DSR CEO to shave his head for CyclePower
Rob is losing his hair!..
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Paul Stitt 16.10.1967-27.04.2012
I was very sad to hear that Paul Stitt passed away last week
after a short illness. ..
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Meet a Member: Gary Connor
Gary Connor has never been someone to let anything get the better of him. He is a proud father, a champion handcyclist and an inspirational speaker. ..
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Thank you Friends of the Children Foundation.
Disability Sport & Recreation is proud to introduce the Friends of the Children Foundation who has recently donated 10 Junior Basketball Wheelchairs. This incredibly generous donation will predominantly be used in the Royal Children's Hospital Visitation Program for patients under the age of 18. ..
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Melbourne Mobility Centre
The Melbourne Mobility Centre was established by the City of Melbourne in the lead-up
to the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games to provide access to sporting and
cultural events...
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Thank you Diamond Creek Rotary
DSR Ambassador and Paralympian Sam Bramham visited the Rotary Club of Diamond Creek earlier this month. He wanted to extend his thanks to the Rotarians he met.
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Cerebral Palsy Support Network
The belief that people can gain strength and be empowered
through a connection to others with a similar life experience underpins the
work of the Cerebral Palsy Support Network (CPSN). CPSN is
run by individuals who have personal experience with Cerebral Palsy and is
dedicated to providing information, resources and support services to children
and adults with Cerebral Palsy and their families...
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Troy Hawkins: Personal trainer
Troy Hawkins is a shining example of someone who has worked hard to prove his doubters wrong. A passion for health and fitness sparked his interest in personal training, but he was told it would be too physically demanding as he has Spina Bifida.
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Attention Kids! Have you heard about Livewire?
Livewire.org.au, a program of the Starlight Children’s
Foundation, is an online community to help young people and their families, cope with the impact of a serious illness,
chronic health condition or disability. Think of it as an exclusive
social network. DSR is excited to announce our involvement with the site...
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Ready to be inspired?
Donna Williams has an honours degree in sociology and is and internationally renowned public speaker. She is an artist and a musician and has been an autism consultant for over 10 years...
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Meet Harvey!
Eleven-year-old Harvey can often be found at the Warrnambool Skate
Park...
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Workplace giving
Elizabeth Barnes is a
57 year old working in the finance sector. She has worked at NAB since 2003 and
previously worked at ANZ for 33 years. She supports Disability Sport &
Recreation as a workplace giver...
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Thank you Marilyn
The team at DSR would like to express their thanks to long-time supporter Marilyn Groenewegen for her years of service. ..
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Call for archive material for 50 year anniversary retrospective
Disability Sport and Recreation, in collaboration with
Victoria University Sports Historians, Dr Matthew Klugman and Dr Ross Hess, has
commissioned a 50th anniversary historical retrospective book reflecting on the
organisations history over its first two decades (1960's and 1970's)...
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Cambodian Women on the Move: Wheelchair Basketball athletes selected for pilot program
Disability Sport and Recreation has teamed up with Stand
Up Cambodia (also known as CNVLD) to launch a new Cambodian Women’s Wheelchair
Basketball Program in 2012 that follows the success of 2011’s CyclePower
Vietnam...
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Swimming with Dolphins
Over the summer break DSR’s Rehabilitation to Recreation Program Coordinator Sean Corcron relished the opportunity to swim with wild bottle nosed dolpines in
Port Phillip Phillip Bay. Sean shares his adventure:..
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Have your say - survey
Maribyrnong Access for All Abilities Program is currently
undertaking a review of what opportunities exist for their public programs and
where possible gaps and barriers are in existing programs...
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DSR members on track for London!
The Australian Rollers and Gliders teams, including seven
DSR members, have been selected to do battle at the official London Paralympic
qualifying tournament next month, the Asia Oceania Zone Championship.
Selected DSR members Include Jannik Blair, Dylan Alcott, Cobi
Crispin, Bridie Kean, Amanda Carter, Shelley
Chaplin and Leanne Del Toso..
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DSR volunteer social day
As part of their social club calendar, DSR staff descended on St Mark’s Community
Centre last month to lend a hand for a few hours. ..
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Thank you Bowls Victoria!
On behalf of Disability Sport and Recreation, I would like to express our honour to have been chosen by Bowls Victoria as the 2010-2011 recipients of the Bowls Victoria Charity and fundraising drives throughout the 530 clubs state wide.
The scale of recognition and support from Bowls Victoria is greatly appreciated
and extremely humbling, and will go a long way in supporting Victorians with
disability to become actively involved in sport and recreation. ..
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We offically launch our community prospectus!
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contribution to Disability Sport and Recreation is a life changing investment
in the lives of people with disability...
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Deaf Cambodian women find hope through volleyball
A group of young deaf Cambodian females were recently selected to play their first major game against the Uzbekistan deaf women’s team in an exhibition match as part of the upcoming 2011 World Cup...
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Paralympic legend Frank Ponta passes away
Paralympic legend Frank Ponta passed away earlier this month in Perth after a battle with ill health. He was 75.
He is recognised as one of the greatest Australian wheelchair basketballers of all time and greatly contributed to developing disability sport in Australia throughout his life. ..
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World report on disability
The first ever World report on disability, produced jointly by WHO and the World Bank, suggests that more than a billion people in the world today experience disability.
People with disabilities have generally poorer health, lower education achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities. This is largely due to the lack of services available to them and the many obstacles they face in their everyday lives...
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Mind Fitness Update
Disability Sport and Recreation (DSR) is proud to announce a partnership with Independence Australia which adds another supportive component to the Mind Fitness Program..
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Calling for contributions to Vortex
Vortex is Disability Sport and Recreation's monthly e-newsletter that keeps you up to date with all the latest news and events from the disability sport and recreation sector...
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