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Last night the 2024 NQ Games was officially opened at Cairns’ Fogarty Park – the rain just barely impacting and estimated 1,500 in the athletes march and another couple thousand attendees over a couple of hours.
The traditional athlete’s march was led by a precession of Cairns Regional Council staff and representatives including Mayor Amy Eden, and Councillor Rhonda Coghlan.
Flanked right behind them were NQ Games Ambassadors in Australian Rugby League representative Libby Cook-Black and 2x Paralympic Medallist Grant ‘Scooter’ Patterson.
After a beautiful rendition of the Australian National Anthem, Cr Coghlan, Mayor Eden and MP Michael Healy (State Minister for Sport) welcomed the crowd before local boxer Leah Rueben read aloud the Athlete’s Oath.
The NQ Games Torch made it’s way through a couple of VIPs and was ultimately lit at the Cauldron by Libby Cook-Black
Whilst hard at work on the 2026 iteration of the NQ Games, we stumbled across these photographs sent in from the community of the original NQ Games; the motorcade, the Games Torch (held by Ron Grant OAM), the parade in front of 15,000 and more. If you want to learn more about the 1984 edition […]
Michael Healy, The Queensland State Government’s Minister for Tourism and Sport was in Cairns at the NQ Games Registration Hub today ahead of the Opening on Friday. Speaking with media, Minister Healy was delighted to show his support for a major event in his own electorate of Cairns. “The North Queensland Games represents a wonderful […]
Michael Healy, The Queensland State Government’s Minister for Tourism and Sport was in Cairns at the NQ Games Registration Hub today ahead of the Opening on Friday. Speaking with media, Minister Healy was delighted to show his support for a major event in his own electorate of Cairns. Minister Healy took time to take photos […]
