November
2003 Newsletter
Australian
Athletes with a Disability
AAWD's Executive
Officer, Jane Milner, will be taking leave from 25 November 2003
- 12 January 2004 during which time the AAWD Office will be open
three days a week Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and operated by Peter
Simpson.
AAWD Board
Member Profile - Amanda Garland
Born in Kiama
on the South Coast of NSW Amanda participated in a number of sports
at local, regional and state level whilst at school. In 1971 Amanda's
uncle Eric Klein was involved in an accident that left him a paraplegic,
not long after his accident he began completing in archery, basketball
and athletics. Although at the time Amanda had only just begun her
own interest in sports she recalls the commitment and vigor of her
uncle as he trained.
After completing
school Amanda worked in promotion, travelled to the UK and lived
in England for three years and on her return to Australia started
a business in promotional management which not long after grew to
a marketing management and film production business.
Film Connection
specialised in developing marketing campaigns for corporate business
and small business, including major events, promotional and public
relation strategies, and production management in video and film
projects, including music video, community television documentary
children's television, corporate video and other projects.
In the past
six years Amanda has been working for the NSW public service as
a senior officer in the area of public affairs, event management
and project manager with the Department of Fair Trading, the Office
of Western Sydney and NSW Department for Women. In these positions
she has learnt the workings of government in terms of policy making
and the role of parliament in decision-making. It has been during
this time that she has formalised her skills and has completed a
Marketing Management Diploma and is currently completing a Masters
in Business Administration.
Amanda is dedicated
and passionate about giving back to society and particular groups
and communities to help progress their status. For this reason she
applied to be on the AAWD Board and is committed to assisting the
progress of the organisation for the benefit of members.
Amanda is also
a Board Member of WomenSport and Recreation, NSW and the National
Council of Women and intends to continue being involved in positions
that influence good governance and progressing the needs of stakeholders.
ISMWSF &
ISOD International Merger
The amalgamation
of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation
(ISMWSF) and the International Sports Organisation for the Disabled
(ISOD) received unanimous endorsement at a Joint General Assembly
of Nations held in Christchurch New Zealand on the occasion of the
World Wheelchair Games. The office of the amalgamated organisation
will be in Stoke Mandeville for at least two years.
World Wheelchair
Games
The World Wheelchair
Games recently held in New Zealand were attended by twenty-four
athletes from Australia. Results from the WWG include:
Athletics
Kelly Darragh - silver 800m
Katherine Hannay - bronze 400m
Lawn Bowls
Cathy Vluggen - gold ladies singles
Cathy Vluggen & Pauline Cahill - silver ladies pair
Brian Hyatt - gold men's singles
Clive Adsett & Freddie Bawden - silver men's pairs
Joshua McCauley, Stan Bolto & David Bailey - bronze men's triples
Swimming
Allan Bunyan - bronze 50 backstroke
Chris Diehm - gold 100 breaststroke
Adrianna Contoleon - gold 100 breaststroke
Allyce Keating - gold 100 backstroke
Table Tennis
Luisa Silva - bronze class 3 singles
Full results
can be found at www.greatevents.co.nz
Team Captain
Bruce Pearson was impressed how the junior members of the team conducted
themselves both on and of the field, with some very impressive results.
Wheelchair
Sports WA Annual Awards
A total of 172
people attend the Wheelchair Sports Western Australia Annual Awards
Dinner at the Rendezvous Observation City in Scarborough. The MC
for the evening was Trevor Jenkins from the ABC. Award Winners include:
Sports Star
of the Year: Brad Ness and Justin Eveson
Junior Sports Star of the Year: Dianne Saunders
Coach of the Year: Frank Ponta
Team of the Year: 12th Junior National Games
Volunteer of the Year: Esme Bowen
Rookie of the Year: Nang Nguyen and Bruce Crofts
Other Awards
presented on the night were the Gavin O'Farrell Perpetual Trophy
for the MVP for the Wheelcats, which was won by Brad Ness and the
Super Series Awards which is awarded to athletes who have improved
their PB's the most throughout the year. The winners of the Super
Series were as follows:
Track:
1st: Brett Nicholson
2nd: Nang Nguyen
3rd: Nicholas Peters
Field:
1st: Natalie Alexander
2nd: Travis Feakes
3rd: Ben Wright
Swimming:
1st: Christopher Barty
2nd: Katrina Porter
3rd: Kayl Jeffery
A highlight
of the night was the awarding of the Sir Ludwig Guttman Trophy to
Norma Beer. Don Perriman, a previous recipient of the Trophy in
1999 presented the award to Norma. Norma, who has volunteered her
time over a number of years as the team nurse for many state and
national teams including 4 Paralympics and 4 FESPIC Games is certainly
a well-deserved recipient of the prestigious award, which is awarded
to an individual for "outstanding contribution to Australian
wheelchair sports." Previous recipients include:
1981 Kevin Betts
1984 Frank Ponta
1986 Kevin Bawden
1988 Kevin Coombs
1990 George Dunstan
1992 John Grant
1994 Richard Oliver
1996 John Bourke
1998 Don Perriman
SPORTS NEWS
Archery
Entry
forms for the 3rd FESPIC Archery Championship to be held in Shah Alam
27th January - 2nd February 2004 have been released.Contact Us
for further information.
