NRL Cowboys House

Work Experience Week ➡ It's the work 🔧🥾, and it's the experiences🐾🐶👇🏽

Stepping into Work Experience Week...... 🥾💼🔧 Stay tuned for more 📸📸

Junk Journalling Joy! 🫶🌈
During the Tuesday afternoon programs, the Year 7/8 girls participated in some junk journalling! They were able to rip, tear, cut, glue and embellish pages of their journals, creating unique, colourful and creative spreads. 💫🎨

💧 What happens before or after you turn on the tap? 💧Our students found out thanks to the team at GHD!

As part of our year 11 and 12 Own Your Futures program, students explored the incredible role water plays in our lives and communities, while learning about the people and careers that help make it all possible. 🌏💧

Thank you for sharing your expertise and inspiring our future workforce! 👏🏾

One moment, a generation of memories.

At the 2026 NRL Indigenous Round, North Queensland Toyota Cowboys co-captain Reuben Cotter handed over one of 25 cultural necklaces created by students at NRL Cowboys House to the team.

Across the two weeks of the official Indigenous Rounds, our students created 100 handmade cultural necklaces, with 25 gifted to each of the NRL and NRLW teams our club played.

The journey began with the Year 9 and 10 girls, who learnt to make beads by hand through the House’s Culture and Arts program. They then helped prepare materials for students across the House, giving every young person the opportunity to create their own unique necklace.

Students made personal choices about their bead colours and designs, as well as what they painted on their seed pendants. These choices made each necklace unique and gave students a meaningful way to express their creativity, identity and connection to culture.

When Reuben presented one of those necklaces, its threads reached from the House to the national stage. What began as a hands-on cultural activity became a proud expression of the students behind it, carrying their stories into one of rugby league’s most significant celebrations of Indigenous culture.

That journey reflects why Culture and Arts holds such an important place at NRL Cowboys House. It gives students the space to discover their talents, deepen their connection to culture and express who they are in ways that feel personal and meaningful.

May the stories, culture and creativity represented in these necklaces continue to connect people, celebrate identity and create memories for generations to come.

✨🏉👣 BOARDING SOCIALS 👣🏉✨
A big thank you to all the boarding schools who travelled to attend our Sunday Boarding Socials! 🙌

Thank you to All Souls St Gabriels, Columba Catholic College, Townsville Grammar, St Teresa's College Abergowrie, and Tec-NQ House for your support and participation. It was fantastic to connect with you all, and we can't wait to do it again soon! ❤️

Red Track Wrap Up! 👏
Congratulations to our 20 students who gave 110%! A huge shout out to Latrell - he won the 200m Division 1 - 14 Boys race. So fast!! 😎📣

Red Track Update! ✨
Our students keep running, jumping and throwing hard at the Townsville Championship! 🥇🥈🥉

Cowboys House Represents! 👊💙💛📣
Congratulations Amaziah, Donny, Makere and Wally who are currently representing the NQ Cowboys at the NRL Indigenous Youth Summit in Sydney! We can't wait to hear all about it! 👏