Sport

EVENT · ENDS 1 NOVNarrabeen

Narrabeen Beach Ocean Swim Challenge 2026: Sunday 1 November, 300m at 8:30am, 800m at 9am and 1.8km at 10am, Entries Close 3pm Saturday 31 October (Narrabeen, NSW)

Narrabeen Beach at sunrise (photo: Jeremy from Sydney, Australia, text added)

The Narrabeen Beach Challenge is on Sunday 1 November 2026, with the 300m swim at 8:30am, the 800m at 9am and the 1.8km at 10am. Online entries are open until 3pm on Saturday 31 October. Registration opens at 7am and closes 15 minutes before each swim starts. Sydney is on daylight saving time, so these are local Sydney times.

EVENT · ENDS 15 NOVBroadbeach · Southport

Pan Pacific Masters Games 2026 Schedule: 41 Sports From 5 to 15 November and the Venue for Each One (Gold Coast, QLD)

Kurrawa Beach, Broadbeach, in November 2018 (beach volleyball venue)

The Pan Pacific Masters Games run on the Gold Coast from 5 to 15 November 2026, and the official site lists a page for each of 41 sports with its days, times and venue. Swimming is at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre from Thursday 12 to Saturday 14 November, beach volleyball is at Kurrawa Beach from Saturday 7 to Thursday 12 November, and netball is at the Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre from Sunday 8 to Friday 13 November.

EVENT · ENDS 13 NOVWollongong CBD

Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup 2026 in Wollongong: All 20 Matches, 8 Days, 30 October to 13 November at WIN Entertainment Centre (Wollongong, NSW)

WIN Entertainment Centre exterior, December 2025

Wollongong hosts all 20 Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup 2026 matches at WIN Entertainment Centre across eight match days from Friday 30 October to Friday 13 November, starting with Ireland v USA at 1pm. The tournament has 12 pool matches, then four semi-finals and four finals, with teams still to be named for the knockout games.

EVENT · ENDS 15 NOVBroadbeach

Pan Pacific Masters Games 2026 on the Gold Coast, 6 to 15 November: Venues, Pan Pacs Central Hours, Free Transport Nights and Parking (QLD)

Carrara Indoor Stadium, a Games-listed venue (futsal match, not from the Games)

The 14th Pan Pacific Masters Games run on the Gold Coast from Friday 6 to Sunday 15 November 2026, with more than 40 sports at venues across the city. The Games’ social hub, Pan Pacs Central, is at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, and the organisers say participants can use free public transport with their accreditation on the opening and closing nights only.