Awards
Wheelchair Sports Australia has two major awards the Sir Ludwig Guttmann Award and the Lord's Taverners Award.
The Lord's Taverners Award was established in 1985 in recognition of individuals who make a significant contribution to Junior Wheelchair Sport in Australia. The Lord’s Taverners Award was first presented in Melbourne at the 3rd National Junior Wheelchair Games by the then President Frank Tyson, a former fast bowler who represented England for many years:
Past Recipients:
| 1985:Kevin Bawden | 1987:Yvonne Talbott |
| 1989:Frank Ponta | 1991:Sally Salotti |
| 1993:Anne Marsh | 1995:Laurie Salotti |
| 1997:Anne Marsh | 1999:Bernie Foley |
| 2001:Yvonne Talbott | 2003:Linda Ross |
| 2005:Evan Bennett | 2007:Marg Angel |
| 2009:Wayne Robins |
The Sir Ludwig Guttman Award was established in 1981 by the then Australian Wheelchair Sports Federation, in recognition of the founder of Wheelchair Sport, to provide a means of recognition of individuals who make significant contribution to Wheelchair Sport in Australia.
Past Recipients:
| 1981:Kevin Betts | 1984:Frank Ponta |
| 1986:Kevin Bawden | 1988:Kevin Coombs |
| 1990:George Dunstan | 1992:Dr John Grant |
| 1994:Richard Oliver | 1996:Dr John Bourke |
| 1998:Don Perriman | 2003:Norma Beer |
| 2006:Michael Godfrey-Roberts | 2008:Max Kelleher |
| 2010:Graeme Watts |