Recreation
Sporting facilities available to the community are golf, tennis, squash, basketball, netball, badminton, soccer, cricket, horse racing/riding, camel racing, swimming, motorbike and horse sports (gymkhana's), pony club and more.
The Boulia Sports and Aquatic centre boasts a large indoor/outdoor facility. The indoor facility has a large sports hall which accommodates 4 ball sports including basketball, volleyball, netball and badminton. Combine that with 2 squash courts, a fully equipped gymnasium, cafe and children's playground and you have a pretty fantastic centre. Add on to that 2 pool areas; one 25 metre and one children's splash pool, both heated, 2 tennis courts and grassed sports oval which is fully illuminated by lights for night sports and you have a state of the art facility that is one of a kind in the north west.
The Boulia Golf Club situated approximately 2km from town boasts an 18 hole sandgreen course and can be proud of its modern air-conditioned club house. The club holds regular golf days on Sundays and everyone is invited to come along and play a round.
A more than adequate racecourse/rodeo grounds is owned and maintained by the council and community. Three annual events are held at these grounds throughout the year as follows-
The Boulia Rodeo Association hosts their annual Rodeo, Races & Campdraft every Easter weekend. The weekend kicks off on Friday with the campdraft and horse gymkhana during the day followed by a bull ride under lights in the evening. Saturday morning starts with the Time Events and then the reins are passed to the Boulia Turf Club who hosts a spectacular day of racing that attracts entries from Mount Isa , Winton, Cloncurry, Bedourie, Birdsville and other centres with bookmakers catering to every punter. Sunday morning rises with cowboys and cowgirls all trying to win that much sought after Boulia buckle with rodeo events lasting well into the afternoon. Top all this off with live entertainment, full bar, operating kitchen and camping included in your entry fee and you have a great weekend in store.
The Famous Boulia Camel Races is held every third weekend in July. This event draws crowds in their thousands to watch camels race around the track to win that elusive Boulia Camel Cup. Action starts on Friday evening with a Bull ride and Barrel race and the racing starts in earnest on Saturday morning with heats all throughout the day. The Finals are held on the Sunday morning and everyone can feel the tension as they line up for the cup. Bookmakers are on course all weekend as well as live entertainment, full bar, kitchen operating and camping included in your entry fee, you can always find a good time at the Boulia Camel Races.
The Back to Boulia weekend is held every middle weekend of the September School holidays. Back to Boulia began in 2004 as a Year of the Outback Event and has grown in leaps and bounds, this weekend shows off our heritage, industry, talent and children. This action packed weekend has everything that you could ask for in a family day out, starting on the Friday night in the Boulia Shire Hall is the Talent Quest which caters for singers and poets of all ages. Saturday is a full day of horse and motorbike gymkhanas, junior cattle judging and cattle show, claypan olympics, big and little dog races, you name it and we've got it. Entertainment, full bar and kitchen operating and free entry and camping make this a fantastic weekend for the family so come and get back to Boulia.
