Mark and Gai Forrest

The NBG Story..

Northern Beaches Gymnastics was established in 1990 by husband and wife team, Mark and Gai Forrest.

Since its initial concept, the club has blossomed into one of Australia's premier sporting facilities, attracting over 1500 members.

In its humble beginnings, NBG began operations out of a school gymnasium, having to set up and pack up every time. Since then, the club has grown into a well-equipped facility, which attracts coaches and gymnasts from all over Sydney.

NBG has always been proud of its tradition of excellence. The time and efforts of the team at NBG have enabled the club to achieve the status as one of Australia's top gymnastics clubs. NBG has been voted 'NSW Club of the Year' in every year from 1994 to 2009.

In March, 2004, a new temporary gymnasiuim was opened giving the club expanded facilities until the move in April 2007 into the permanent quarters in the Pittwater Sports Centre.

In 2008 and 2009 we were winners of the Manly Daily True Local Business awards for childrens services and education and the Pittwater Sports Centre was winners of Outstanding Specialised Business at the  2009 Northern Beaches Local Business Awards.

Our competitive program is well and truly established, with a solid base of uniquely talented gymnasts in both men's and women's artistic gymnastics.

NBG has a history of State and National Champions and has an unmatched number of wins at the National Clubs Competition. In 2006, NBG created history by winning both the men's and women's National Clubs Competition.

NBG is not only a competitive facility. It boasts one of the most successful Early Childhood programs in Australia and our popular Kids FitNastics programs, offering fun and challenging programs to pre-school and school aged children. These programs have been the breeding ground of some of Australia's top gymnasts. We currently offer programs for children as young as 18 months through to adults.

At NBG we have some of the most talented coaches and Judges in the country who are all ready and willing to develop gymnasts from Beginner through to Elite.

NBG is set on a lake on Sydney's Northern Beaches, with a five-minute walk to surfing beaches.

The NBG Mission

"...To provide a state-of-the-art gymnastics centre, where professionalism of instruction, coaching, and safety of our participants is supreme.
  Fun, learning, and Olympic vision are our aspirations, with a desire to cater for schools and the sporting community."