Townsville Highland Dancing Association

23/02/2026

We are absolutely delighted to officially announce our Adjudicators for the Barrier Reef Championships, Pre-Championships, Northern Heather Titles and Competition on Saturday, 20 June 2026.

Please join us in warmly welcoming:
✨ Lindsay Reid – Scotland
✨ Katie Lee – Canada
✨ Maureen Fyffe – New South Wales

We are honoured to have such respected and experienced adjudicators joining us across all events, including our Championships, our inaugural Pre-Championships, Northern Heather Titles and Competition events.

We look forward to welcoming the three of you to the beautiful tropics of Townsville and sharing our vibrant and growing Far North Queensland Highland Dancing community with you.

It’s going to be a spectacular event! 💜

22/02/2026

You guessed it… PRE-CHAMPIONSHIPS! 😍

An exciting opportunity for our dancers with SIX OVERALL placings being awarded in each age group 🙌🏽💜

21/02/2026

Can you guess what it is? 👇
Drop your predictions below and let’s see who gets it right!

14/11/2025

Xpresso Mobile Coffee will be in attendance at our competition tomorrow for all of your hot ☕️ and cold 🧋beverage needs. They will have limited snacks available to purchase also.

Please pack your own lunch and snacks, however we don’t believe it will be a very long day. There are shops to purchase food from within 5km of the venue.

06/11/2025

We’re looking forward to welcoming you all next Saturday, 15 November for the last local competition of the year 💜 Doors open 8.30am

HAPPY HIGHLAND DANCING! 😍

08/10/2025

📣ENTRIES ARE OPEN📣

If you missed out on entering the Townsville Highland Dancing Festival earlier this year, we are excited to announce entries are now open again!

Please enter by completing this form - https://forms.gle/9GkGTyPtv2JsNJb56

‼️Entries will close on Sunday, 2 November 2025‼️

***If you have previously entered, you should have received a seperate email with details. Please send us a message if you have not received**

Please review the Townsville Highland Dancing Festival Schedule

10/09/2025

14/07/2025

✨ We are in the news! ✨

A huge thank you to Natalie Marr MP, Member for Thuringowa and the Crisafulli Government for awarding the Gambling Community Benefit Fund Grant to the Townsville Highland Dancing Association Inc. This support helps us continue providing opportunities for local Highland dancers to perform and compete, keeping this vibrant Scottish tradition alive in Townsville.

We are also incredibly grateful for the support given by Councillor Ann-Maree Greaney, Adam Baillie MP and Phillip Thompson OAM MP - Serving Our Community!

Thank you also for organising the fantastic feature in the Townsville Bulletin and on social media. What a great write-up and photo with some of our local dancers!

We are excited to keep sharing Highland dance with our community. If you’ve seen us in the Bulletin and want to join or learn more about Highland Dancing, send us a message.

💜Let’s keep Highland Dancing, Townsville!💜

21/06/2025

Our 2025 Northern Heather Title Winners 💜

21/06/2025

The recipient of the 2025, Spirit of the Dance Award, Isla Kettle.

This award was introduced in 2023, to honour the late Leone Savage.

21/06/2025

Our 2025 Bursary Recipients 🤩

Beginner - Harper Herrmann
Sponsored by Bonnie & Tulli McDonald

Novice - Heidi Harding-Hatton
Sponsored by Margaret Walter

Intermediate - Harriet Lawson
Sponsored by Ben Nevis Highland Dancers Australia

21/06/2025

Results of the 2025 - Barrier Reef Championship

7 to 11 Years - Sponsored by Mater ED

1st Charli Wallis, QLD
2nd Harper Mason, QLD
3rd Isabella Willis, QLD
4th Laycee Mason, QLD
5th Karalee Davies, QLD
6th Heidi-Lee Wallis, QLD

12 & 13 Years - Sponsored by Metalrig Pty Ltd

1st Andie Lane, QLD
2nd Layla Brown, QLD
3rd Holly Russell, QLD
4th Madilyn Wiltshire, QLD
5th Ruby Eckersley, QLD
6th Eamon O’Farrell, QLD

14 & 15 Years - Sponsored by Pickerings Volkswagen

1st Erin Loubser, QLD
2nd Caitlyn Wiltshire, QLD
3rd Olivia Knight, QLD
4th Alexis Wallis, QLD
5th Calliope Lazaredes, QLD
6th Chloe Willis, QLD

16 to 18 Years - Sponsored by TEi Services

1st Tristan Wainwright, VIC
2nd Hailey Foster, QLD
3rd Lauren Meier, QLD
4th Marnie Frost, QLD
5th Taylor Res, QLD
6th Carla Martin, QLD

19 Years & Over- Sponsored by McDonald Leong Lawyers

1st Grace Gillet, VIC
2nd Makayla Daley, QLD
3rd Ebony McDonald, QLD
4th Natalie Langdon, QLD
5th Morgan Harris, QLD
6th Brooke Elliott, QLD

Well done everyone 🙌🏼