We here at stately Brisbane Ultimate Blog occasionally receive an inquiry about Ultimate Frisbee in Cairns, and to save ourselves some time we figured we'd post a bit of info here.
A main reason for these inquiries is the number of people who visit Cairns for a few days or weeks or months, and are looking for a run around.
Alas, as far as we're aware (as at November 2009), there is no regular/established Ultimate in Cairns. This is a real pity, and should anyone be interested in getting it happening, we know that there are folks in Townsville and Brisbane who would love to support this happening.
There are several individuals in the Cairns and Tablelands neighbourhood that we're aware of who have an interest in Ultimate, but it seems that someone needs to take the lead.
Folks down south occasionally hear of spurts of Ultimate up in the Far North - this is driven by the cycles of students attending short or one semester courses at the School for Field Studies http://www.fieldstudies.org/pages/4168_australia.cfm at Yungaburra on the Tablelands. Unfortunately, having a viable number of players from here ebbs and flows, making regularly Ultimate challenging (the Townsville folks do try to organise an annual tournament with these students at Mission Beach (half way between Cairns and Townsville) to get everyone together.
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This seems to be the problem with starting ultimate in any city/town. All it really takes is one passionate person to lead.
Look at the Gold Coast and the work Stefan and Co has done to revive the almost dead beast. So how do you get these people to these places they need to be?? (insert joke about making JdR move every 2 years)
I heard something about a semi regular pickup game goin on up there on maybe sundays but I can't remember the details. Maybe I just dreamed that I heard of it?
I've often wondered about how I'd go about getting some ultimate going in a mining town such as emerald or mt isa as that is where I'm likely headed in a year or so. At the very least I'm sure I could hustle some people to come down to halibut or something.
Hi, I want to try and form a frisbee club in Cairns since I'll be here for until Febuary/ March. Who would be the best people to contact be to try and get some members? QUDA and was there a uni team here once upon a time?
Richard Jones
Hi Richard,
Email me at jjderooy at yahoo.co.uk and we'll discuss.
Cheers,
Jason
Does anyone know if there's a Queensland Ultimate group on facebook to promote this through?
Shaun and I moving up to Cairns next year and are really keen on playing so we can help boost enthusiasm and numbers.
Kate and Shaun, please contact Richard (or me via email)
Hi, I'd like to know if there is an active team in Cairns? I'm from Czech republic and I am coming to Cairns in july and I'd love to play ultimate there! Thanks ;)
Hi Anna,
As at May 2010, we're not aware of anything different to what's been posted above.
If you get down to Brisbane, there's the big Halibut tournament coming up on 31 July - 1 August.
Cheers.
Updated info from May 2010 - pickup games on Thursdays (when its not pouring rain) outside the Cairns Hospital on The Esplanade. Meet after 5pm-ish until sunset.
I hope there will be pickup games also in July ;) Thanks.
There is another pick-up game starting on Tuesdays at Isabella SS. Starts at 5:00. The pick-up game on the esplanade does not involve time counts, lines or forehands...the Tuesday game will involve these, however is on the south side of Cairns.
There is a cairns ultimate facebook site.
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