Sports Camps and Functions

Where elite performance meets world-class facilities.

At Southport Sharks, we’re more than just a premier sport, leisure and entertainment destination — we’re the Gold Coast’s ultimate base for professional sporting camps and high-performance team functions.

Our tried and tested facilities have hosted elite athletes, national teams and high-level sporting programs from across the country. With our state-of-the-art Fitness Centre, access to leading-edge sports technology, and a full-service hotel located on-site, your team will have everything they need — and more — to train, recover, and perform at their best.

Backed by trusted partnerships with leading sporting organisations and recovery providers, our camps are designed with athlete outcomes in mind. From nutrition-focused catering by our experienced team to tailored event planning by our in-house professionals, we know what it takes to support champions.

Whether you’re planning a pre-season training block, a team-building getaway, or a full-scale professional camp, Southport Sharks combines performance, convenience, and comfort — all in one location.

Sharks Health + Fitness Centre

Strength and Condition
  • State-of-the-art Strength and Condition equipment
  • Reformer Pilates, yoga and cycle studio
  • Infrared sauna and ice baths for recovery
  • Instructors experienced in leading high performance breath work, meditation and reformer pilates classes for athletes mental and rehabilitation needs
  • Studio space and functional fitness areas that can be privately booked by team

Sharks Events Centre and Wider Facilities

Facilities
  • 7 versatile function spaces for meetings, lecture sessions, gala dinner events, group dining facilities, massage and recovery session
  • Latest in audio visual equipment
  • A café and two restaurants
  • Five Bars – Aviary Rooftop Bar, Cabana Bar & Lounge, Lounge Bar, Terrace Bar & Mackenzie’s Sports Bar
  • Specialised dining from onsite chefs who create customised, dietician approved menus

Mantra at Sharks

Accomodation
  • On-site hotel for close accomodation
  • Meeting rooms available to book for educational seminars
  • A range of room types to ensure every athlete and staff member is comfortable
  • Complimentary parking
  • Catering can be delivered to the hotel for athlete convenience
  • Only steps away from all of the Southport Sharks training and dinning facilities

Catering

Food
  • Nutritionally-balanced and formulated meals for athletes undergoing strict training regimes.
  • Private dining rooms for your team, available for lunch and dinner.
  • Catering for up to 1,000 people

AFL Grade Oval

Training
  • One AFL Grade Oval and 311 Lux level lighting
  • Broadcasting cameras
  • Coaches Boxes
  • Another training ground space – Junior Oval

Partner Facilities

Partnerships
  • Eight lane, 50 m swimming pool – 10 minute walk, in association with Griffith University
  • Athletics track, in association with Griffith University
  • Close proximity to public transport lines, with a G Link station in the heart of the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge precinct

Stamp of approval

  • Collingwood Football Club (AFLW)
  • Geelong Football Club (AFL)
  • Carlton Football Club (AFL)
  • Port Adelaide Football Club (AFL)
  • North Melbourne Football Club (AFL)
  • Gold Coast Suns (AFL)
  • Brisbane Roar (A League)
  • Melbourne Victory (A League)
  • Australian National Ladies Water Polo squad
  • National U15 AFL Championships
  • National U18 AFL Championships
  • National AFL Masters Competition
  • 2017 QAFL Grand Final
  • 2019 University Games (AFL)

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