Sportsground in Bar Beach NSW from 9 AM until 5 PM.

The tournament fee is $50, which includes:
- Free Breakfast AND lunch on both days, hot meals, cereal, fruit and more.
- Available snacks.
- Referee fees, at the higher going rate of $20 to incentivise and reward people for filling such crucial volunteer roles.
- Quality dedicated St John Ambulance First Aid coverage for the duration of the weekend.
- Hire of our quality fields for the duration of the two days' play, including lighting.
- Free Pizza Welcome night on Friday night.

The social will be on Saturday night at 7pm. Details are still to be confirmed. The cost is planned to be $30, for a gorgeous venue with chill vibes and music and huge volumes of high-quality canapes.

As per last year, we have our casual 'pre-social' Pizza Welcome Night on Friday 10 July night at the University of Newcastle for early arrivers. Details TBA.

REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/wCfTSNVc4gVLxyuT7

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🌟 Celebrating International Women’s Day with pride! 🌟

At The University of Newcastle Quadball Club (UNQC), we believe in breaking barriers, challenging norms, and celebrating diversity. Our sport of Quadball is mixed-gendered, where everyone is invited and competes on an equal playing field. 🏐💪

Today, we honour the incredible women and gender-diverse members who bring their passion, skill, and resilience to our club, our team and the Quadball community. From powerful serves to strategic plays, they inspire us all 🤩. Let’s continue striving for gender equality and creating an inclusive space where everyone thrives. 💜


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Get your game faces on and prepare for an adrenaline-packed spectacle! The friendlies and tournaments are just around the corner, so lock in the following key dates 🗓️ :

🔹QNSW Friendlies #1 - Saturday 9th March
🔹Quadcamp - 23rd & 24th March
🔹QNSW Comp #1 - Saturday 13th April
🔹NSW state tryout - Saturday 4th May
🔹QNSW Comp #2 - Saturday 18th May
🔹NSW state training - 15th - 16th June
🔹 QNSW Comp #3 - Sunday 23rd June

🎉 Gear Up! Grab your gear, rally your squad, and mark these dates in your calendar. Whether you’re a seasoned Quadball pro or a newbie eager to experience the action, these tournaments promise excitement, camaraderie, and unforgettable moments.

If you would like to attend on behalf of our home team, , please let us know in the comments and we'll add you to our group chat! Always welcome new and old faces to the squad.

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🎉 Join the University of Newcastle Quadball Club! 🎉 For just $5.00, you’ll unlock a year packed with excitement:

🔹 Epic Quidditch/Quadball Matches and Comps: Get ready to soar on your broomstick and compete in thrilling matches. 🧹🏐

🔹 Awesome Training and Adventures: Sharpen your skills, learn new tactics, and embark on unforgettable quadball adventures together!

🔹 Crazy Fun Social Events: Whether virtual or in-person, we’ve got wild parties, game nights, and magical gatherings together planned. Expect mischief and laughter! 🎊🎭

Don’t miss out and let’s make this year legendary! 🚀🌟
Whether you’re a keen player or wanna hang out at our socials, sign up now!

👉 Sign up here: https://unqcmembership.getqpay.com

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Come & Try the EXCITING SPORT of Quadball with the University of Newcastle Quadball Club! 🔥

WHAT IS QUADBALL? A mixed-gender contact sport with a unique set of rules that includes elements from rugby, basketball, and dodgeball. Wanna learn more, come to our free come-and-try sessions.

These events are dedicated to introducing new players to Quadball (Quidditch)! We will demonstrate and teach the fundamentals and show you what Fireballs training is like. Highly recommended for anyone considering joining the club! Open to anyone, including university students and community members.

We suggest wearing athletic clothing and running shoes (or soccer boots if you have them) as well as removing any jewellery. We will supply extra sunscreen, mozzie repellent, and some refreshments!

Our FREE upcoming ‘Come & Try Sessions’ are:
🔥 WED 21st Feb - Oval 4, 6pm-8pm
🔥 THURS 22nd Feb - Oval 4, 6pm-8pm
🔥 SAT 24th Feb - Oval 4, 3pm-5pm
🔥 WED 28th Feb - Oval 4, 6pm-8pm
🔥 THURS 29th Feb - Oval 4, 6pm-8pm
🔥 SAT 9th March - All day - Friendlies Game in Sydney with other
university/community teams. We travel together and play a few free games. This trial day is free.

