| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1960s | Informal Touch Football played as a fun game and for training |
| 1966,67 | First competitions played in Sydney refer NSW beginnings |
| 1968 | A formalised touch football competition was started by the South Sydney Touch Football Association. This lead to the formation of NSW Touch and Australian Touch Associations. refer South Sydney Touch Association |
| 1972 | NSW Touch Association formed with 6 existing competitions and 1500 players. NSW Touch Associations |
| 1973 | The Brisbane Touch Football Association was established,the first games were played on 8th April 1973. Brisbane Touch Football Association Summer touch started later the same year. |
| 1973 | The earliest interstate clash occurred when a Brisbane Touch Association representative team played a NSW (South Sydney) team in Sydney. Interstate games |
| 1973 | First Country touch football competition started in Wagga Wagga NSW |
| 1974 | The South Queensland Touch Football Association was established – later to become the Metropolitan Touch Football Association (MTFA). |
| 1975 | Women’s touch started in Ballina NSW |
| 1976 | The first unofficial test was played between Australian and New Zealand in 1976 in Auckland. In 1985 the first official test v NZ was held at South Melbourne Cricket ground. |
| 1977 | First Queensland (SEQTFA) night competition played. |
| 1978 | The Australian Touch Football Association (ATA) was formed in November. (now Touch Football Australia) |
| 1979 | On 20th January, the Queensland Touch Association (QTA) was formed. QLD Touch Association (now Qld Touch Football) |
| 1979 | Women’s touch starts in Brisbane, Queensland. |
| 1979 | Standard set of rules for Australia were approved by ATA Rules |
| 1980 | Synthetic balls first used (prior to this: heavy leather rugby balls) |
| 1980 | First Queensland state championships held in Brisbane (4/5th October) |
| 1980 | 6-7 December first ATA National championships held at Owen Park, Southport. |
| 1980 | ATA and NSW changed to half field and seven-a-side. QLD adopted seven-a-side in 1983. |
| 1980 approx | Lionel Mowles names “link” position |
| 1981 | First Queensland championships at Toowoomba, 10th and 11th October |
| 1981 | National Player Insurance scheme adopted by ATA |
| 1981 | 5-6 December, first National Club championship, Southport, Queensland. |
| 1982 | Compulsory to play in footwear and socks |
| 1983 | Metropolitan Touch Football Association changed to half field and seven-a-side |
| 1983 | The first Schools Touch Tournament was conducted in Queensland in October 1983 |
| 1985 | Federation of International Touch (FIT) formed with ?? countries (now 50) |
| 1985 | First international was played in 1985 in Melbourne, Australia, between Australia and New Zealand |
| 1985 | Brisbane City Touch Association (BCTA) formed from part of SEQ Touch Association |
| 1986 | First QLD State Championships in Maryborough |
| 1987 | Brisbane Metropolitan Touch Association (BMTA) was formed by merging the Brisbane Touch Association and the Metropolitan Touch Football Association |
| 199? | Mixed touch first played |
| 1992 | Six a side began |
| 1992 | OzTag formed in Sydney |
| 1992 | ATSIC “First Contact” knockout started at Whites Hill, Brisbane |
| 1994 | World Masters games – Touch Football played at Whites Hill, Brisbane – largest competition played to date – 6 days of touch. |
| 2005 | ATA restructure and changed name to Touch Football Australia (TFA) |
| 2013 | Sept, NRL collaboration with TFA |
| 2023 | From July 1st Touch Football Australia adopts new membership model – an annual national registration and payment of $22 for participants direct with TFA. (team based affiliation at local and State level continues less the TFA fee) |