Team Queensland for the Duke Trophy 2018
Queensland hosted the State of Origin type national competition, the Duke Trophy 2018, on Saturday and Sunday, 28 and 29 July 2018. Teams from NSW, Victoria, Western Australia and Queensland competed for this coveted trophy. NSW came first, followed by Victoria, then Queensland, then Western Australia!

Duke Trophy 2016 Team Queensland (L to R: Corbyn, Herbie, Sophie, Sarah, Tim, Keith, Vanessa and Luke).

Team Queensland competed in the Duke Trophy 2016 on 23 and 24 July 2016 in Melbourne. They competed against teams from NSW, Victoria and Western Australia and their combined team points placed them third in this "State of Origin" of short track speed skating. Well done Queensland!

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Read the article on Herbie's and Keith's success at the Masters International Short Track Games 2017.

Herbie Stars in BBC World News feature

David Eades, Presenter, BBC World News, has produced features around the World Winter Masters Games 2015 in Quebec. Herbie Labiche, Queensland’s Head Coach Coordinator for short track speed skating and the Coach at Blades Short Track Speed Skating Club, plays a prominent part in the short track speed skating feature.

Herbie Succeeds at Winter World Masters Games 2015

Blades coach and Queensland Head Coach Coordinator, Herbie Labiche, represented Australia at the Winter World Masters Games 2015 in Québec City, Canada, in February 2015. See photo above, Herbie with fellow Australian competitior, Darius Eshete.

Herbie won gold in the 3000m relay and silver in the 45-49 Year Division, competing in the 500m, 1000m and 1500m races. Herbie came second in each of those races but broke all of his Australian Overseas record established in Ottawa, Canada in 2014: 500m 47.054 seconds previously, 48.410 seconds; 1000m 1:40.334 minutes, previously 1:46.590 minutes and 1500m 2:40.700 minutes, previously 2:45.300 minutes. For Herbie, being able to represent Australia again was an incredible experience. “I trained a lot harder this year with the help of Ann Zhang, former Australian National coach. As a result I broke my previous records.” said Herbie who will compete in the Australian Open Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Melbourne in October 2015. “I will continue training hard to accomplish similar success at the Australian Championships”, he said.

Bunnings Sausage Sizzle

A big thanks to Bunnings Carseldine (Bald Hills) for allowing Blades to hold a sausage sizzle on Friday, 29 April 2016 and Friday, 8 July 2016. The funds raised will assist the club with training costs. Thank you also to Woolworths for their financial gift to assist with purchase of bread and sausages.