a number of sporting teams represent the area, including the mudgeeraba redbacks, the local rugby league club who play home games at firth park, the hinterland district netball association who run a large competition on saturday mornings for players 5yrs to 17yrs and monday nights for 13yrs to opens at firth park, somerset drive, mudgeeraba, the mudgeeraba lawn bowls club situated just behind the rugby club, and the mudgeeraba soccer club. mudgeeraba spartans junior afl club plays their home games at somerset college. the starting point for the annual 96 km cross-country kokoda challenge is in mudgeeraba.