Sports & Recreation

With the iconic Mount Borah - one of the world’s best paraglider and hang glider launch sites - nearby, one of the things that really puts Manilla above the rest is its aerial sports - hang gliders, paragliders, ultra-light aircraft, gyrocopters and any other type of glider you can think of - at Fly Manilla. If you’re after an adrenalin-fuelled rush and outstanding views, come to Manilla, where the sky really is the limit.

But if your tastes run to activities that are more grounded, there are plenty of community sporting groups and outdoor facilities in town, including the Bridge to Bridge Walk, the Manilla Town Walk, the Chaffey Park Parkrun, the Manilla Memorial Swimming Pool and Manilla Swimming Club, Manilla Pony Club, Manilla Team Penning Association, Manilla Tennis Club, Manilla Golf Club, Manilla Bowling Club, Manilla District Cricket Association, Manilla Netball Club, Manilla Tigers Rugby League, Manilla United Football Club, the Manilla Showground and Manilla sports fields, the VJ Byrnes Lookout, the Weir, Rotary Park, Coronation (North) Park, the Chaffey Park Playground, the Skate Park and the Road Safety Bike Park.

Ho Rang I Taekwando, Selah Yoga, Northside Fitness and FFF Junction also offer gym facilities, fitness training and exercise classes.

Manilla is also close to some of New England’s best camping, hiking, bird watching and bush walking, in some of the most idyllic countryside in Australia. There is also superb fishing and outstanding water sports facilities at Split Rock Dam and Warrabah National Park. 

If you’re worried about how you’re going to keep the kids entertained, you can relax - Lake Keepit State Park and the Keepit Dam offers complete accommodation options and enough activities to keep even the most restless kids smiling from ear to ear - bike tracks, skate parks, tennis courts, pony club, water skiing, sailing, plenty of great swimming, and even Lake Keepit Soaring Club.  

So whether you want a “blast from the past” or a “thriller in Manilla”, we’ve got something for everyone.