Australian Athletes with a disAbility - November - December 2008

November - December 2008 Newsletter

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Australian Athletes with a Disability

The Staff and Board of Australian Athletes with a Disability would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The AAWD office will be closed from Wednesday 24 December 2008 and will re-open on Monday 5 January 2009. If there are any urgent inquiries during that time please call the office line and leave a message. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

ASADA Anti-Doping Policy

In accordance with a newly revised World Anti-Doping Code, AAWD and its members were required to update their anti-doping policy and implement it from 1 January 2009. AAWD will be adopting the APC’s anti-doping policy as approved by ASADA as WADA compliant, and as amended from time to time. A copy of the policy will be available from the AAWD website in the New Year.

Funding Grants

The next round of funding grants will open in February 2009. Further information and application forms will be available from the AAWD website at that time.

Wheelchair Sports Australia

Acknowledgement

Congratulations to Ray Epstein for recently being awarded Runner Up in the 2008 Equity Trustees Not For Profit CEO Awards in the Long Term Achiever Category. Currently the CEO of Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association, Epstein has lead the organisation since 1998.

APC Youth Games

Tentative dates have been scheduled for the Junior Games re-named as the APC Youth Games from 27 September to 4 October 2009 to be held in Melbourne, Victoria.
Confirmation of dates and further information will be available in the New Year.

WSA Futures Fund

Congratulations to James Leonard (Wheelchair Basketball) and Josh Hose (Wheelchair Rugby) both from Victoria who were awarded a Futures Fund Grant after being identified has having potential in their respective sports. Athletes must be nominated by their state Wheelchair Sports Australia organisation and the grants are used towards coaching expenses to encourage development in their particular sport.

Wheelchair Basketball

Congratulations goes to our Paralympic gold medal winning Rollers Men’s Wheelchair Basketball team and also to our bronze medal winning Gliders Women’s Wheelchair Basketball team. The Roller’s result saw them take out the Team of the Year Award at the recent Paralympian of the Year Awards.

WNWBL and NWBL

The dates and hosts for the 2009 National Women’s Wheelchair Basketball League are currently being finalised.

Current NWBL Champions, the Perth Wheelcats returned from Japan after finishing 4th in the Kitakyushu Champions Cup.

For information on the WNWBL visit http://wnwbl.sports.org.au and for the NWBL visit http://nwbl.sports.org.au

Boccia

Cerebral Palsy Boccia Australia National Championships

The dates for the Cerebral Palsy Boccia Australia National Championships are May 4-8 2009 inclusive. Expressions of Interest will be available in January 2009 both online at www.boccia.com.au and by emailing bocciaaustralia@powerup.com.au. If anyone is interested in playing or learning about Boccia, please contact the National Development Officer, Lynn Kavanagh at bocciaaustralia@powerup.com.au or by contacting Cerebral Palsy Boccia Australia, 2 Duchess Place, Cleveland, Qld 4163.

Para-Cycling

Confirmed Cycling Australia Events

2009 Australian Para-cycling Track Championships – Adelaide 3-8 February 2009
2009 Oceania Para-cycling Road Championships – Darwin 9-17 May 2009 (during Arafura Games)

Lawn Bowls

The 2009 National Championships will be held from 22-27 June at Chermside in Brisbane, Queensland. The event will form part of selection for the Australian team to compete at the IWAS World Championships to be held in Adelaide, South Australia in September and October 2009. Further details will be available in the New Year.

Wheelchair Rugby

2009 NWRL

Team entries for the 2009 National Wheelchair Rugby League are now open. If you are interested in playing wheelchair rugby please contact your state Wheelchair Sports office or Wheelchair Sports Australia at info@sports.org.au

For information on the NWRL visit http://rugby.sports.org.au

Calendar of Events 2008 (*Subject to alterations)

January
23	Wheelchair Track and Field	Summer Down Under Series - Track Event	Sydney	NSW
26	Wheelchair Road Race	Summer Down Under Series - OZ Day 10 Km	Sydney	NSW
27-30	Wheelchair Tennis	QLD Wheelchair Tennis Open	Brisbane	QLD
28-31	Wheelchair Tennis	Australian Open	Melbourne	Vic
February
3-8	Lawn Bowls	NSW State Championships	Sydney	NSW
4-8	Wheelchair Tennis	Sydney International Wheelchair Tennis Open	Sydney	NSW
21	Swimming	QLD State Championships	Brisbane	QLD
March
6-8	Boccia	QLD State Championships	Brisbane	QLD
7-8	Wheelchair Basketball	Women's Festival of Wheelchair Basketball	Narrabeen	NSW
19-22	Lawn Bowls	VIC State Championships	Melbourne	Vic
30-3	Lawn Bowls	QLD State Championships	Brisbane	QLD
April
14-17	Lawn Bowls	SA State Championships	Adelaide	SA
24-26	Wheelchair Rugby	QLD State Championships 'The Bash'	Brisbane	QLD

Subject to alterations
A full Calendar of Events can be found at http://www.sports.org.au/calendar.html

Gillian Ting - Executive Officer
Australian Athletes with a Disability Ltd
PO Box 4083 Homebush South NSW 2140
Phone + 61 2 8116 9720 Fax + 61 2 8732 1633
Email: gillian@sports.org.au
www.sports.org.au
ABN: 96104461814

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