Athletics
The
Olympic Dream held in Melbourne on 16 November was held in good conditions.
Kurt Fearnley won the event followed by Frederic Periac and Richard
Nicholson.
The Olympic
Dream was the final event in the 2003 Grand Prix Season with the
2003 Series winners being announced at the end of the race:
Open men Kurt
Fearnley
Open women Eliza Stankovic
Open quad Alan Dufty
Masters Mike Nugent
Juniors Cameron Whitaker
Basketball
Kitakyushu
Champions Cup - Noel Rowsell reports the Kitakyushu Champions' Cup
held 21-2 of November is to be competed in by four teams Australia,
European champions Italy, Japan and Korea. The Rollers, in particular,
have gone for a strong development lineup as they begin serious preparations
for the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens.
Australian Paralympians
Brad Ness, Shaun Groenewegan, David Selby, Campbell Message and
Adrian King lead the Rollers lineup and will be joined in the national
team by some of the hottest young talent in Australia including
Tristan Knowles, Justin Eveson, Shaun Norris, Andrew Flavell, Daryl
Taylor, Darren Schutz and Tige Simmons.
This tournament
will be an invaluable opportunity for some of the marginal players
in the Rollers squad to stake a serious claim for a berth in Athens.
The absence of Australian Paralympians Troy Sachs, Brendan Dowler
and Grant Mizens from this tour, who might all be currently regarded
as front-runners for Athens, offers a rare opportunity for some
of the "lesser lights" to shine.
Australian coach
Murray Treseder is also missing for this trip and, as a result,
Wentworthville League Wheelkings coach Alan Cox will take on the
responsibility for guiding the development team through its paces
in Japan.
The full Australian
team is Brad Ness (WA), Justin Eveson (WA), Shaun Norris (WA), Tristan
Knowles (NSW), David Selby (NSW), Shaun Groenewegan (Vic), Andrew
Flavell (Vic), Campbell Message (Vic), Darren Schutz (Sth Aust),
Daryl Taylor (Sth Aust), Adrian King (Qld), Tige Simmons (Qld),
coach Alan Cox (NSW), mechanic Troy Andrews (Sth Aust) and physiotherapist
John Camens (Sth Aust).
Avon National Club Championships - the Queensland Storm won the
final of the Avon National Club Championships held 1-2 November
2003 in Shellharbour. The Storm defeated the All Stars 30 - 19 in
the final. Queensland Storm's captain Alison Mosely top scored for
the Storm with 14 points. Jenni Pattison from the All Stars team
scored 10 points.
The Hills Hornets
featuring locals Anthea Castelli and Sam Simms finished third equal
with the North's Bears. The Encouragement Award presented to a player
who sets a good example and displays good sportswoman ship on and
off the court was awarded to Emily Tobin from the Queensland Storm.
Osaka Cup -
the NWBL Executive Committee (NWBL EC) have made the following decisions
regarding the Australian team's attendance at the Osaka Cup 2004:
Manager Ms. Jenny Hird
Mechanic Mr. Barry Barker
Physiotherapist TBA.
To assist the Rollers with their Athens' campaign, the NWBL EC have
agreed that Rollers Coach Murray Treseder should select a team that
will best suit's the squad's preparation for the Qualifying Tournament
in March.
Lawn Bowls
The
2004 Multi Disability Lawn Bowls National Championships will be
held 19 April - 1 May at the Chermside Bowls Club in Brisbane.
Powerlifting
At
the 2003 Australian National IPC Powerlifting Championships held
in Brisbane Darren Gardiner placed first, Steve Green second and
Paul Hyde third in the men's division and Deahnne McIntyre first
in the female division.
Swimming
Best
of luck to our Excell Swimmers who are off to the Pan Am Championships
in Argentina on the 4th December, the team of ten swimmers will be
accompanied by John Ornsby (Head Coach), Bruce Power (Coach) and Kylie
Wood (Coach).
December
Calendar of Events
3-10 Swimming
Pan Am Championships Argentina
10-14 Tennis ITF Event Perth, WA
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