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Natalie Smith- Shooting
Natalie Smith is an Australian Paralympic shooter who won Australia’s first medal at the London 2012 Paralympic Games when she took bronze in the Womens’ SH1 10m Standing Air Rifle event . She also competed in the 10 m Air rifle prone. Originally from Fitzgibbon Qld, Natalie now lives in Victoria where she has a scholarship with the Victorian...READ MORE -
Rheed McCracken- athletics
Rheed is a Paralympic wheelchair racer, who at 15 was the youngest member of the Australian team at the London 2012 Paralympic Games where he won a bronze and silver medals in the 100m and 200m T34 events. Born with cerebral palsy Rheed was told be doctors he would never walk, but he is proud to say he proved...READ MORE -
Bradley Mark- Shooting
Bradley, from Wynum in QLD, is an SH2 classified shooter specialising in 10m standing and 10m prone air rifle events. He represented Australia in shooting at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. Bradley has incomplete quadriplegia as a result of contracting bacterial meningitis when he was 35. He took up shooting as a substitute for physiotherapy. When he’s not on...READ MORE -
Rachael Dodds- Athletics
Rachael Dodds is a Paralympic runner who represented Australia at the London 2012 Paralympics in the T35 100m and 200m events. She is a world champion and world record holder. While her preferred events are the 800 metre and 1,500 metres, she switched to sprint events in order to maximize her chances of Paralympic selection. Rachael is from Hawthorne in Brisbane .She trains at the QLD...READ MORE -
Mason Ollerenshaw- Soccer
Mason, who has mild cerebral palsy, was selected to represent QLD and competed at the Australian Youth Games in 2009 in Melbourne. More impressively, the school boy was also selected for QLD Senior Squad which played in the Grand Final at the 2009 National Titles in Sydney....READ MORE -
Jarrod Larkins Law- Soccer
Jarrods dream to represent Australia came true in 2009 when he was selected to compete at the world championships in the Netherlands, where he scored his first international goal. He is captain of the Queensland team and a role model for younger players....READ MORE -
Emily Davison- Athletics
Eighteen-year-old Emily is a talented runner who holds the national open records for 200m, 400m and long jump. Born with cerebral Palsy, Emily has never let anything stand in the way of her dream to represent Australia....READ MORE -
Rachael Dodds- Athletics
Rachael Dodds broke her first world record less than a year after taking up the sport. This year she broke the world record for 400m and won gold at the national championships....READ MORE -
Amy Deguara- Wheelchair Basketball
Amy, a Sunshine Coast local, is currently one of Queenslands best female wheelchair basketballers. She was a successful wheelchair racer and basketballer as a child and aims to compete at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games....READ MORE -
Jake Fullwood- Wheelchair Basketball
Fifteen- year-old Jake, who has Spina Bifida, is a Sunshine Coast local who represented QLD at the Paralympic youth games. He has trained with adult players since age 10, and believes this will help him reach his ultimate dream of becoming a Paralympian....READ MORE
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To be recognised and considered for the Sporting Dreams Grant, having already received an introductory grant in 2012, and now a Developmental Athletes Grant in 2014 is an honour and a privilege. I am thankful for organisations such as the Sporting Dreams. lf it was not for such associations that exist and care for disabled athletes they would never achieve their goals and dreams. There are many disabled athletes just as deserving as me and I thank you kindly especially Marayake Jonkers, you will always be an inspiration and a legend in my eyes.
Debra McGary- Lawn Bowls
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Sporting Dreams helps inspire athletes by supporting and acknowledging disabled athletes aspirations. Attending the Ceremony showed me how many marvelous people there are striving to achieve their own personal goal. Sporting Dreams is important because it encourages you and helps you to chase your dream. I have competed in the State and National RDA (Riding for the Disabled ) championships this year. My Sporting Dreams grant enabled me to pay the entry fees for my horse riding competitions. Sporting dreams is important because it encourages you and helps you to chase your dream. Sporting Dreams helps inspire athletes by supporting and acknowledging disabled athletes aspirations.
Tarsha Tupper- Para Equestrian
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“Sporting Dreams has been a great help to my family and I because they have provided money which has been very useful towards my sporting career travelling for big events, such as Nationals. I believe Sporting Dreams is important because it provides opportunities for young athletes to do what they desire. After my Sporting Dreams grant, I have achieved School Sport Australia National age champion 2 years in a row. I would like to thank Sporting Dreams for giving me the grant so I have been able to go on to achieve such amazing goals and opportunities.” Noah Robinson & Mum Sharon
Noah Robinson- Swimming