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Aussies Inducted Into Inaugural Wheelchair Tennis Hall Of Champions

Aussies Inducted Into Inaugural Wheelchair Tennis Hall Of Champions

Paralympic gold medallists David Hall and Dylan Alcott, legendary eight-time Paralympian Danni Di Toro and coaching great Francois Vogelsberger are among an outstanding group of Australians who have been inducted into the inaugural Wheelchair Tennis Hall …

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Para Snowboarder Becomes First Aussie To Win 50 World Cup Medals

Para Snowboarder Becomes First Aussie To Win 50 World Cup Medals

With two silver medals at the second event of the FIS Para Snowboard World Cup in Austria on the weekend, Para snowboarding superstar Ben Tudhope became the first Australian winter …

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‘There’s A Lot To It, But I Work Hard’: Parker Aims To Join Summer-Winter Club 

‘There’s A Lot To It, But I Work Hard’: Parker Aims To Join Summer-Winter Club 

While millions of Australians were enjoying a sweltering festive season, some of the nation’s best winter sport exponents were competing on snowfields in Europe and North America, seeking qualification and potential selection to the Australian Paralympic Team for Milano Cortina …

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Jill’s Story: A Legacy of Impact

Jill’s Story: A Legacy of Impact

What first inspired you to support Paralympics Australia?   At the Sydney Games in 2000, I attended as many Paralympic events as I could, being my first exposure to them. It made me …

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Meet The Team: Ellie Meyer

Meet The Team: Ellie Meyer

Name: Ellie Meyer    Role: Games Delivery Coordinator Interesting fact about you?   I have a twin brother  and I’m the older twin! A lot of people say we look alike, but I don’t think we do.   What do …

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Major Para-Sport Milestones Met Ahead of Brisbane 2032

Major Para-Sport Milestones Met Ahead of Brisbane 2032

The goal to make Brisbane 2032 Australia’s most successful Paralympic Games on record is on track, with more than 150 new Para-athletes uncovered by the Para Uplift in the past …

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Tributes Flow For Paralympic Medallist Nicholas Hum 

Tributes Flow For Paralympic Medallist Nicholas Hum 

Australian Athletics, Paralympics Australia and the Victorian Institute of Sport are deeply saddened by the passing of Paralympic bronze medallist Nicholas Hum.  Nick passed away in Melbourne over the weekend. He was 32 years old.   …

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How Paralympics Australia’s ‘PEEP’ Could Unearth Our Next Wheelchair Fencer

How Paralympics Australia’s ‘PEEP’ Could Unearth Our Next Wheelchair Fencer

The ability to effectively outline how a grant for new equipment could address barriers to participation and performance has helped the Sydney Para Fencing program secure funding through Paralympics Australia’s ‘PEEP’ project – the Paralympic …

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The Calm Smalltown Farmer Preparing To Snowboard For Australia

The Calm Smalltown Farmer Preparing To Snowboard For Australia

On a quiet farm just outside the NSW Riverina town of The Rock, life moves to the rhythm of harvests, machinery and the joy of young children. It’s here, among the barley paddocks, that Para-snowboarder Aaron McCarthy has forged the qualities …

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Olympian Futures Fund Highlights Importance Of 2032 Legacy Planning

Olympian Futures Fund Highlights Importance Of 2032 Legacy Planning

Paralympics Australia congratulates the Australian Olympic Committee on the establishment of an Olympian Futures Fund.  Paralympics Australia President Grant Mizens OAM PLY said the initiative recognises the real-world challenges faced …

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