2016 Australian National Handball Championship season

The Australian National Handball Championship consists of four different tournaments across various age groups, including a Junior Section, Schools Tournament, and Australian University Games. In 2016, the Championship ran from 31 August until 9 October.

The Junior Section was the first tournament ever in the Championship. It ran from 29 July to 31 July, and was held at Runaway Bay on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Teams from New South Wales, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory, and Wellington, New Zealand[1][2][3] all took part in the tournament.

The Schools Tournament was the second tournament in the championship. It was held in Canberra and ran from 31 August to 2 September.[4] This was the first Schools tournament held since the late 1980s. Turramurra High School won both the girls and boys tournament. Other schools competing included Narrabundah College, Canberra Combined Schools, and Cheltenham Secondary College.[5] This tournament replaced the Youth Nationals.

The Australian University Games was the third tournament in the championship. It was held in Perth, Western Australia. Division One was won by Deakin University, beating the Queensland University of Technology. The University of Technology Sydney took the bronze medal.[6] In Division Two, Griffith University beat the University of Canberra, with Flinders University taking the bronze medal.[7]

The Senior Tournament was the fourth tournament in the championship. It was held in Sydney from the 6th to 9 October 2016.[8][9] The winners of the men's section were South Australia, who defeated hosts New South Wales. Victoria won the women's section, defeating Queensland.[10][11]