Blue Gum Hills parkrun

Blue Gum Hills parkrun **Launched Sept 6, 2014**
Blue Gum Hills parkrun is a FREE weekly timed 5km event for runners of all standards, which takes place every Saturday at 8am

Launched September 6, 2014
Blue Gum Hills parkrun is a FREE weekly timed 5km event for runners of all standards, which takes place every Saturday at 8am in Minmi, NSW, Australia. Blue Gum Hills parkrun is FREE and open to people of all standards and ages, both as volunteers and as runners / walkers. We encourage people of every ability to take part, from those taking their first steps in running t

o Olympians, from juniors 5 years or older to those with decades of experience. All runners receive encouragement and enjoy being part of a community event open to all standards. Equally, our volunteer teams come from a huge variety of backgrounds and we urge everybody to get involved in organising their local events at least 3 times per year.

Blue Gum Hills parkrun #545 💙🌲🗻Congratulations to our 9 volunteers and 82 park runners who did a walk/jog/run this morn...
13/06/2026

Blue Gum Hills parkrun #545 💙🌲🗻

Congratulations to our 9 volunteers and 82 park runners who did a walk/jog/run this morning.

We had 7 first timers and 7 PBs 🥳🏃🏃‍♀️

See you all next week!

🏃🏾‍♀️Come and join us at Blue Gum Hills parkrun this Saturday morning at 8am.⛅Clear skies are on the menu this week. As ...
11/06/2026

🏃🏾‍♀️Come and join us at Blue Gum Hills parkrun this Saturday morning at 8am.
⛅Clear skies are on the menu this week. As for the cold? Our hills have a long-standing reputation for solving that problem!

Saturday 6th June 2026.
06/06/2026

Saturday 6th June 2026.

Congratulations to the 78 Park Runners that braved the chilly conditions and joined us at Blue Gum Hills today.The track...
06/06/2026

Congratulations to the 78 Park Runners that braved the chilly conditions and joined us at Blue Gum Hills today.

The track has dried out a lot and made for great conditions. Today’s results included:
8 PB’s
12 First Timers
1 milestone - Junior 25 Park Runs for Lexi

Thank you to today’s volunteers who make the magic happen - Anthony Herden, Deb Eschebach, Jadei Brown, Wendy Maher, Michael Eachebach, Elise Hastings, Phil Hastings, Sienna Napier and Megan Napier.
Special shout out to those that stepped in to cover others and Anthony how has put his name down for next week making it 3 weeks in a row!

Plenty of volunteer spots vacant over the coming weeks. To help support our Park Run and join the friendly volunteer team please send us an email, DM or drop a message below to put your name down.

Thanking everyone who braved a chilly morning at BGH this morning.Winter is coming 😂And shout out to this weeks team of ...
30/05/2026

Thanking everyone who braved a chilly morning at BGH this morning.
Winter is coming 😂
And shout out to this weeks team of volunteers! Well done everyone.

28/05/2026

Who's keen for event #543 this Saturday?!?! Get in touch if you're travelling or have a milestone coming up. Also, we would love volunteers for upcoming weeks. Thanks all.

We would like to extend a huge thank you to our volunteers for their dedication today, particularly given the soggy weat...
23/05/2026

We would like to extend a huge thank you to our volunteers for their dedication today, particularly given the soggy weather at Parkrun. A warm welcome also goes to Owen, our new Run Director.
Well done to everyone who came and joined in event #542 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🌧️☔️🌂😃

Park Run #541 Blue Gum HillsHonourable mentions post! To our volunteers, the dogs of park run, and the posers of park r...
16/05/2026

Park Run #541 Blue Gum Hills

Honourable mentions post! To our volunteers, the dogs of park run, and the posers of park run. We see you!

Park Run #541 Blue Gum HillsPart 3 The fog lifted on a beautiful, crisp morning at Blue Gum Hills. We had: - 93 runners...
16/05/2026

Park Run #541 Blue Gum Hills

Part 3

The fog lifted on a beautiful, crisp morning at Blue Gum Hills.

We had:
- 93 runners
- 9 volunteers (thank you volunteers!)
- 18 first timers (welcome new friends!)
- 17 PBs (congratulations!)

Park Run #541 Blue Gum HillsPart 2The fog lifted on a beautiful, crisp morning at Blue Gum Hills. We had: - 93 runners-...
16/05/2026

Park Run #541 Blue Gum Hills

Part 2

The fog lifted on a beautiful, crisp morning at Blue Gum Hills.

We had:
- 93 runners
- 9 volunteers (thank you volunteers!)
- 18 first timers (welcome new friends!)
- 17 PBs (congratulations!)

Address

Minmi Road
Newcastle, NSW
2287

Opening Hours

Saturday 8am - 9:30am
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61240267617

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