News

How a mother-of-two picked up pickleball and turned pro

Watching on with regret as a former tennis player who had left the sport, she would see her one-time competitors go on to become international athletes...

Tue 10 Jan 2023

‘It’s a bit addictive’: why the sport of pickleball is surging in Australia

Echoing the US explosion, in Australia the game has surged from virtually nothing five years ago to a boom sport, growing 20 per cent a year, according to the Pickleball Australia Association ...

Tue 10 Jan 2023

Tennis Australia's Radical Plan to Get More Australians Playing Pickleball

Tennis Australia plans to capitalise on the success of America’s fastest growing sport – pickleball – by introducing it at tennis clubs around the country ...

Fri 06 Jan 2023

PAQ Newsletter - December 2022

Sat 10 Dec 2022

PickleballBrackets.com will adopt DUPR as its official and exclusive rating system

PickleballBrackets.com will adopt DUPR as its official and exclusive rating system ...

Thu 17 Nov 2022

Gemlife Dink Into Australian Pickleball Championships

The Pickleball Australia Association is pleased to announce Gemlife as a silver sponsor of this 2022 Australian Pickleball Championships.

Sat 06 Aug 2022

Yeppoon Pickleball Success

Congrats to Yeppoon Pickleball Club who have been awarded a grant to build 8 pickleball courts at their home at Yeppoon Tennis Club. Click below to read all about it.

Fri 28 May 2021

Students take to the pickleball courts

Woodhill State School embracing a sport for all. Woodhill is the most recent of many schools now offering pickleball as a regular activity in school.

Tue 18 May 2021

PAQ Newsletter - May 2021

Mon 10 May 2021

7 Exclusive - New Courts at Currumbin

Congrats to the Gold Coast Pickleball Association on the development of their 8 state of the art pickleball courts.

Tue 27 Apr 2021

PAQ Newsletter - March 2021

Wed 10 Mar 2021

New FREE Introductory Coaching Course

Pickleball Coaching International (PCI) has created a FREE Introductory Instructor Training Program

Fri 15 Jan 2021

PAQ Newsletter - December 2020

Thu 10 Dec 2020

Pickleball on Sunrise

The word is spreading and great coverage with Sam Mac on 7 Sunrise has been the latest promotional event! Well done Woody and Noosa Pickleball Club for making this happen.

Sun 08 Nov 2020

Pickleball Court in Bundaberg

A new purpose built pickleball court at Tennis Bundaberg provides another place as you roadtrip up the coast to have a hit. Welcome Bundaberg to the world of pickleball.

Wed 07 Oct 2020

PAQ Newsletter - August 2020

Mon 10 Aug 2020

PANPAC MASTERS Event planned for 2021

November 2020 has been cancelled but planned for Gold Coast November 2021. Watch this space for details as they come available.

Wed 08 Jul 2020

Australian Pickleball Championships Cancelled for 2020

Unfortunately COVID has infected our 2020 APC but never fear it will recover and be back in 2021 the first weekend of October in Newcastle.

Thu 13 Feb 2020

Pickleball Association of Queensland