Eligibility

While Queensland spearfishing records are available to all AUF members for fish speared in our designated spearfishing area, our perpetual awards and trophies, however, are set to recognize the best performances and feats during the year by AUFQ members (with one exception for a service award.) 

This has clearly been up held over the years and means that only AUFQ members can win, or be awarded, them.  It was also clarified at the 2006 AGM that for spearfishing awards it is necessary to be a member of an affiliated club.  By this we seek to encourage the efforts of our members working through our clubs. 

The usually accepted format for our AUFQ State Titles competition is that non-AUFQ competitors (members of AUF in other states or members of the recognized underwater federation in other countries) are welcomed, but it should be made clear to them at the start that in the event they gain the highest score they will be given recognition for this, take the top prize should there be a prize, but not win the title and award of Queensland Champiion Spearfisher or Queensland Champion Underwater Hockey Club. 

The intent of this must not be circumvented by joining an AUFQ club unless the person will normally be a member.

Duel Club Membership 

 An AUFQ diver may be a member of more than one AUFQ club. (This may happen when a diver moves to a different area to live, but wants to maintain social or historical links with the diver's old club.) However when nominating for a competition (other than Skindiver or Sportsperson of the Year) they must nominate only one club for that competition or event. 

It does not matter which of their clubs they paid their AUFQ membership fees through.

Teams Comprising More than one Club 

All team members must be financial members of the one club and must compete at the competition as a member of that club.  Composite teams from more than one club are not eligible to win these AUFQ awards.  However, there was a brief period in our history when composite teams were permitted.

History 

A brief history of each award is provided. Most state level trophies had their beginning in the days when the organization was called The Underwater Skindivers and Fishermen's Association of Queensland. This became the Queensland Underwater Federation, the Australian Underwater Federation Queensland Branch, and now Australian Underwater Federaion Queensland.

With the large distances in our state, the actual physical trophies and shields are sometimes damaged or lost.  Some competitions are contested, but no trophy has yet been donated, or a lost trophy has yet to be replaced.  If you are donating a shield or trophy please consult the relevant sporting comission, and also have in mind the design of the trophy or shield that it should be, robust enough and compact enough to survive being carted about all over the state.

Since the AUFQ divided into a Commission structure, the state titles have seldom had all events contested or held at the one time and location.  For this and other reasons Champion Club Trophy is no longer contested, and the SCUBA events have not been held as there were not enough contestants or organizers.  In some years an award was not made as the event was not held due to bad weather, or because there were no competitors in tha category.

Code for Club Abbreviations

Many clubs have come and gone, or changed their names.  Here is a list of club names and abbreviations.

AUFQ        Australian Underwater Federation Queensland

AEF           Aqua Extreme Freedivers

BF              Flue Fins (Also as Brisbane Mantas)

BSC         Bundaberg Skindivers Club

BUHC       Brisbane Underwater Hockey Club

CSC        Capricorn Skindivers

CUA         Cairns Underwater Associaton

CSC           Cooktown Spearfishing Club

FCUHC      Fraser Coast Underwater Hockey Club

HBBC        Harvey Bay Boat Club -Dive Club

IUC            Innisfail Underwater Club

MBBC        Moreton Bay Boat Club (Redcliffe)

MSDC        Maryborough Skindivers

MTA            Marine Teachers Association

QAC           QAC Underwater Club (Gatton)

QWAC        Queensland Wilderness Adventure Club (Brisbane)

RAAF         RAAF Amberley Scuba Club

SCS           Sunshine Coast Skindivers

SunC         SunCity (Townsville) 

THUC        Tweed Heads Underwater Club

THRAC      Tweed Heads Rowing & Aquatic Club

T/GCFD     Tweed/Gold Coast Free Divers (Also as Bullrouts)

TSC          Townsville Skindivers Club

UAC           Underwater Adventurers' Club (Brisbane)

USFAQ    Underwater Skindivers and Fishemens Assoc. of Qld.

 State Titles Locations