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Jul 7, 20232 min read
Dick Turner
Richard Turner, born on the 19th August 1932 , affectionately named "Tosser", was a rugby league manager. Dick played in the Brisbane...
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Jun 23, 20233 min read
Teagan Micah
Teagan Micah was born and raised in the Gippsland town of Moe in regional Victoria, where she played in the junior system at local soccer...
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Jun 23, 20233 min read
Jessicah Schipper OAM
Jessicah Lee Schipper OAM (born 19 November 1986) is an Australian former competition swimmer and former world record holder for 200...
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Jun 15, 20234 min read
Jaclyn Narracott
Jaclyn Narracott (born 5 November 1990) is an Olympic Silver medallist Australian skeleton racer who competes on the Skeleton World Cup...
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May 17, 20232 min read
Cortnee Vine
Cortnee Brooke Vine was born in Shepparton Victoria on the 9th April 1998. While Cortnee and her family lived in Mango Hill, she also...
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May 11, 20232 min read
Barry Parnell
Barrys Parnell's record as a trainer of boxing champions is a hard one to beat. He trained and mentored 72 Queensland and 27 Australian...
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May 10, 20233 min read
Paul Narracott
Paul Narracott was the first Australian sportsperson to have represented Australia at both a Summer (Los Angeles, 1984) and Winter...
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Apr 29, 20231 min read
Kate McShea
Born and bred in Redcliffe, Kate McShea went to school at Southern Cross Catholic College and played junior soccer at Peninsula Power...
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Apr 12, 20236 min read
Ian “Bunny” Pearce
Ian Pearce (born 5th February 1947) also known by the nickname Bunny , was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. A...
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Mar 24, 20232 min read
Graham Higham
Graham Higham was born in Margate on the Peninsula in 1928, Graham Higham was Redcliffe's first Olympian. He began boxing at the age of...
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Mar 21, 20234 min read
Mary Nairn
Mary Nairn was responsible for introducing and fostering the game of hockey in Redcliffe. Affectionately known as "Mrs. Hockey," Mary...
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Mar 20, 20235 min read
Petero Civoniceva
Petero Civoniceva is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin...
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Mar 12, 20232 min read
Trevor Barsby
A keen cricketer from a young age, Trevor Barsby was born in 1964 and attended Humpybong State School. He commenced his cricketing...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read
Rod Frawley
Born in Clontarf in 1952, Rod Frawley is the older brother of tennis player John Frawley. Rod made the doubles quarter finals of the...
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Mar 10, 20231 min read
John Frawley
John Frawley was born in Redcliffe in 1965. The younger brother of Rod Frawley, John showed his mettle as a junior by reaching the final...
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Mar 9, 20234 min read
Arthur Artie Beetson OAM
Arthur Beetson is a rugby league immortal and legend who both played and coached for the Redcliffe Dolphins. Arthur was born in Roma,...
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Mar 1, 20232 min read
Robert Biancucci,
Paralympic Gold medallist, Robert Biancucci , was born in 1958 and first competed in a half marathon 1986, and a full marathon in 1987. A...
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Mar 1, 20233 min read
Duane Hart
Duane Hart was born in Hawera, Taranaki New Zealand, and after leaving school at 15yrs he gained a trade as an engineering draughtsman....
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