• Established 1967
• 48 Senior Members
• 18 Junior Members
• Purple, yellow and white club colours

Those interested in joining the club, or seeking further information, may contact club secretary Judy McDiarmid:
Phone: (07) 5596 4924
Email: judymcdiarmid@yahoo.com.au


Location of playing fields:

Corner of Nerang-Broadbeach Rd & Albaster Dr, Carrara (map)

Upcoming Events:

No events currently scheduled

Latest Results:

http://www.polocrosse.com.au/Carnival%20Results.html

History:

The Gold Coast Polocrosse Club was formed in 1967. Mr Doug Abraham, Mr Fred

Ross and Mr Geoff Burcham held the first meeting at Geoff’s farmhouse to form the club. They hoped that the other country people around the Gold Coast would join the club and have some fun on a Sunday afternoon.

For the first fifteen years of the club, Mr Arthur Earle owned the majority of the horses playing for the Gold Coast. He would lend these to riders so they could play the game. Arthur never played polocrosse, but he and wife, Lorna, enjoyed the sport as spectators.

The first Gold Coast Carnival was held in 1970, with fifteen teams competing. The club’s Perpetual trophy and Annual Carnival is known as The Gold Racquet Carnival, with a trophy donated by Arthur Earle.

Initially, few players had a truck or float to transport their horses, prompting Arthur to bring an old white council bus that had been converted to carry seven horses. It also had accommodation for seven people.

In 1976, Gold Coast Club became the first club to host the Australian Championships at a venue outside of New South Wales–since then they have rotated around Australia.

The Gold Coast Club also hosted the first International Test Series in 1983. The countries that attended included Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Papua-New Guinea. The club also hosted Australia v the Rest of the World, and the Australia v New Zealand Test Series. In 1996 they hosted the first Masters Polocrosse Carnival to be played in Queensland, limited to players over forty years of age. They continue to host this competition every two years.

The latest international event to be hosted by Gold Coast Club was in 2006, where the United Kingdom played Queensland in an under 21 test series.

The club boasts players who have represented Australia, Queensland and South East Queensland Zone, and is currently one of the largest clubs in Australia by membership count.