University of Queensland World Report" and the "Academic Ranking of World Universities. The university is also highly ranked in various engineering disciplines. In mining engineering, it stands in 10th worldwide, in chemical engineering 24th worldwide, in civil engineering 42nd worldwide, in material science and engineering 48th worldwide, and in electrical and electronic engineering it is ranked within 51-100th worldwide.<ref> University of Queensland The University of Queensland (UQ) is a public research university primarily located in Queensland's capital city, Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 1909 by the state parliament, UQ is Australia's fifth oldest university and is colloquially known as a sandstone university. UQ is
North Queensland Broomball Association North Queensland Broomball Association The North Queensland Broomball Association (NQBA) is the governing body for broomball in north Queensland, Australia. It is based in the city of Townsville and is a founding member of the national body, Broomball Australia. The NQBA is a not-for-profit organisation that was formed in 1992, the third incorporated broomball club in Australia after the Broomball Association of South Australia and Australian Capital Territory Broomball Association. Broomball had been played in Townsville since the late 1980s. As at August 2006 the club has around 120 members, both male and female, ranging in age from 8 to