For ages 18+.
Oval 4 is located within The University of Newcastle Callaghan Campus between Bar on the Hill and Wollotuka Institute.

Any questions, reach out to our club by DM or email us a [email protected]

See you on pitch! 🏐

NUsport at The Forum UNSA - University of Newcastle Students' Association

JOIN US for an epic evening of adventures as we celebrate 2023. ​🕺​🍻​🎱🪅​

We are pleased to inform our club members that our Annual General Meeting (AGM) for our club, the University of Newcastle Quadball Club, will be held on Saturday, December 16 at Stockton Bowling Club starting at 5:30 pm.

The night will begin at 5:30 pm with barefoot bowls, and then at 6:30 pm, we hope to kick off our AGM with our dinner and awards night. This year we will be celebrating in style, Hawaiian style that is, so get your best Hawaiian shirt ready and we will see who the Champion Pineapple Bowler is.

DATE: Saturday 16 December 2023
TIME: 5:30 pm onwards, AGM 6:30 pm.
LOCATION: Stockton Bowling Club, 122 Mitchell St, Stockton NSW 2295
THEME: Hawaiian Shirt
RSVP: Via our Facebook Event: https://fb.me/e/3cPYXN2Jj

🟠​ Committee Nominations 🟠​
Nominations are invited from club members for election to the Club Committee for the next 12 months. Members are reminded that they must be financial to vote or to stand for a committee position. The constitution requires that not less than 2 members of the Club Committee be students in 2023 and the constitution does not allow External members of NUsport to have a majority on the Committee. ClubExternal members do not have a vote at club general meetings. Members seeking election to the Club Committee must lodge a fully completed nomination form with the Club Secretary not less than 7 days before the above date of the AGM. Nomination forms can be obtained from the Club Secretary or from NUsport.

Please submit UNQC Club Committee Nominations through our online form here: https://forms.gle/QCtxxrf5ozVNjB9WA

🟢​ Agenda & Minutes 🟢​
Please see our official AGM notice, agenda, and previous minutes below:

🔵 AGM 2023 Notice & Agenda: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EDTRlSPcDjeEpYCGwV7w7lSGxvXh-b5I/view?usp=sharing
🔵 AGM 2022 Minutes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/183HAKQJRgM4Ecy0AhqouZsbUHSEVAen6/view?usp=sharing
🔵 Special General Meeting 2023 Minutes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15Q5Y3k2FVvHUBVBFoy_ZDNtNDY6yeqp7/view?usp=sharing

🟣🔥🟣 We hope to see you there 🟣🔥🟣

Post NQL tournament dinner with our friends from 🔥 University of Sydney Quidditch Club 🥰

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Congratulations to Vera, George and Alex from the Newcastle Fireballs on representing NSW in the NSW Bluebottles team this weekend at Quadball Australia State Shield in Sydney.

The trio where among some of the greatest Quadball players across Australia, and their performance was exceptional 🔥!

Congratulations to George for making his representative debut 👏.

Last night our President, Danii and Fireballs Coach, Alex attended The University of Newcastle, Australia NUsport at The Forum Sport Awards. 🏆

Great to see clubs and athletes recognised and celebrated at the University. Congrats to all the award winners and those receiving their University Colours 🔥.

Sending lots of love to everyone in the club.❤️
It has been a sad time for our wonderful, wide-reaching community, with the recent passing of Andrew Gibson. UNQC would like to acknowledge this loss, send our condolences to his loved ones, and pay tribute to a great man, and his legacy:

🔥 UNQC founding member - The man we called 'Oods' was there from the very start, at our founding AGM in February 2011, and throughout our incredible first-semester social league, where he made friends with everyone and quickly established himself as a natural leader in the club.

🔥 Inaugural Newcastle Fireball - Andrew's club leadership extended to running the first-ever informal fitness training on Oval 4/Fireball Stadium, where so many tournaments have taken place and where we still train today. He was then there at QUAFL 2011, the start of Australian Quadball, as one of the 15 first-ever Fireballs (No.6 alphabetically!), of the 135 who have pulled on the maroon and white to this day.

