More than 20 Novocastrians have been named as participants in the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay.
Among the 3,800 Australians carrying the baton are Newcastle and Hunter athletes Kurt Fearnley, Maddison Elliott, Alex McKinnon and Christie Dawes.
The Queen's baton will undertake a 100 day journey across Australia in the lead up to the games in APRIL next year.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the list of names this morning which had been selected through a community nomination program.
'The batonbearers recognise the achievements and aspirations of Australians from all walks of life, from ambitious 10-year-olds to humble volunteers and well-known Australians from a variety of fields," said the Premier.
