FAQs
The 2024 Tasmanian Masters Games (TMG) will be held in North & Northwest Tasmania between Saturday 5th October 5th and Sunday 13th October .
North & Northwest Tasmania – across West Tamar, Launceston, Kentish, Latrobe, Ulverstone, Devonport & Burnie municipalities.
Opening Ceremony will be held Saturday 5th October – venue TBA
Closing Ceremony will be held on Saturday 12th October – venue TBA
The Tasmanian Masters Games are owned and organised by the not for profit organisation Tasmanian Masters Games Inc.
Each sport competition will be conducted and hosted by a local sporting organisation E.G. basketball – host club Devonport Basketball Council
Click here to view the current sport information.
TMG defers to the National Sporting Organisations in regard to sport specific age requirements, including minimum age and age as at date.
Check the minimum age for your sport on the sport program page of the website, as sports are confirmed, and details published.
Where there aren’t Sport specific Masters Rules the default minimum age for the event is 30 years of age as of 31st December 2023. For some sports (e.g. swimming and gymnastics) the minimum age will be lower.
There is no maximum age limit.
The Tasmanian Masters Games is a mass participation event, open to anyone who meets the age requirements of their sport of choice. It does not impose qualifying standards and welcomes participants from all over the world. The only criteria to compete in the Tasmanian Masters Games is you must meet the age criteria for your sport.
The Tasmanian Masters Games is predominantly an ‘Over 30’s aged sporting and social event, with some early retirement sports permitting over 18s. TMG management has recently been asked about Under 18 aged supporters and officials at the 24 TMG. After careful consideration and with respect to suitability, liquor licencing and other stakeholder conditions, the following restrictions apply for attendance of Under 18 supporters at the TMG:
Minors (Under 18 s) are more than welcome to attend:
- sporting events and venues,
Minors will not be permitted into licensed areas during major social events or nightly entertainment programs, including
- the Opening Ceremony Party
- Mid-week concert,
- Closing Ceremony or
- daily entertainment program activities at host clubs
We trust this assists in planning for participants bringing family members and underage officials to the Games and thank you in advance for your
No. A small group of select sports may require you to become a member of the national, state, and/or affiliated body or purchase an event membership for insurance purposes.
Personal accident/injury insurance coverage is the responsibility of each individual competitor. TMG strongly encourages each participant to investigate their own requirements and needs to ensure they have adequate cover in place should an accident or injury occur during the Games.
Some sports may offer optional personal insurance through their registration process.
We are aiming for 20+ sports on offer depending on capacity of the host location and around 1500 competing/ non-competing participants.
Results from most sports at the TMG will be accessible via the individual sport specific pages.
Yes, of course. Please just ensure that you check the sport schedule prior to registering for each sport dates and times to ensure there are no clashes.
Please utilise our Sport Bulletin Board to advertise your availability and search for teams looking for players.
Some sports may have a ‘Player Draft’ option where you can enter and pay for your chosen sport and the Sport Convenor will place you with a team.
Please contact the sport organisers.
Fixtures and draws for most sports will be published around one month prior to the start of the event (September 2024).
The official sport list and accompanying venues will be announced in the coming months. Keep your eye out on the website and our social media pages.
All competitors are required to pay a Games Fee and a Sport Fee. The Games Fee $79 is paid once per competitor and then a Sport Fee is applicable for each sport you choose to play.
All Non-Playing Officials (e.g. team coaches, managers, scorers etc you wish to link to your team/crew) and Supporters are required to pay one entry fee and are not required to pay a sport fee.
The TMG entry fee is the same for all participants and is set by the Tasmanian Masters Games organising committee. This Games fee component is directed towards the operational costs of staging the event, to ensure a well conducted event for all competitors. This includes the overall Games costs such as the opening & closing ceremonies, centralised services such as accreditation, staffing, etc.
The sport entry fee is paid by all participants in addition to the Games entry fee and differs by sport and/or event. This fee is set by the sport organiser, and goes towards the costs of conducting the individual sport competition, including venue hire, equipment and timing costs, etc.
Entry inclusions for 2024 include:
- Official Games Accreditation Pass
- Games welcome bag
- Hartz Still Water – pure & clean
- Complimentary sponsor items, tourist information, transport information
- Access to over 50 national standard, professionally organised sport competitions (remember, once you have paid your Games entry fee you can elect to play in as many sports as you like with only the additional sport fee payable)
- Provision of a volunteer workforce to assist and support the delivery of the Games and associated special events
- Opening Ceremony entry
- Closing Ceremony entry
- Medals for place getters
- Registration
The primary way to enter is via our online registration system listed on the sport.
If you require further assistance, please contact our registration team via email at admin@tasmanianmastersgames.com
Accreditation Centre will be located in the DEVONPORT PARANAPLE CENTRE 137 Rooke Street Devonport and will be open from Wednesday 2nd October.
In some cases, accreditation may be completed at host sport venue.
A Non-Playing Official is anyone involved in a role that directly assists competitor participation, and includes team manager/s, coach/s, trainer/s, mechanic/s etc.
A Supporter applies to anyone not participating in sport events, but who would like to participate in the Games social program and attend the exclusive Games ceremonies and events.
The weather in Tasmania in October is generally pleasant, but you can still expect chilly evenings and quite a few rainy days, so plan to pack plenty of layers and a waterproof jacket.
There are many visa options available. As an athlete or visitor to the Games, you are able to apply for a tourist visa. However, this will all depend on your true reason for visiting Australia. Our international policy will be published and available on our website in due course.
Please register your interest to volunteer at the 2024 Tasmanian Masters Games via email at admin@tasmanianmastersgames.com
Devonport airport, Launceston airport and Burnie airport.
As an alternative to flying the Spirit of Tasmania docks in Devonport.