🔥 2x UNQC President - Andrew was the second Club President, guiding us through the incredible club and national growth of 2012. Despite working incredibly hard and moving on from the role, Andrew then stepped up when the chips were down, like he always did, when a new interim President was required at short notice midway through 2013, spending a second dedicated span of months in the role.

🔥 UNQC Life Member - Andrew's playing days ended in 2014 but he remained a great friend of the club and mentor to many in the game. In 2019, Andrew was bestowed with the club's highest honour, Life Membership, one of just four ever awarded. He spoke humbly at the Awards Night of his pride in the continued success of the club and excitement at seeing so many young students thrive.

Beyond and throughout all these accolades, Oods was the ultimate wise friend and mentor, rather a goofy Dad to us all. He gave so much love to the club, the game, and all the people within. Our hearts are hurting.

The club offers our deepest condolences and love to his partner Kalinda, also a part of the forever Fireball family, their son Hugo, Andrew's parents Richard and Donna, and all those lucky enough to know him.

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SWEET 🧁
Come say g’day to the gang at open day ✌️

Sign up & spin for your chance for some awesome prizes.

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Come and say hello 👋 to us tomorrow at The University of Newcastle, Australia .

We will be sharing the delights of being involved in a university club & highlighting our Quadball/Quidditch club 🏐 . We are not just a sporting club, but also a social club.

Looking for something sweet 🧁 We will be running a club bake sale + discounted merch!

🔸Time: 9am - 3pm
🔸Location: Clubs Neighbourhood, Maths Lawn, outside CT building.
🔸Prizes?

Hope to see you there + SIGN UP TO OUR MAILING LIST & GET A TURN AT OUR PRIZE WHEEL 🎡

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We'd love to give special commendations to all the teams that competed in the 2023 MidWinter Cup 🏆 .

We want to extend a heartfelt thank you for attending our event. Your presence and participation helped to make it an incredibly memorable and engaging experience. It's not always about winning, but having FUN! We were blown away by the fantastic skill, passion and sportsmanship that all your players and supporters brought to the game. The fire within everyone was burning bright, we are so proud! 🔥🔥🔥

Congratulations to:
⭐ 3rd Place – Newcastle Fireballs
⭐ 4th Place – USYD Unspeakables
⭐ 5th Place – Valkyries QC
⭐ 6th Place – ESU Nightbringers

Thank you to all the interstate players who travelled far and near to join in on the action!

University of Sydney Quidditch Club Valkyries Quadball Club Eastern Sydney Universities Quidditch Club

📸 Photo credit: Maddi Moulton Creative, Shot by Bec & Kicks

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It was an extraordinary weekend in Newcastle for our 10th annual MidWinter Cup.
Six fearless teams assembled on Empire Park, Bar Beach NSW (Newcastle) to battle out for the prestigious MidWinter Cup. 🏆

The weekend was fantastic, even the wind 🌬️ couldn’t bear its excitement, even making some of the players and brooms fly ✨ . Laughter beamed around the grounds alongside epic displays of Quadball skill and teamwork. The entire event was highly entertaining and amazing to witness. 😁

Friday night players who arrived early mingled and played games over pizza. It was great fun to catch up with everyone before the competition took hold. Saturday night the crew enjoyed the sophisticated social life and delicious food of the Junction Hotel 🥂 .

The competition was fierce all around, coming down to two gallant teams fighting for the grand title. The final was fiery with both teams, Stir Fries and ESU Dawnbreakers giving it their all for their chance to take out the competition. The ESU Dawnbreakers were exceptional and had extraordinary strength in numbers and talent, but the epic battle saw the Sydney Stir Fries victorious, taking out their first MidWinter cup win. The final result was Stir Fries 120* - 40 ESU Dawnbreakers.

