There are more than 200 clubs and sporting organisations in the Gladstone Region. Popular sports include netball, touch football, basketball, golf, hockey, Australian rules football, rugby union, rugby league, soccer, tennis, squash, lawn bowls, athletics, cricket, shooting, surf lifesaving, swimming, sailing, motorsports and gymnastics.

The region has five golf courses, an extensive multipurpose sports facility, an Olympic-size swimming pool, the Benaraby Motorsports complex, over 25 multi-sport ovals and quality facilities for tennis, netball, hockey and squash.

As the gateway to the Southern Great Barrier Reef, the Gladstone Region is also home to the beautiful beaches at Agnes Water, Tannum Sands and nearby Heron Island, Lady Musgrave Island, North West Island, Curtis Island, Facing Island, Quoin Island and Wilson Island.

Gladstone Regional Council also holds a virtual quarterly sport and recreation forum for groups within the Gladstone Region. To register, please email your interest to info@gladstone.qld.gov.au.