We are applying for funding to support the delivery of Logan’s first Olympic Weightlifting competition, hosted by Southside Weightlifting Club Logan Inc. on Saturday, August 30th, 2025, at Unit 1, 84 Moss Street, Slacks Creek. This event is a major step in growing the sport locally and aligns with our mission to promote Olympic Weightlifting pathways for youth and adults in Logan.

The funding will help us:

Deliver a high-quality event that is safe, professional, and welcoming to athletes, spectators, and families.

Provide opportunities for emerging local lifters to compete alongside elite-level athletes, including Olympians.

Increase community engagement, particularly among youth, and promote health and active living in Logan.

Showcase Logan as a sporting hub in the lead-up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, where weightlifting will be hosted in our city.

Support inclusion, diversity, and accessibility by offering a free-entry event and encouraging participation across all backgrounds.

Funds will be allocated towards equipment, venue fit-out, athlete support, livestreaming, volunteer training, promotion, and logistics.

This competition is not just a sporting event—it’s a community milestone that will inspire the next generation of lifters and place Logan on the Olympic weightlifting map.