🏆 UNQC MIDWINTER CUP 2023 RESULTS 🏆
1st Place – Sydney Stir Fries
2nd Place – ESU Dawnbreakers
3rd Place – Newcastle Fireballs

High commendations to the teams of the University of Sydney Unspeakables, Valkyries QC and ESU Nightbringers for their tremendous efforts and earnest competition. Every team gave it their all and it would not be MidWinter without the passion and support from everyone 🔥

Congratulations to all teams! 💙
We can’t wait to share more of the action over the coming weeks.

📸 Photo credit: Maddi Moulton Creative

Eastern Sydney Universities Quidditch Club Quadball Australia NUsport at The Forum

Don’t miss out on watching the Australian Dropbears 🇦🇺🐨 compete at the upcoming IQA World Cup in USA this weekend. Day 1 kicking off Sunday 16th July AEST.

The IQA will be streaming all of the games for World Cup!

As per the graphic, the Dropbears have four games on the first day (all of which are in the earlier hours of Sunday 16 July for AEST). You'll be able to stream these games on the IQA's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/

You can also find out more about the livestream here: https://www.iqaworldcup.org/news/livestream-info-for-iqa-world-cup-2023

You can support our Dropbears by watching them over the weekend, and also by making a tax deductible donation through our Australian Sports Foundation page: https://asf.org.au/projects/quidditch-australia

Come & Try the EXCITING SPORT of Quadball with the University of Newcastle Quadball Club! 🔥

WHAT IS QUADBALL? A mixed-gender contact sport with a unique set of rules that includes elements from rugby, basketball, and dodgeball. Wanna learn more, come to our free come-and-try sessions.

These events are dedicated to introducing new players to Quadball (Quidditch)! We will demonstrate and teach the fundamentals and show you what Fireballs training is like. Highly recommended for anyone considering joining the club! Open to anyone, including university students and community members.

We suggest wearing athletic clothing and running shoes (or soccer boots if you have them) as well as removing any jewellery. We will supply extra sunscreen, mozzie repellent, and some refreshments!

Our FREE upcoming ‘Come & Try Sessions’ are:
🔥 SAT 15th July - Oval 4, 3pm-5pm - https://fb.me/e/15aUdDdh8
🔥 WED 19th July - Oval 4, 3pm-5pm - https://fb.me/e/RTBPc6JM
🔥 SAT 22nd July - Oval 4, 3pm-5pm - https://fb.me/e/12bBrFyKU

For ages 18+.

Oval 4 is located within The University of Newcastle Callaghan Campus between Bar on the Hill and Wollotuka Institute.

Any questions, reach out to our club by DM or email us a [email protected]

See you on pitch! 🏐

Catch our club president, Danielle Fordham, LIVE ON AIR tomorrow on ABC Newcastle Radio after 8:40am to talk all things Quadball & our club.

Catch our very own, James Hosford, as he shares his exciting insights and reactions on the Total Quadball. Podcast in hype for the upcoming International Quadball Association World Cup in Richmond, USA from July 15 - 16 2023.

Listen here 🔊: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jnAGpVS47Q7Jwz4kIkKzr?si=Fp5GNokCTlS-zayWVXoNlg

Something to get you in the mood for heading into the biggest tournament of the year 😎🔥🌶.

FIND OUT MORE about the World Cup 🏆 here: https://www.iqaworldcup.org/

It's OFFICIALLY IQA World Cup Week!!!

A tournament we've been waiting to happen for 5 years is now upon us. Check out our final preview episode for the tournament as Tad Walters and James Hosford give their reactions to some hot takes heading into the weekend. Perfect listening for your journey to Richmond.

Listen on Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/episode/3jnAGpVS47Q7Jwz4kIkKzr?si=29bc129f81a7487b

Time to get excited for an incredible few days of Quadball action, we look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible and hope to have plenty of people following on the livestream around the world. This is a moment in the sport's history that's not to be missed.



Original Image Credits- Ajantha Abey Photography, IQA World Cup

The Newcastle Fireballs we’re on fire 🔥 at MidWinter Cup in Bar Beach this weekend. Not only running a great tournament, our team also placed 3rd 🥉 in the comp.

Thanks to the fantastic Jasmine and Alex from South West Horntails for joining us. Thanks to the incredible Nilla, Caitlin, and Ryan traveling down from QLD to join us; and Kath for being amazing and joining us from VIC!

NUsport at The Forum

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